The Picasso Museum has just opened the first French exhibition about Jackson Pollock in almost twenty years, concentrating on his early works, heavily influenced by native American art and the European avant-garde of which Picasso was a driving force.

If you know Jackson Pollock’s majors works but not much about what got him to that pinnacle, the exhibition Jackson Pollock: the Early Years is for you.

With around 100 works on show, including loans from New York’s Metropolitan and MoMA, the Tate and the Pompidou Centre, you’ll be taken through the important moments in Pollock’s creative life, spotlighting the newness and force of his creations, not just in the world of painting, but also sculptures, engravings…

After an introductory room, the exhibition talks about Pollock’s arrival in New York in 1930 and the importance he placed in both Mexican street artists and the work of Picasso, two influences that would go on to be ‘remixed’ in his art.

The third room explores the New York art scene of the 1940s, Pollock’s struggle with alcoholism and his psychoanalytical drawings, with room 4 concentrating on the artist’s first solo exhibition, organised by Peggy Guggenheim in 1943, which understandably raised his profile.

Next, the fifth room show his large-format Accabonac Creek series (1945-46), with a final room introducing the transition towards the work he is most know for, including his pouring and dripping paintings.

Guided visits of the exhibition are available to learn more, and the official catalogue (208 pages, 39€) has just been published and is available here at your local amazon.

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The exhibition Jackson Pollock: the Early Years (1934-1947) is at the Picasso Museum (here) until 19th January 2025

Open every day except Monday from 9.30am-6pm. Closed 25th December

Admission: 16€ / 12€

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