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PAST EXHIBITION
In the Master's Hands: Picasso's Ceramics
May 25, 2007—January 14, 2008
Press Release
The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art is proud to announce the opening of an important and rare Picasso exhibition. Five years in the making, In the Master’s Hands: Picasso’s Ceramics, Treasures from the Estate of Pablo Picasso features more than 30 unique ceramic objects by the legendary 20th century artist. The exhibition will be on view from May 25, 2007 through January 14, 2008.
Just as famed artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) revolutionized painting at the turn of the 20th century through Cubism and sculpture in the 1920s and 1930s, he also transformed another art form: ceramics. Picasso created many of his masterpieces in the South of France and for more than two decades, beginning in the late 1940s, he pursued an intense artistic exploration with ceramics at Madoura, a celebrated workshop in Vallauris, a town known for its ceramic tradition since Roman times.
Through the generous cooperation of Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, grandson of the artist and world-renowned expert on his ceramics, the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art presents this unprecedented and intimate exhibition. Mr. Ruiz-Picasso has remarked about his grandfather’s ceramics, “I think that pottery, for Picasso, was one way of bearing witness to his belief that the creative act is something to be worked on, pursued, constructed, in order to open the doors of thought. In this, the history of art is no different from all the other histories of man or from human evolution itself.”
In the Master’s Hands: Picasso’s Ceramics, Treasures from the Estate of Pablo Picasso displays rare ceramic figurines from 1947— the year the artist began working in the medium—including his famous zoomorphic pots of an owl, fish, bird and bull; fine examples of water pitchers and vases; Still-life with fish, fork, and slice of lemon (1953), which follows in the tradition of Bernard Palissy, the celebrated 16th century French potter; portraits on tiles, plates, and plaques including one of the artist’s son Claude as a child (1956) and Portrait, after El Greco (1962); as well as an exquisite example of a scene from a bullfight Corrida: the picador (1953).
The exhibition demonstrates Picasso’s ability to join painting, sculpture and clay into a single discipline. Andrea Glimcher, president of the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, remarked, “This work serves, in many ways, as a biographical key to the artist. His knowledge and passions — from art history to women and the tradition of the bullfight — are clearly represented in the works on view.”
In the Master’s Hands: Picasso’s Ceramics, Treasures from the Estate of Pablo Picasso will afford visitors a rare glimpse into one of Picasso’s most beloved pursuits and the reinvention of one of civilizations most treasured traditions. A comprehensive, illustrated chronology, authored by Picasso scholar and art historian Marilyn McCully, and devoted to the artist’s ceramic years, also will be on view.
Tickets for In the Master’s Hands: Picasso’s Ceramics, Treasures from the Estate of Pablo Picasso are $17 per person, $14 for Nevada residents and seniors 65 and older, and $12 for students. Audio-guides are included in the price of admission. Tickets and information are available by calling (702) 693-7871 or (877) 957-9777, or on the following Web sites: www.bgfa.biz and www.bellagio.com.
Tickets may be purchased online by logging onto www.ticketweb.com. Annual membership to the gallery, The Blue Card, is available for $45. Annual member benefits include unlimited admission for two, special invitations to gallery events and discounts in the Gallery Store. The gallery and Gallery Store are open Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Inquiries for private tours may be made by calling (877) 957-9777.
The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art’s current exhibition, Ansel Adams: America closes to the public on May 11.
Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art
Located at the heart of the elegant AAA Five Diamond Bellagio resort, Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, is Las Vegas’ premier art gallery committed to the presentation of focused, intimate exhibitions of the world’s most compelling artists. Previous exhibitions have included Ansel Adams: America (2006-2007); The Impressionist Landscape from Corot to van Gogh (2005-2006); Claude Monet: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (2004-2005); Treasures from Chatsworth: A British Noble House (2003-2004); Andy Warhol: Celebrity Portraits (2003); Faberge: Treasures from the Kremlin (2002-2003); and Alexander Calder: The Art of Invention (2002).
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michelle St.Angelo / Terri Maruca
Kirvin Doak Communications
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