Publisher: Actes Sud
ISBN: 9782330096762
Binding: softcover
Pages: 144
Format: 24.50 x 28.40 cm
French language
Between 1916 and 1921, Picasso collaborated on four Sergei Diaghilev shows for which he designed sets and costumes: the ballets Parade (1917), Tricorne (1919), Pulcinella (1920) and Cuadro Flamenco (1921). This experience exposed the painter to the language of the body and dance, inspiring new formal possibilities, which he mixed with elements taken from puppet theatre, commedia dell'arte, sacred art and Spanish folklore. This exhibition catalogue (Mucem, 16 February - 24 June 2018) brings together works by the artist (paintings, drawings, sketches, models, costumes) and objects from the Mucem collections to show how Picasso assimilated and reinterpreted the figurative traditions of his time, placing them at the centre of a new style.
