How the back of an iconic painting reveals the life it lived

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The Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art

3 місяці тому

What can a painting tell us about the life it’s led? Come behind the scenes to paintings conservation to discover the journey “Three Musicians,” one of Pablo Picasso’s most notable Cubist works, took, from a garage studio, through World War II, to MoMA.
“The back of the painting really acts in a way like its passport. A work like this really shows you, even if it's a single artist who produces the work, there are so many other people who are involved in that painting's life.”
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 67
@Ken_luxury
@Ken_luxury 3 місяці тому
Loved this, i could have watched a full hour. Thank you ~
@CrispySkates
@CrispySkates 3 місяці тому
Yes easily would have watched more ❤
@TommyChardonneret
@TommyChardonneret 3 місяці тому
While I was a teenager studying art in a well-funded progressive 1960's public high school in an affluent Philadelphia suburb, I learned that the varying contexts of any work of fine art greatly informs a viewer's more complete understanding of the genius the work can present to that lucky viewer. Great kudos to the folks who brought this informative and art appreciation enhancing video to those of us who's lives are further enriched by most fully understanding the brilliance of human creativity!
@PerryLevy
@PerryLevy 3 місяці тому
Beautiful story. So glad the painting is immortalized at the MoMA for all to see!
@pervertt
@pervertt 2 місяці тому
Not a fan of Picasso but I love this painting of the "Three Musicians". I had no idea there was another one until I watched this video. Thank you MoMA for making great art accessible to the masses.
@aclementine9928
@aclementine9928 3 місяці тому
As someone who has lived in Fontainebleau for a couple of years and still lives nearby, this is fascinating! I've probably been past that garage many times and never knew about what a story was behind those walls. I love the famous Fontainebleau forest, a lot of impressionist artists were inspired by it and ended up protecting it from big industries who wanted to exploit it.
@MelanieFromCanada
@MelanieFromCanada 3 місяці тому
I hope one day my paintings will be in a video like this, having someone taking such great and excited care as these women.
@maryfranco3810
@maryfranco3810 3 місяці тому
One of my favorite Picasso works of all time! Fascinating to hear the story of what the back of the work tells us!
@EleyReiHer
@EleyReiHer 3 місяці тому
I love that it took details into another level.
@peggysanders2191
@peggysanders2191 3 місяці тому
Stunning. As interesting as either the painting itself or the artists’ life. Thank you.
@jiggajayflow
@jiggajayflow 3 місяці тому
I admire the man at the end's confidence in his drill technique to go 1 handed like that. Bold I like it
@kathycarlson7947
@kathycarlson7947 3 місяці тому
I, also, could have watched for another hour--fascinating!
@CrispySkates
@CrispySkates 3 місяці тому
Lovely❤ I love how you talk about the back of the artwork just a significant I recently found Patrick Nagal in a thrift store, It is the back of the painting that makes me believe it's authenticity
@Thundercracker1984
@Thundercracker1984 3 місяці тому
The MoMA is definitely one of the best places I’ve ever been too. The company I was with had a bad attitude towards it though I should come back myself sometime.
@michaelricketson1365
@michaelricketson1365 2 місяці тому
Definitely do that!
@NazzaKandybar
@NazzaKandybar 3 місяці тому
Thank you for presenting this picture back to front.
@GrantTarredus
@GrantTarredus 3 місяці тому
A fascinating story! Thank you!
@parkavenue6970
@parkavenue6970 3 місяці тому
Incredible to watch; I learned so much! Thank you!
@naeemdouglas_
@naeemdouglas_ 3 місяці тому
Such a cool story!
@jufrinaldiartbkt4042
@jufrinaldiartbkt4042 3 місяці тому
Amazing
@ahill4642
@ahill4642 3 місяці тому
Very cool. Thank you for this!
@erwinwoodedge4885
@erwinwoodedge4885 3 місяці тому
The gap between the artist and the conservator could not be bigger - and this is an excellent depiction of this phenomenon.
@bigjohnknew
@bigjohnknew 3 місяці тому
That painting gets treated better than most people
@BabyJesus66
@BabyJesus66 3 місяці тому
Because it's more valuable than most people... kinda like how rich people are treated much differently than the poors.
@Countdownlouisville
@Countdownlouisville 3 місяці тому
Bravo
@aureliomunozcruz
@aureliomunozcruz 3 місяці тому
Very interesting!👏
@Schizonoise
@Schizonoise 3 місяці тому
20 thousand paintings in a lifetime - a real machine
@purp3870
@purp3870 2 місяці тому
Dope
@jamesslate6664
@jamesslate6664 2 місяці тому
I would love to know the back story, if you will, of other works in MoMA's collection. Dance 1 by Matisse is a painting that immediately comes to mind.
@cleverton.paulino
@cleverton.paulino 3 місяці тому
👏👏
@kurtpittman7225
@kurtpittman7225 2 місяці тому
6:13 The subtle Connecticut diss! lol
@sft8693
@sft8693 3 місяці тому
His Bleu period ❤ Cubism. What realm, dimension is this Picasso - tell us? He’s here. And has been. Redirected since March. Same old haunts. Montreal, the old port, beside the Hyggie.
@RedStarRogue
@RedStarRogue 2 місяці тому
Way back when I was 19 my group in college did a performance art version of this painting using cardboard and our bodies so we could pretend to play and dance to flamenco music.
@thomasmiller1650
@thomasmiller1650 2 місяці тому
Very interesting. The music overpowers the dialog. I had to turn on captioning to understand what was being said.
@rickt3920
@rickt3920 2 місяці тому
Does anybody know the name of the music which starts at 3:36?
@PecanPie1102
