Der spanische Maler, Grafiker und Bildhauer, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), ist einer der bekanntesten Künstler des

20. Jahrhunderts. Die Ausstellung „Hommage à Picasso“ präsentiert 48 Originalgrafiken von Pablo Picasso,

davon 24 Illustrationen zu Honoré de Balzac „Le Chef d´oeuvre inconnu“, sowie 71 original grafische Arbeiten

seiner namhaftesten Zeitgenossen, wie Joan Miró, Henry Moore, Andy Warhol, Eduardo Paolozzi oder Niki de

Saint Phalle.

Die von Wieland Schmied (1988-1993 Rektor der „Akademie der Bildenden Künste“, 1995-2004 Präsident der

„Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste“) ins Leben gerufene Huldigung zu Picassos 90. Geburtstag, war

das ehrgeizigste Projekt der zeitgenössischen Grafik. Nie zuvor war in einer Mappe so viel Prominenz vertreten.

Picassos Beschäftigung mit Balzacs berühmter Künstlererzählung geht auf die Anregung des Kunsthändlers und

Verlegers Ambroise Vollard selbst zurück. In seiner Erzählung um das Schicksal eines Malers, der nach

Vollkommenheit strebt, dessen ideale Zielsetzung sich für ihn selbst aber als unerfüllbar erweist, vermittelt Balzac

seinen Lesern die neuen Kunstanschauungen seiner Zeit und seine eigene kunsttheoretische Philosophie.

Darüber hinaus ist die Erzählung aber auch eine Liebesgeschichte. Picasso greift mit zwölf Radierungen den

Aspekt der Geschichte auf, der für ihn zeitlebens von großer Bedeutung war: Die Beziehung zwischen dem

Künstler und seinem Modell. Vor diesem Hintergrund entstand ein Werk, das zweifellos zu den schönsten der

von Picasso illustrierten Bücher gehört.

Die Ausstellung, die im Münchner Künstlerhaus erstmals in Deutschland in dieser umfangreichen

Zusammenstellung zu sehen sein wird, ermöglicht somit einen faszinierenden Blick auf die verschiedenen

Schaffensperioden Picassos und auf die Kunst des 20./21. Jahrhunderts.

Der spanische Maler, Grafiker und Bildhauer, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), ist einer der bekanntesten Künstler des

20. Jahrhunderts. Die Ausstellung „Hommage à Picasso“ präsentiert 48 Originalgrafiken von Pablo Picasso,

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and his works have defined the art of the 20th century. The exhibition “Hommage à Picasso” presents 48 original graphics by Pablo Picasso, 24 of which are illustrations for Honoré de Balzac’s “Le Chef d´œuvre inconnu”, as well as 71 original graphic works by some his most renowned contemporaries, such as Joan Miró, Henry Moore, Andy Warhol, Eduardo Paolozzi or Nikki de Saint Phalle.

This homage for Picasso’s 90th birthday, initiated by art historian Wieland Schmied, was the most remarkable project of contemporary graphic arts.

Picasso’s work for Balzac’s famous story about an artist was inspired by a suggestion from the art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard himself. In his story about the fate of a painter who strives for perfection, but whose idealistic goals prove to be unachievable for himself, Balzac explains the new concepts of art of his time and his own philosophy of art theory to his readers. Beyond that, his tale also is a love story. In twelve etchings, Picasso deals with the aspect of the story which was of great importance to him all his life: the relationship between the artist and his model. On this basis, a work was created which undoubtedly is one of Picasso’s most beautiful illustrated books.

The exhibition from the German collection of Richard H. Mayer, Kunstkontor Bamberg, which is very rare in it’s comprehensiveness, provides a fascinating view on Picasso’s era and on the art of the 20th and 21st century.

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List of artists on display: Pierre Alechinsky Picasso

Gerhard Altenbourg Shusaku Arakawa Arman Heinz Mack Enrico Baj Giacomo Manzù Hans Bellmer André Masson Joseph Beuys Roberto Matta Max Bill Joan Miró Pol Bury Henry Moore Jorge Castillo Robert Motherwell Lynn Chadwick Louise Nevelson Eduardo Chillida Claes Oldenburg Christo Blinky Palermo Corneille Eduardo Paolozzi Allan d´Arcangelo Edouard Pignon Alan Davie Michelangelo Pistoletto Walter De Maria Robert Rauschenberg Niki de Saint Phalle Larry Rivers Jim Dine James Rosenquist Öyvind Fahlström Bernard Schultze Dan Flavin Emil Schumacher HAP Grieshaber Frank Stella Renato Guttuso Kumi Sugai Richard Hamilton Antoni Tàpies Hans Hartung Hervé Télémaque David Hockney Joe Tilson Alfred Hrdlicka Walasse Ting Robert Indiana Jean Tinguely Allen Jones Ernest Trova Donald Judd Cy Twombly Ronald B. Kitaj Günther Uecker Jiří Kolář Victor Vasarely Nicholas Krushenick Jan Voss Wifredo Lam Andy Warhol Roy Lichtenstein Stefan Wewerka Jacques Lipchitz Fritz Wotruba

