The Museo Picasso Málaga presents Picasso's influence on contemporary art

The exhibition The Echo of Picasso at the Museo Picasso Málaga will remain open from October 3 to March 31, 2024.

The exhibition, curated by art critic and curator Eric Troncy, explores the lasting effect of Picasso's artistic practices and how his art has resonated with the works of other artists over the years.

Pablo Picasso left an indelible mark on 20th century art and continues to exert his influence in the 21st century. Beyond his prominent role in the development of Cubism, Picasso distinguished himself by the freedom of his painting, sculpture and graphic work. His impact on the art world is undeniable and he became an artist who attracted a mass following, admirers and critics, a phenomenon that endures to this day.

The Echo of Picasso delves into this artistic legacy in contemporary times and in the context of today's globalised art. The exhibition brings together the work of more than fifty artists in a dialogue with the Malaga master and reflects works that resonate with Picasso's art, whether arising during the artist's lifetime or in the contemporary period. Rather than attempting to create an exhaustive cataloguing that would encompass most of the artists of the last hundred years, this exhibition project proposes a dreamlike journey through the echoes of the artist's astonishing experiments that have lived through different periods, styles and generations in the work of figures such as Willem de Kooning, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louise Bourgeois and Jeff Koons, among others.

The exhibition includes a selection of influential works by Picasso, alongside exceptional loans of works by artists from the 1920s to the present day.