NEWS
Pablo Picasso at Yale
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In March the Gallery welcomes back John Walsh, B.A. 1961, Director Emeritus of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, for a lecture and conversation series on the work of Pablo Picasso (1881–1973). Since 2013 Walsh has given more than 40 public lectures at the Gallery, including the remarkable series “Vincent van Gogh’s Turning Points.” To learn more about “Pablo Picasso at Yale” and to view past lectures, please visit our website.
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LECTURE AND CONVERSATION SERIES
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In this four-part lecture and conversation series, John Walsh explores the work of the revolutionary and prolific artist Pablo Picasso, with particular attention paid to works in the Gallery’s collection.
Lectures will be released on YouTube every Thursday in March at 12:30 pm EST, and and will be accessible here. A live conversation reflecting on the lecture will follow on Zoom every Friday in March at 12:30 pm EST; registration is required for the conversations only.
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WEEK 1: MARCH 4 AND 5
Picasso, Spaniard in Paris
The boy prodigy, academically trained, transplanted himself at age 20 to the fertile soil of the Parisian avant-garde. In the first lecture of the series, John Walsh explores Picasso’s swift evolution. This lecture will be released on Thursday, March 4, at 12:30 pm EST. Join the conversation with Walsh on Friday, March 5, at 12:30 pm EST. Learn more.
WEEK 2: MARCH 11 AND 12
Cubism, Picasso, and Still Life
For Picasso and Georges Braque, still life was a lab for pictorial experiments. In the second lecture of the series, John Walsh relates Cubist inventions to Picasso’s Dog and Cock (1921). This lecture will be released on Thursday, March 11, at 12:30 pm EST. Join the conversation with Walsh on Friday, March 12, at 12:30 pm EST. Learn more.
WEEK 3: MARCH 18 AND 19
Cubism, Picasso, and the Human Figure
Lovers, portrait sitters, bathers, mythological creatures—all were material for Picasso’s expressive manipulations. In the third lecture of the series, John Walsh explores the figure in Picasso’s art. This lecture will be released on Thursday, March 18, at 12:30 pm EST. Join the conversation with Walsh on Friday, March 19, at 12:30 pm EST. Learn more.
WEEK 4: MARCH 25 AND 26
Picasso, Life, and Death
Picasso treated great themes of older art, from peace and war to youth and old age. In the final lecture of the series, John Walsh shows how the work First Steps (1943) in the Yale University Art Gallery’s collection originated. This lecture will be released on Thursday, March 25, at 12:30 pm EST. Join the conversation with Walsh on Friday, March 26, at 12:30 pm EST. Learn more.
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The Yale University Art Gallery is closed until further notice. The Gallery is working in close collaboration with Yale University leadership to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the safety of our visitors and staff. Please continue to check our website for updated information.
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