Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds
Discover 57 Baroque masterpieces from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, featuring renowned Spanish artists.
2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso. The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) is honoring his legacy with Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds, the first solo exhibition of the artist’s work to be presented in the state of Mississippi.
The exhibition explores Picasso’s expansive approach to the traditional genre of landscape painting. From his earliest days in art school until the year before his death, Picasso used landscapes to process his perception of the world and jumpstart his creative evolution. MMA’s presentation of Picasso Landscapes features 27 seven paintings and sculptures spanning the entirety of Picasso’s seventy-five-year career, along with historical film clips and photographs to contextualize the depth and breadth of Picasso’s work with landscape.
Picasso Celebration 1973-2023
April 8, 2023, marked the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The Picasso Celebration 1973-2023 features approximately 50 exhibitions and events at renowned cultural institutions across Europe and North America. Together, these provide a historiographical survey of various approaches to Picasso’s work. The commemoration, supported by official celebrations in France and Spain, allows for a review of research and interpretations of the artist’s contributions.