Thursday Evening Lecture: The Portrait Gone to Pieces: The Cubist Era in Paris

Paloma Alarcó, Curator of Modern Paintings, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

When Diego Rivera arrived in Paris, the innovative features of Cubist portraits not only brought a complete transformation to the genre but also gave new answers to questions concerning modern identity. In the realm of portraiture, the progressive abstraction of the Cubist idiom gradually imposed itself over the traditional aim of the portrait. Like the reflection in a broken mirror, background and figure, interior and exterior, ceased to be separate elements; painting became a complex puzzle to be solved in the viewer's gaze. Free; advanced registration is not required. Please call 214.768.4677 for more information. In the Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium.