The third exhibit that I saw at the Hammer Museum in October, and maybe my favorite, was titled Picasso: Cut Papers. The exhibit spans the full career of Pablo Picasso, from his first cut papers of a farm animal at age 9, through the 1960's, with works he made in his 80's. It features some of the artists most whimsical and intriguing works made on paper and in paper, alongside a select group of sculptures in sheet metal. Was there anything this man couldn't do? How did his family know to catalogue all his cut papers when he was age 9?
Although Picasso rarely sold or exhibited his cut papers during his lifetime, he signed, dated and archived them just as he did all his works. Many examples have been stored flat or disassembled in portfolios until now and will regain their original three dimensional forms when presented in the exhibition.
The Picasso exhibit will be at The Hammer Museum until December 31, 2022. I hope you get a chance to see it.
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