Thousands of Pablo Picasso’s works in a new online archive
The Picasso Museum in Paris launches an online archive with thousands of artworks. It includes unseen pieces, plans for 200,000 more documents, and a study center. The museum also presents the "Picasso: Consuming Images" exhibition.
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The Picasso Museum in Paris has launched an online archive showcasing thousands of Pablo Picasso's artworks, essays, poems, and interviews. This digital portal provides access to pieces never before seen by the public, with plans to upload an additional 200,000 documents. The museum aims to support researchers and artists by opening a new study center. The online archive offers various categories for searching artworks, including photographs, paintings, sculptures, and more. Alongside this initiative, the museum introduced the "Picasso: Consuming Images" exhibition, exploring Picasso's inspirations from artists like Rembrandt and Henri Matisse, as well as everyday items. Picasso, known for co-developing Cubism with Georges Braque, rejected traditional artistic conventions by focusing on abstract images and two-dimensionality. The exhibition delves into Picasso's recurring themes such as the hero, the Minotaur, the voyeur, and the musketeer, shedding light on his complex relationship with art history. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Picasso's death, various institutions worldwide organized exhibitions to honor his legacy.
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16 commentsGreat resource, terrible site.
Why can't any serious museum create a good, simple image gallery? Low resolution, missing images, curatorial cruft, bad UI, dead ends.
Just show me the work. It shouldn't be so hard to use.
Like: https://cep.museepicassoparis.fr/explorer/figure-mp1990-16 vs https://www.museedegrenoble.fr/oeuvre/43/1922-figure.htm
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