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Ingram Gallery • February 5–May 2, 2021 Picasso. Figures is organized in collaboration with the Musée national Picasso-. It was conceived and organized by Emilia Philippot, curator, and François Dareau, associate curator, Musée national Picasso-Paris.

Picasso. Figures features paintings, works on paper, and sculptures created by one of the most innovative and influential artists in history. From his early experi- ments with the revolutionary style of through such anti-war masterpieces as , captured the modern spirit of anxiety, turmoil, and transformation like no other artist before or since.

A unifying thread in much of Picasso’s work is a fascina- tion with the human body as a symbol for fragmenta- tion, conflict, tenderness, and desire. Drawn from the exceptional collection of the Musée national Picasso- Paris, Picasso. Figures includes masterpieces donated by the artist and his heirs from his personal collection that span his life. The exhibition begins with examples of his work as a precocious teenager, moves through African-inspired figures and geometric abstractions toward expressionistic and neoclassical portraits and figures, and concludes withPicasso. powerfully Figures emotional is organized in collaboration with the Musée national reflections on old age and mortality. Viewers will see Picasso. Figures is organized in collaboration with the Musée nationalhow, as Picasso continuouslyPicasso-Paris. deconstructed It was and conceived then and organized by Emilia Philippot, curator, Picasso-Paris. It was conceived and organized by Emilia Philippot, curator,remade the body, he wasand recasting François the history Dareau, of associate curator, Musée national Picasso-Paris. Picasso. Figures is organized in collaboration with the Musée national and François Dareau, associatePicasso. curator, Picasso.Figures Musée isFigures organized national is organized in Picasso-Paris.collaboration in collaborationfiguration, with the with Muséecombining the national Musée his own national psychological view of Picasso-Paris. It was conceivedPicasso-Paris. andPicasso-Paris. organized It was conceived It by was Emilia conceived and Philippot, organized and organizedcurator, byhumanity Emilia by withPhilippot, Emilia perspectives Philippot, curator, on curator, the disruptive course and François Dareau, associateand François andcurator, François Dareau, Musée Dareau,associate national associate curator, Picasso-Paris. Muséecurator,of thenational Musée twentieth nationalPicasso-Paris. century. Picasso-Paris. Picasso. Figures is organized in collaboration with the Musée national Pablo Picasso (1881–1973). Portrait of , Paris, November 23, 1937. Oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. Musée national Picasso-Paris, Pablo Picasso Acceptance in Lieu, 1979. MP166. © 2021Picasso-Paris. Picasso. It was Figures conceived will andalso organized be shown by at Emilia the Museum Philippot, of curator, Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée Fine Arts, Quebec City. The Frist Art Museum is its national Picasso-Paris) / Mathieu Rabeau and François Dareau, associate curator, Musée national Picasso-Paris. only U.S. venue. Platinum sponsor Gold sponsors Bronze supporter Platinum sponsor Gold sponsors Bronze supporter Platinum sponsor Platinum sponsorPlatinum sponsorGoldPlatinum sponsors sponsor Gold sponsorsGold sponsorsBronzeGold supporter sponsors Bronze supporterBronzeBronze supporter supporter Lynn, Ken, and Lauren Melkus Lynn, Ken,Lynn, and Ken, and Lynn, Ken,Lynn, and Ken,Platinum and sponsor Gold sponsors Bronze supporter Lauren MelkusLauren Melkus Lauren MelkusLauren Melkus Lynn, Ken, and Lauren MelkusSupported in part by our Hospitality sponsor Education and community engagement supporters HospitalitySupported sponsor inSupported part by our in part by our HospitalityEducation andsponsorHospitality community sponsor engagementEducation supporters andEducation community and engagement communitySupported engagement supporters in part supporters by our Supported in partSupported by our in part by ourHospitality Hospitality sponsor sponsor EducationEducation and andcommunity community engagement engagement supporterssupporters Supported in part by our Hospitality sponsor Education and community engagement supporters Frist Patrons Frist Patrons Frist PatronsFrist Patrons Frist Patrons Frist Patrons

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#TheFrist #FristPicasso Tennessee State Standards Visual Arts Standards By analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating artworks, students fulfill the Respond domain of the Tennessee Fine Arts Standards. Synthesizing information and contextualizing the works applies to the Connect domain. The Present domain may involve selecting work for a portfolio, planning, creating, and displaying art to inform peers on social issues, or students selecting one work of art to leave at school to display. Teachers may address the Create domain by using the exhibition as inspiration to generate, conceptualize, develop, and refine artistic work.

DOMAIN: Create Foundation Cr1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. MA.Cr1.A Foundation Cr2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. MA.Cr2.A Foundation Cr3: Refine and complete artistic work. MA.Cr3.A, MA.Cr3.B

DOMAIN: Present Foundation P1: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. VA.P1.A Foundation P2: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. VA.P2.A Foundation P3: Convey and express meaning through the presentation of artistic work. VA.P3.A

DOMAIN: Respond Foundation R1: Perceive and analyze artistic work. VA.R1.A, VA.R1.B Foundation R2: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. VA.R2.A Foundation R3: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. VA.R3.A

DOMAIN: Connect Foundation Cn1: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to artistic endeavors. VA.Cn1.A Foundation Cn2: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context. VA.Cn2.A

Frist resources (details at FristArtMuseum.org/Picasso) Availability varies; details subject to change • Audio guide • Exhibition catalogue (available for purchase in the gift shop) • Exhibition texts online • Virtual tours (translatable/enlargeable on your own device) • FristKids videos and activities, including “Mood in Art” (FristArtMuseum.org/resource/mood-in-art)

Selected programs Registration required; visit FristArtMuseum.org/events to sign up. Conversation: Looking at Bodies in Picasso’s Art with Leonard Folgarait, Vanderbilt University, and Amy Von Lintel, West Texas A&M University Thursday, March 25, 5:30 p.m. Free • presented on Zoom Art History Course: Picasso and Modernism with Tom Williams, art historian and facilitator Thursdays, April 8, 15, and 22, 5:30 p.m. Price per class: $12 members; $15 not-yet-members Price for the entire course: $30 members; $40 not-yet-members Presented on Zoom