Picasso to
Julie Mehretumodern drawings from
the British Museum
collection
7 October 2010 –
25 April 2011
Free
Room 90
The British Museum has an unparalleled collection of graphic art from across the world, and actively collects modern and contemporary works today.
Collected over the past 35 years, this exhibition showcases many of the great artists of the 20th century, starting with Picasso’s study for his masterpiece Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, the painting that shook the art world in 1907.
It also features works by E L Kirchner, Otto Dix, Matisse, Magritte, David Smith and Louise Bourgeois and major contemporary artists, including Anselm Kiefer, Gerhard Richter and William Kentridge.
The exhibition concludes with Julie Mehretu, the Ethiopian-born artist who is one of the stars of the international contemporary art scene with acclaimed solo exhibitions at the Guggenheim in New York and across the world.
Related talks and events
An introduction to Picasso to
Julie Mehretu: modern drawings from the British Museum
collection
Jennifer Ramkalawon, British Museum
Thursday 17 February 2011
David Smith: drawing and
identity
Richard Mulholland, Victoria and Albert Museum
Friday 4 March 2011
The functions and
'hieroglyphics' of the drawing
in German Modernism
Dr Shulamith Behr, The Courtauld Institute of Art
Thursday 10 March 2011
Julie Mehretu in conversation
with Tim Marlow
Friday 8 April 2011
A conservator revisits Picasso
in the ICA visitors’ book
Joanna Kosek, British Museum
Tuesday 12 April 2011
An introduction to Picasso to
Julie Mehretu: modern drawings from the British Museum
collection
Frances Carey, British Museum
Friday 15 April 2011
Picasso, seated nude and head of a woman, a preparatory study for Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Bodycolour and watercolour, 1906–1907. © Succession Picasso/DACS 2010. Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund.