Museo Carmen Thyssen

Japan. Prints and Art Objects

This exhibition consists wholly of works from the Museo de Bellas Artes of Bilbao. It shows a selection of pieces from the collection of traditional Japanese art that was assembled by the collector José Palacio (1875–1952) in his Bilbao home at the beginning of the 20th century and h...

Imogen Cunningham. Essences

The American photographer Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976) was born in Portland, Oregon, into a humble farming family. Her father Isaac Cunningham, a freethinker and voracious reader, instilled a love of art and nature in Imogen, the eldest of six siblings.

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Masks. Metamorphosis of Modern Identity

This exhibition reflects on the mask as a means of transforming how the human figure is represented in modern art. Originally having a traditional festive use associated with the carnival and fancy dress, which continued to be predominant in commedia dell’arte characters, masks beg...