Dates and facts Opening hours: Monday: 10 am - 10 pm Tuesday through Sunday: 10 am - 7 pm Tickets: € 9,- Adult € 7,- Concession € 5,- Pupils, students, severely handicaped persons Mondays from 8 PM (Box office): € 5,- Children aged up to 6 years are admitted free of charge Groups10 persons minimum, per person € 7,- School classes, per pupil € 3,- Guided tours: The Munich Künstlerhaus offers daily guided tours during the 8 week exhibition – tours start at 11 AM € 7,- Adult € 4,- Pupils and students Plus admission fee to the exhibition Special guided tours on request (Phone: +49 (0)89/ 59 91 84 14)

FLAMENCO-EVENINGS IN THE COURTYARD

Flamenco y Picasso – De Málaga à Paris Tuesday, 26.07.2016 | Wednesday, 27.07.2016 | Wednesday, 03.08.2016 19:30 PM, inner courtyard After last year’s very successful „Flamenco y Goya“, Flamenco-dancer Gisa Michelón, Singer Estela Sanz Posteguillo and their musicians dedicate their new stage performance to Pablo Picasso – another exceptional Spanish artist. In dance and song, they follow his life and his creative periods and by that take a musical journey from Picasso’s Spanish home in Malaga to his stays in the artist-metropolis Paris. Surprising moments and unexpected turns of events await the spectator during this journey – a Flamenco evening as multi-facetted as Picasso himself. Flamenco puro Wednesday, 07.09.2016 | Friday, 09.09.2016 19:30 PM, inner courtyard The internationally acclaimed Flamenco-dancer Montserrat Suárez presents – together with dancer Mawi de Cádiz, guitarist Alejandro Suárez (both from Cádiz, Andalusia) and singer Granados from Jeréz de la Frontera – the traditional Flamenco: Passionate, temperamental and captivating. Admission Flamenco-Evenings: Adults € 22,- / Concession € 11,- Combination ticket with Picasso exhibition: Adult € 29,- | Concession € 15,-

DANCE THEATER OF MUNICH Monday, 05.09.2016 | Tuesday, 06.09.2016, 19:30 PM, ballroom

The Munich Way of Dance by the „Dance Theater of Munich“ and his choreographer Mathias Schwarz. In the full-length production ABUSED WITH LOVE Janine Gomig’s dance-company uses dance to find answers to the question “How do I survive love” Admission: Adult: Cat. I € 28,- / Cat. II 24,- | Concession € 11,- Combination ticket with Picasso exhibition: Adult Cat.I € 35,- /Cat.II 31,- | Concession € 16,-

PUPPETTHEATRE PICASSO L‘AMOROSO A puppet theatre grotesque by Georg Jenisch Premiere 4th of August 2016 at 19.30 PM Further dates: August: 05.08. / 06.08. / 18.08. / 19.08. / 20.08. September: 01.09. / 02.09. / 03.09. / 16.09. / 17.09. / 18.09. 19.30 PM, ballroom Picasso and the women! Bulging with life and revelling in the joy of playing, Georg Jenisch brings the obsessions of the iconic artist to the stage, marking his 8th puppet theatre production for Munich Künstlerhaus. The focal point of his grotesque is Picasso himself, depicting how he stumbles from one amorous adventure to another. The women are muse, model, lifeblood – and become a motor for his body of work. An experimental theatre evening which blurs the lines between biography, theatre and fine arts by means of majestic puppets - which are up to 4 metres in height – a variety of forms, abstractions and wondrous metamorphosis. Following Picasso’s motto: Others write diaries, I paint. Music: Georg Jenisch created a musical collage of musical pieces by composers who wrote for the legendary „Ballets Russes“ – one of the most outstanding ballet ensembles of the 20th century. In cooperation with visual artists, ballets with a strong focus on stage design were created. Picasso created stage sets and costumes too. Composers like Strawinsky and de Falla stand side by side with Respingi and Satie and give an insight into how vital the strive for new musical expressions was back in those times. Admission: Adult € 22,- | Concession € 11,- Combination ticket with Picasso exhibition: Adult € 29,- | Concession € 15,-

SUMMERLITERATURE

SUCHER’s PASSION with C. Bernd Sucher The theatre-connoisseur, critic and author C. Bernd Sucher over the course of 6 evenings engages with Picasso’s work and life and will present choice treasures from the literature about Picasso. Pablo Picasso the poet »Actually, all kinds of art form a single kind of art« 28.07.2016 and 16.08.2016, 19:30 PM, Club C. Bernd Sucher and actor Jakob Tögel Pablo Picasso and his women »Love betrays its weapons« 11.08.2016 and 08.09.2016, 19:30 PM, Club C. Bernd Sucher with actor Ines Hollinger Pablo Picasso and his friends: Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, Guillaume Apollinaire and Henri Rousseau 02.08.2016 and 25.08.2016, 19:30 PM, Club C. Bernd Sucher with actor Sebastian Griegel Admission: Adult € 22,- | Concession € 11,- Combination ticket with Picasso exhibition: Adult € 29,- | Concession € 15,-

