PHILLIPSX PRESENTS PICASSO & THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, COINCIDING WITH HONG KONG ARTS MONTH
PhillipsX, a selling exhibition platform operated by the global Private Sales team at Phillips, is pleased to announce Picasso & The Animal Kingdom, a selling exhibition dedicated to Pablo Picasso’s deep and lifelong engagement with the animal world. Across paintings, works on paper, sculpture, ceramics, and editions, this exhibition highlights the artist’s masterful ability to capture the essence of animals —not just as subjects, but as symbols, muses, and metaphors that reveal an artistic vision and personal mythology. Taking place from 13 March to 15 April at Phillips’ galleries in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District flanking M+, this show coincides with the museum’s special exhibition The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Picasso for Asia—A Conversation.
Jeremiah Evarts, Deputy Chairman, Senior International Specialist Modern & Contemporary Art, said: “Picasso’s output is famously diverse – one can find extreme variations between the profound melancholy of the Blue Period and the fractals of Cubism, the lyricism of his Neo-Classical phase and the distortions of his wartime portraiture, among many other worlds he created in his seven decades as an artist. It is one of the great joys of Picasso scholarship to find threads that remain consistent through all of these stylistic shifts, and his attention on the animal kingdom is certainly one of these. In this exhibition, we are pleased to present examples across those seven decades that show an artist in thrall with the mystical power of animals. His evocation of animal personalities ranges from whimsical and humorous depictions to more profound meditations on the relationships we form with these creatures. From owls, ducks and pigeons to monkeys, dogs, and goats, our presentation at Phillips Hong Kong will present a wild menagerie emanating from the most influential artistic mind of the 20th century.”
Date & Time: 13-30 March, 11am to 7pm; 1-15 April, 10am to 6pm (Closed on 31 March)
Location: Phillips Asia Headquarters, 3/F, WKCDA Tower, West Kowloon Cultural District, No. 8 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong