Picasso Cut Papers
- – This is a past exhibition
This exhibition spans the full career of Pablo Picasso, from his first cut papers made in 1890 at nine years of age, through the 1960s, with works he made while in his eighties. It features some of the artist’s most whimsical and intriguing works made on paper and in paper, alongside a select group of sculptures in sheet metal. 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. They were part of a more private studio practice, created as independent works of art or in relation to works in other mediums, but also as models for his fabricators and as gifts or games for family and friends. 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.
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Picasso Cut PapersInstallation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 1–December 31, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
Picasso Cut PapersInstallation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 1–December 31, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
Picasso Cut PapersInstallation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 1–December 31, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
Picasso Cut PapersInstallation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 1–December 31, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
Picasso Cut PapersInstallation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 1–December 31, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
Picasso Cut PapersInstallation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 1–December 31, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
Picasso Cut PapersInstallation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 1–December 31, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
Picasso Cut PapersInstallation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 1–December 31, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
Picasso Cut PapersInstallation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 1–December 31, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
Picasso Cut PapersInstallation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 1–December 31, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane
Large purses, bags, and backpacks are not allowed in the Picasso Cut Papers exhibition. Please leave these items at home or in your vehicle.
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![Drawing of a nude woman lying among a blue background.]()
Pablo Picasso, Female nude, Barcelona or Paris, 1902–03. Pen and sepia ink on paper pasted onto electric-blue glazed paper. 7 5/8 × 13 5/16 in. (19.3 × 33.8 cm). Museu Picasso, Barcelona. Gift of Pablo Picasso, 1970 © 2022 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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