Picasso, the Figure

A landmark monographic exhibition that traces Picasso’s lifelong preoccupation with the human form. Included are more than 130 artworks from the Musée National Picasso-Paris and other institutions, as well as Louvre Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, and other regional collections that suggest the artist’s influence on the Arab world; also featured are works by key Arab modernists who have engaged with Picasso’s legacy, such as Jewad Selim’s Alqailoula [The Nap] (1958, below).

The exhibition offers a chronological itinerary of Picasso’s radical transformations, intertwining figuration with enduring mythological archetypes across painting, sculpture, drawing, and ceramics. It is curated by Cécile Debray, Virginie Perdrisot-Cassan (both from Musée national Picasso–Paris) and Aisha AlAhmadi (Associate Curator at Louvre Abu Dhabi).

Unmissable. To 31 May.

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