Kunsthaus Zurich pays homage to landmark Picasso exhibition

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) had his first-ever museum retrospective in 1932. The Spanish painter personally assembled the works for the Kunsthaus Zürich exhibition. The exhibition constituted a veritable revolution in the art world, the first time the works for a museum show were selected by the artist himself, and not by the director. The entire permanent collection of the Kunsthaus was removed to make way for more than 200 works by Picasso, 56 of them from the artist's own collection. Now, Picasso's first retrospective is being revived at the Kunsthaus Zürich. With this homage to the 1932 exhibition, curators evoke the background of the world's first comprehensive Picasso museum show, and demonstrate its influence on the reception of the now world-famous artist. Over 70 masterpieces are assembled. The historical significance of this expensive and logistically complex exhibition, together with its selection of individual pieces, makes it a one-of-a-kind event, on show exclusively in Zurich through January 30.

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