CHANSON EVENING

Chansons by Edith Piaf Friday, 26.08.2016, 19:30 PM, inner courtyard Edith Piaf – that means myth, legend and pure passion. Supported by Christoph Pauli at the piano and Maria Reiter playing the accordion, Kerstin Heiles follows the footstep of the admired chansonnière. She sings her way into the audience’s hearts by means of a voice which makes you feel that legendary Edith Piaf is alive again. Admission: Adult € 22,- | Concession € 11,- Combination ticket with Picasso exhibition: Adult € 29,- | Concession € 15,-

SUMMERCINEMA On Monday nights during the exhibition the Künstlerhaus presents regularly exceptional artist biopics of Pablo Picasso Monday, 01.08.2016: Picasso - L'inventaire d'une vie Directed by: Hugues Nancy, Screenplay by: Hugues Nancy and Olivier Widmaier Picasso Documentary 2013, 110 Min. Monday 08.08.2016: Picasso & Braques go to the movies Directed by: Arne Glimcher; Documentary 2008, 60 Min. Monday 15.08.2016: Surviving Picasso Directed by: James Ivory; film 1996, 125 Min. Monday 22.08.2016: Le mystère Picasso Directed by: Henry-Georges Clouzot; Documentary 1956, 78 Min. Monday 29.08.2016: 13 days in the life of Pablo Picasso Directed by: Pierre Philippe; Documentary, 2002, 186 Min. 8 PM, ballroom

Tickets exclusively at the box office Adult € 8,- | Combination ticket with Picasso exhibition € 15,- LITHOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Lithography workshops for adults: ‘Gravure Painting – Flat Printing’ During the workshops, the participants can try the techniques of etching and lithography under professional guidance for a whole morning. Both techniques will be explained and there is the possibility for the participants to do their own prints with both of them. Dates Saturdays 10 AM to 3 PM August: 06.08. / 13.08. / 20.08. / 27.08. September: 03.09. / 10.09. / 17.09. Prices & Registration € 60,- for the 5-hour workshop including admission to the exhibition and expenses for materials used. Register under info@kuenstlerhaus-muc.de or Phone 0049 – (0)89 - 5991 8414.

Lithography workshops for kids and young people: » Heavy stones, polished sheet and delicate print « What is the difference betweenan original and a copy? What does the word lithography mean? How does an etching come together? During a print demonstration the kids will be able to try their hand on the techniques of lithography and etching. Both techniques will be explained and we'll put together a piece of art which the kids can print themselves. The kids experience, how much time and craftmanship is needed. During the demonstration we'll discuss aboute the timliness of those techniques in comparison to computers and printers. The surface of the printing plate will be divided inti equal sections. The finished sheet of paper will be cut, making sure every child can take his own, self-created print home. Dates: 2-hour workshops Children 6 to 9 years, Mondays: 08.08./ 15.08./ 22.08./ 29.08./ 05.09. || 10 AM - noon Children 10 to 14 years, Saturdays: 06.08./ 13.08./ 20.08./ 27.08./ 03.09./ 10.09. || 4 PM-6 PM 5-hour workshops Children 6 to 14 years Tuesdays: 09.08./ 15.08./ 23.08. /30.08. || 10 AM-3 PM Prices & registration:

• Lithogrophy workshops for children (2 hours) € 7,- / € 11,- incl. admission to the exhibition / € 4,- with holiday pass / € 7,- with holiday pass incl. admission to the exhibition

• Lithogrophy workshops for children (5 hours) € 17,50

max. 9 children per workshop / Registration min. 3 days in advance under info@kuenstlerhaus-muc.de or phone: +49 (0) 89/ 59 91 84 14 LITTLE ART Who is a Picasso here? Introduction to the graphic work of Picasso and art workshop "As a child everybody is an artist. The problem is to stay one as an adult." Picasso After a tour of the "Hommage à Picasso" exhibition at Munich Künstlerhaus, the kids will create ink drawings with calligraphy brushes and drawing pens. Inspired by Picasso's line-dot-drawings and the graphics created for Balzac's novel "Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu" the kids create their own artistic masterpiece. The kids can also leave the creation of their works to chance in Picasso's spirit: "If you know exactly what you want to do, why should you do it?" Dates & prices: 22. July to 30. September 2016: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 AM to 11.30 AM (Please request additional dates under e.janker@little-art.org) Child € 7,-; School classes and groups of 12 or more € 5,-; Suitable for children 5 of age or older. Please register under info@kuenstlerhaus-muc.de or phone +49 (0) 89/ 59 91 84 12

Pablo Picasso - Honoré de Balzac: Le Chef d´oeuvre inconnu Pablo Picasso: Femme nue cueillant des fleurs Pablo Picasso: Le vieux roi Niki de Saint Phalle: Hommage à Picasso Roy Lichtenstein: Still Life with Picasso Those and other pictures are available in high resolution in our Dropbox. Those pictures can be used without license only in connection with media coverage of the exhibition at Munich Künstlerhaus. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/oy4grf01rwwacdc/AACb-aBclGSzKOqsTP4FMW-Ma?dl=0