Lecture: Picasso’s “Year of Wonders”
@ The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, February 22nd, from 6PM - 7PM
In the summer of 1932, the art world eagerly awaited Picasso’s first retrospective exhibition, curious to see how he would build on the innovations of his early career. The artist did not disappoint. In his 50th year, Picasso produced some of his most iconic works, drawing from personal experience and from an interest in the wider issues of the day. In celebration of Picasso: Drawing from Life, this lecture offers a journey through Picasso’s “Year of Wonders.”
Join Nancy Ireson, deputy director of collections and exhibitions and Gund Family Chief Curator at the Barnes Foundation, for an exploration of a singularly transformative year in Picasso’s career.
Support for this program is provided by the Allan McNab Endowed Fund.
About the Speaker
Nancy Ireson is the Barnes Foundation’s deputy director for collections and exhibitions and Gund Family Chief Curator. A specialist in European art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Ireson joined the Barnes in August 2018, where she most recently co-curated William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision (2023) and Modigliani Up Close (2022).
She began her curatorial career at the National Gallery, London in 2005 after completing a Ph.D at the Courtauld Institute of Art. She has since held roles at the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Courtauld Gallery, and the Morgan Library, before serving as the Rothman Family Associate Curator at the Art Institute of Chicago from 2012 until 2015. As curator of international art at the Tate Modern, from 2015 to 2018, she co-curated Picasso 1932: Love, Fame, Tragedy.
Please note that this is an in-person event that takes place at the museum.
In accordance with state and City of Chicago guidelines, visitors to the museum are no longer required to wear masks or provide proof of vaccination. Anyone who would like to continue to wear a mask is welcome to do so. Learn more about our visiting policies and what to expect.
If you have any questions about programming, please reach out to museum-programs@artic.edu.
Closed captioning will be available for this program. For questions related to accessibility accommodations, please email access@artic.edu.
Image info: The Red Armchair, December 16, 1931
Pablo Picasso
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