PICASSO/CHANEL
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain
11 October 2022 to 15 January 2023
abstract
The exhibition PICASSO/CHANEL held at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain from October 2022 to January 2023 focuses on work both produced from 1910 to 1930. Curated by Paula Luengo, Head of Exhibitions at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, the exhibition is organized in four chronological sections: “Cubism and the style of Chanel”, “Olga Picasso”, “Antigone”, and “Le Train Bleu”. The simplicity of the exhibition title presents Chanel and Picasso as equal greats – an approach consistent throughout the exhibition content. Beginning with the more familiar comparisons of Picasso’s Cubist paintings and collage and Chanel’s early work followed by portraits of Picasso’s first wife dressed in Chanel, the exhibition then focuses on the less familiar contributions of Picasso and Chanel to the play Antigone and the ballet Le Train Bleu.