Picasso: Untitled. Exhibition design
2 Oct 2023
Chiaroscuro effects, beds and mirrors to challenge the legend and our own gaze.
The encounter between Picasso and each of the artists therefore offers a new approach to understanding this legendary figure from every angle, but it also sheds light on what our perception says about our own times.
And crucial to this approach, as well as the texts, is the design of the exhibition that currently occupies four of the rooms at La Casa Encendida, a building from 1913 in the Neo-Mudejar style of the period that invites us to immerse ourselves in a space of observation, reflections and questions.
In a departure from the usual exhibition device of the white cube, all the architecture in the space has been covered in black, including the floor, walls and ceilings. In contrast to this darkness, the lighting is directed at four vital elements: Picasso’s original works, the new titles and descriptions, the beds and recliners arranged to invite reflection by viewers, and the original titles of the works.
