PICASSO: From the Collection of the Musee National Picasso, Paris is being exhibited until Dec 14th. I spotted adverts for the exhibition whilst on the JR Yamanote Line and tracked down the museum in Roppongi.
The exhibition showcases 200 Picasso works from his early works to his career-defining pieces. It contains charcoal drawings of Greek mythology, abstract sculptures, mixed media and of course classic Picasso Cubist oil on canvas work with their heavy lines and stilted shapes.
I have seen my share of Picasso's having visited the Guggenheim Museum's Spanish Paintings from El Greco to Picasso exhibition in Dec '06. But never this many in one exhibition!
It was fascinating to see the development of his style and the variety of mediums that he worked with. I loved Picasso's portraits and landscapes. Some of the artworks though were fairly hard hitting. In particular, Massacre in Korea, 1951, and Reading a letter, 1921.
A nice little Picasso quotation:
"Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth."
— Pablo Picasso
If you're in Tokyo before Dec 14th, go see the exhibition!
One thing that we noticed though is that a lot of retirees visit museums. I think its great that art is appreciated by young and old. At the National Art Center there was a group of 3 adults resting on the awesome chairs they have. They offered to move over so I could sit down and thought we were hilarious ('cause we're Asian and speak English). Anyway one of the ladies found an air vent on the floor and pretended she was Marilyn Monroe. So kawaii! Only in Tokyo.
Murals in the Roppongi Tunnel enroute to the Art Center
Relaxing on the chairs
To get there on the Metro: Get on the Chiyoda Line to Noga-zaki station - its just outside!
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