Film Screenings | 10.16 - Young Picasso

This season’s film series pays tribute to the city of Paris – a city that in the 1900s inspired and was a place of refuge for people seeking social and artistic freedom. Curated by Hind Mezaina.

Admission to each screening is free. Please pre-book your ticket on our website.

Young Picasso
16 October 2019 | 6pm

Director: Phil Grabsky
2019 | 91 min | Documentary | *PG-15 | English

Pablo Picasso is one of the greatest artists of all time and until his death in 1973 he was the most prolific of artists. Many films have dealt with these later years – the art, the affairs and the wide circle of friends. But where did this all begin?

This documentary looks at the early years of Picasso; his upbringing and learning that led to his extraordinary achievements. Three cities play a key role: Malaga, Barcelona and Paris and the film works closely with the Picasso Museums in each of these cities. Young Picasso visits each and explores their influence on Picasso, focusing on specific artworks from these early years.

Looking carefully at two key early periods – the so-called Blue Period and Rose Period – the film takes us all the way to 1907 and the creation of a critical painting in the history of art – Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. It was a painting that shocked the art world but changed it forever. Picasso was only 25 years old.