10.09.2015-12.19.2015
Villers I Picasso
We should do something together. I'll cut out little figures and you'll take photos. You'll give weight to the shadows using the sun. You'll have to take thousands of shots.
—Pablo Picasso
For the inauguration of the newly expanded Geneva gallery, Gagosian is pleased to announce “Villers | Picasso”, an exhibition that traces the artistic collaboration between André Villers and Pablo Picasso and presents Villers's latest work.
Bringing together photographic works, sculptures in paper and cut-out metal, and paintings, the exhibition presents a fresh perspective on the fertile dialogue and friendship between the two artists. It explores a unique occurrence in Picasso's oeuvre: Villers was the only photographer who Picasso fully integrated into his creative process, although he worked with many others, including Man Ray, Dora Maar, Brassaï, and David Douglas Duncan. This is also the gallery's first in-depth presentation of Villers's work.