11 August 2007 – 25 November 2007

Vis-à-vis. Bacon & Picasso

The summer exhibition brings together Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and Francis Bacon (1909-1992), two heroes of 20th-century art. The motto 'Vis-à-vis' refers first of all to the confrontation of painter and sitter, an arrangement that Picasso and Bacon investigated in many paintings. For both artists, art history was also a constant vis-à-vis. The younger Francis Bacon took Picasso as a shining example - at once a spur and a touchstone that would never be surpassed. Finally, the direct vis-à-vis of Picasso and Bacon, which never took place in the lifetimes of the two artists, becomes a reality in this exhibition through the juxtaposition of selected works.

The top-class works on display, over forty in number and produced mostly betwen the 1960s and the 1980s come, with the exception of a large Bacon triptych, from a European private collection. An exhibition organised in conjunction with Lucerne Festival.

Address

Kunstmuseum Luzern
Europaplatz 1
6002 Luzern
phone +41 41 226 78 00
http://www.kunstmuseumluzern.ch

Opening Hours

Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m.-17 , Wednesday - 8 p.m., closed on Monday.

Description of the Museum

The collection of the Museum of Art Lucerne consists primarily of Swiss art from the Renaissance through to the present day.

New building opened in 2001; architect: Jean Nouvel

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