The exhibition will include 70 works by Picasso and nearly as many works of British artists including Henry Moore, David Hockney and Francis Bacon

the Tate Gallery, February 15 — on 15 July 2012

the Work of Pablo Picasso has had an enormous influence on the minds of several generations of British artists and art lovers, but still Britain has not held any major exhibition, the curators, which tried to analyze the continuity of British art in relation to works of classical music.

the British Museum Tate (Tate Britain) decided to correct this unfortunate misunderstanding, and not long ago announced that next spring will show in the British capital exhibition, which is devoted to the influence of Pablo Picasso on British artists of different generations.

"This is a very interesting project, — said the curator of the future exhibition Chris Stevens (Chris Stephens), head of the Tate exhibition activities. — for the First time touched upon the influence of Picasso on British art. Picasso, of course, the incomparable genius of twentieth century art, and the status that he gained back in the 1920-х years, no doubt. Any artist, aspiring to achieve what-то on the field of the avant-garde, could not use the achievements of Picasso.

However, the exhibition tells the story of resistance and hostility of the conservatives in relation to modernist art. According to Stevens, at first, the attitude to the work of the pioneer was that way, but the efforts of enthusiasts, critics, collectors, support and promote Picasso after the Second world war, his art was recognized almost everywhere.

as an example of a rejection of the innovation master Stevens cites the recording of the speech of the President of the Academy of fine arts Alfred Munnings (Alfred Munnings), delivered at the annual Banquet of the Academy in 1949 (at that time, this event even broadcast on the BBC). Mannings calls modern art "nonsense", which for unknown reasons, the authors maintain some unworthy publications. Known as the dialogue of the Mannings Winston Churchill (Winston Churchill) in which they agreed at a meeting with Picasso's work together to "give him a kick". However, in 1949-м with the President of the Academy is unlikely to agree to even a majority of its members.

Tate show of seven British artists for whom Picasso had an enormous influence, and often work directly refer to the works of Picasso. For greater clarity, the sculpture of Henry Moore "Reclining woman" (1936) will be shown paired with the painting "the Source" by Pablo Picasso (1921) and portrait of Christopher Isherwood (Christopher Isherwood) the brush of David Hockney (David Hockney) — with a portrait of mother lover of Picasso Marie-Терез Walter (Marie-Thérèse Walter).

"This is not some passive borrowing. Not that artists looked at the work of Picasso and wrote his own version of Picasso. Like all great artists, they rely on the opening of its predecessor, but on their basis something new", — says Chris Stephens. The current exhibition will feature 150 works, including about 70 — of Picasso, the rest — inspired by the work of British artists.

Also in the exhibition will include works by Duncan Grant (Duncan Grant, Wyndham Lewis (Wyndham Lewis), Ben Nicholson (Ben Nicholson), Graham Sutherland (Graham Sutherland) and Francis bacon (Francis Bacon). The latter admitted that he decided to drop interior design and become an artist after in the late 1920-х years in Paris saw an exhibition of Picasso's works.

the First major exhibition Picasso in the UK was held at the Victoria and albert Museum (Victoria & Albert Museum) in 1945, she, along with the works of the Spaniard has also shown the paintings of Matisse. The exhibition has become a unique symbol of gratitude to the French for the liberation of France from the occupation forces of the allies. In 1960-м Picasso exhibition was organized at the Tate and became the first Museum "blockbuster" in the history of London. The queue stretched the entire quarter, the exhibition was visited by 460 thousand people, including members of the Royal family.

the representatives of the Tate held a press-конференцию on the forthcoming exhibition in one of the rehearsal rooms of the Royal Opera. The fact is that in 1919, during the 10 weeks Picasso used the room as a Studio. He worked there on the stage and the curtain for Diaghilev's ballet troupe "the three-cornered Hat". In parallel with the main exhibition in February Tate show materials provided by the troupe of the English national ballet, which will reveal to the audience an unexpected facet of the master and history of his collaboration with Sergei Diaghilev's troupe.

After 1919 Picasso only once visited the UK: in 1950 he went to a peace conference in Sheffield. However, according to the tide of Patriotic feeling Guardian correspondent mark brown (Marc Brown), the artist could spend at Albion much more time. In 1900, after leaving Barcelona, the young Picasso, inspired by the love of British art, in particular to the work of Edward Burne-Джонса (Edward Burne-Jones) and Aubrey Beardsley (Aubrey Beardsley) were targeted in London, but on the way stopped in Paris. What happened next is not necessary to tell.

the Material was prepared by Maria Astrova, AI

Source: guardian.co.uk, artinvestment.ru