Open AccessPrivate Collections as the Core of Picasso Art Museums: The Problem of Selection and Exposition, Intentions and Reality
Author(s) -
Nina V. Getashvili
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hudožestvennaâ kulʹtura
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2226-0072
DOI - 10.51678/2226-0072-2021-2-88-103
Subject(s) - picasso , opposition (politics) , context (archaeology) , exposition (narrative) , art , persona , visual arts , art history , sociology , history , political science , humanities , literature , law , painting , archaeology , politics
The article reviews the history of several Picasso public museums, which have been based around private art collections. It examines the personal motivations and social conditions that accompanied the conception and realization of the projects. The records of Museu Picasso in Barcelona contain evidence highlighting Picasso’s lasting close friendship with Jaume Sabartés, who donated his private collection to the museum. These documents reveal the dramatic context surrounding Picasso’s citizenship, his persona non grata status, as well as the latent Catalan opposition to state authority. In addition, the article utilizes the case of Picasso museums to highlight and discuss a series of problematic issues related to adapting the modernist artworks, which have been installed within historic buildings and cultural heritage sites.