BEYOND SYMBOLS
17.9. - 2.11.2024
In 1943, Pablo Picasso drew “Pigeon”, a series of six pigeons. In a cubist manner, he masterfully dissects the bird into its individual parts from motif to motif. We, the Kunsthaus ARTES, have acquired the first sheet from this series.
Under the title BEYOND SYMBOLS, this work will be the starting point for an exhibition at ARTES Berlin.
In 1949, Picasso donated the dove of peace to the Paris World Peace Congress as a symbol of a new era. This year we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Dove of Peace - an iconic motif that has inspired the art world for generations. However, this anniversary and our new acquisition are not merely a retrospective of Picasso's work, but rather an invitation to contemporary artists to use the motif of the dove as a source of inspiration and to transfer it into a contemporary context. What happens to the symbols that we and that have shaped us? How do they change over time? And who determines their manifestation?
The BEYOND SYMBOLS exhibition offers a unique opportunity to celebrate the timeless