Picasso in Istanbul at Sakip Sabanci

Tuesday, 29 November 2005 11:33

ISTANBUL.- Sabancı University’s Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) hosts an exhibition of the works of Pablo Picasso, one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists. The exhibition is titled ‘Picasso in Istanbul’ . This is the first major exhibition in Turkey devoted to a western artist, many of Picasso’s important works will be presented. Picasso in Istanbul will have the distinction of being the first ever exhibition in Turkey to focus on a single western artist, and will comprise of 135 works, including some dating from Picasso’s youth in his native Spain. The exhibition will also feature pictures of the artist’s studio, and of his friends and relatives, taken by notable photographers. Picasso biographer Marilyn McCully is in charge of the catalogue and exhibition efforts, and the Sabancı Group of companies is supporting Picasso in Istanbul financially. The catalogue, which is expected to become an important scholarly resource for Picasso researchers, will include essays by notable experts such as John Richardson and Michel Leiris, and will be available in both Turkish and English.

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