@PecanPie1102 3 місяці тому
All your paintings are irreplaceable PLEASE PLEASE PLACE THEM behind a piece of invisible glass. I frequently go to 53 st in awe. There are just sickos eg Mona Lisa. Love the movie's in the basement.
@Divertedflight
@Divertedflight 3 місяці тому
So far, the artworks attacked have been behind glass. Hopefully this is more than just luck, but I do fear that they or imitators will throw non-PH neutral liquids at actual paint surfaces, as some pigments are quite vulnerable to this.
@erwinwoodedge4885
@erwinwoodedge4885 3 місяці тому
You're a bit of a crazy person, aren't you?
@pablohalpertcymerman898
@pablohalpertcymerman898 3 місяці тому
Saludos desde México Lindo La Revolución verdadera está en la Justicia Social de hacer política pública que exhiba las obras de Todos Los Artistas💐
@jahhah6719
@jahhah6719 3 місяці тому
👍🏾
@itkapatanka
@itkapatanka 2 місяці тому
I think we need to use the word iconic a lot more.
@candytwiggytwist3506
@candytwiggytwist3506 3 місяці тому
How come that so much European art is in the US??!
@PrincessPeaches2030
@PrincessPeaches2030 3 місяці тому
Because many Americans will never be able to see them in Europe. In fact many American museums will send American Art to European museums for the same reason.
@JaesadaSrisuk
@JaesadaSrisuk 3 місяці тому
Because someone purchased it and donated it to the museum? Jesus the museum discourse has really made people stupid.
@TommyChardonneret
@TommyChardonneret 3 місяці тому
One of the few admirable reasons, in my humble view anyway, is that there were some "financially comfortable" American collectors who roamed the world to find what they believed were exceptional expressions of human creativity often unappreciated or under appreciated in their places of origin. Otherwise, and in the majority unfortunately, many obscenely wealthy Americans sought to buy their own "respectability" by grabbing any and all objets d'art their advisors told them were worthwhile investments. I remain thankful for that minority of American collectors who had the innate good taste to reward artists for their works of exceptional vision.
@marwinsing
@marwinsing 3 місяці тому
Consequences of WWII.
@BabyJesus66
@BabyJesus66 3 місяці тому
Same reason we kicked your ass in the war 😂😂
@mshvklmshvkl2732
@mshvklmshvkl2732 2 місяці тому
Gimme the loot
@gapjin-art
@gapjin-art 2 місяці тому
김갑진 예술 [존재론] 인간존재와 우주만물의 존재에 대한 존재론적인 회화적 고찰 입니다.
@donnadees1971
@donnadees1971 2 місяці тому
Romaine bear don’s painting?
@mariapilarme
@mariapilarme 3 місяці тому
Why US doesn’t change to the metric system? Most countries have the metric system. I doubt Picasso cut the canvas to 7 feet. Canada did 40 years ago.
@michaelricketson1365
@michaelricketson1365 2 місяці тому
I refuse to give my height in centimeters.
@melaniamonicacraciun9900
@melaniamonicacraciun9900 3 місяці тому
Let's remind that Picasso loved to slice items to pieces in order to give them a brand new life on canvas, happens to us every single day, having the eyes on the same side of the head and the nose on the other side, he is a very emotional painter. Using canvas he loved to paint fragments that mix together, his sculptures instead he used recycled wasted junk to create...new forms of beauty. His genius nature is about giving us this sense of...things we never seen before, not the way we were used to see them usually... let's remind things that are so obvious about human nature that people ignore them and it's not a good idea. Human specie is sensitive towards beauty, there must be a God out there the one who decided, how come we feel so happy when we are surrounded of beautiful things even...few try to understand really Picasso to the deep of his intentions. From my behalf guys, this planet should look like a fine arts gallery, people is so sad suffering of depression or unhappiness because there are too many empty walls all around us. Picasso used junk wasted materials for his scuptures, well, I would ask everybody and anybody start to build up a three dimensional Picasso painting made of ...jam jars, wasted bottles or food packaging in order to have a nice vertical garden at least one empty wall, inside or outside the house, or both or even better, fill them all empty walls of Picasso compositions made of recycled wasted materials...you can give tips of how to understand Picasso as it should be understood... enjoying his spirit and go creative like him and feel so released to build up a brand new universe... that's our biggest trouble above all, you see, when people is obsessed of enemies to fight against instead of ... creating the world all over again, each individual as he wishes, no need to fight against anyone, except the inner demons
@shodanzuniga
@shodanzuniga 3 місяці тому
I liked every second of this until the end... No myth has been shattered a person who handles other peoples work has no voice , nothing to say and nothing to add. do your job and do it well with discretion be a shadow not a spotlight...
@donaldwebb
@donaldwebb 3 місяці тому
'there are so many other people involved in that painting's life' Greetings card Yank therapeutic shit
@ketaminefetishist
@ketaminefetishist 2 місяці тому
sf moma gets piles of rope on floor.
@ziraprod6090
@ziraprod6090 2 місяці тому
The commentary is so idiotic.
@melatomic
@melatomic 3 місяці тому
,It's a Fake picasso for sure. An art dealer will go beyond any length to create and sell a myth, to market. Delusion / Priceless
@Ashley-zq4gn
@Ashley-zq4gn 3 місяці тому
Picassos are all going to be destroyed in the future I literally hate Picasso
@BabyJesus66
@BabyJesus66 3 місяці тому
Start now.
@holeefuk413
@holeefuk413 3 місяці тому
Nobody cares what you like
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