dieser beitrag wurde verfasst in: französisch (fre/fra/fr)
künstler/in: Pablo Picassotitel: Guernicajahr: adresse: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (d'origine: Exposition universelle à Paris 1937, Pavillon de la République espagnole), Espagne
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«One final, though critically important, aspect of the 'First Manifesto of Painters and Sculptors' is the way in which it positions Pablo Picasso as a predecessor to the artists of Corrente. Picasso's centrality in the earliest developments of Modern painting needs no explanation, but his impact on postwar Italian art is less known […]. In the case of Corrente, Picasso's recent work, most importantly Guernica of 1937, captured and stimulated this new generation of Italian artists most forcefully.
'We look upon Picasso as the most authentic representation of he who has invested himself in life in the most complete sense, but we certainly do not wish to create of him a new academy. We see in the attitude of Picasso a surpassing of the intimism and subjectivism of the expressionists. We see reflected in the canvases of Picasso not his particular struggles, but those of his generation. The images of this painter are provocations and banners for thousands of men.'»