In an exclusive exhibition at the Palazzo dei Normanni the Museum Würth in Germany in cooperation with the Würth gallery in Italy celebrate the most influential artist of the modern era: Pablo Picasso. Picasso consistently pushed the artistic envelope of his time, experimenting with new materials and graphic techniques throughout his life. Even in his later years, he continued to adroitly defy artistic convention. He was called a genius, magician, continent, Demiurge, Proteus, and le mystère. Even today, his creative energy and productivity are still unmatched.
 
The collector Reinhold Würth recognised the enormous, far-reaching significance of Picasso's work early on and wisely acquired a variety of important works. The collection currently has more than 33 artworks spanning Picasso's career from the early years after his departure from Spain up until the 1970s, when his works demonstrated both a vibrant intensity and an impending sense of death. And while his vast oeuvre concentrates on a few select motifs – cloak-and-dagger masquerades, portraits and self-portraits, pastoral love scenes, still lifes and variations on the theme of painter and model – each work is significant in terms of tradition and the break with tradition.
 
The Würth collection's impressive contribution forms the backbone of the exhibition, which also includes prestigious works lent by private collections from all over the world. An audioguide from tonwelt full of valuable insights into this unique exhibition escorts visitors into the fascinating world of Pablo Picasso.

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Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo
5 October 2008 to 8 March 2009
Monday-Saturday: 8:30 am–12 pm, 2 pm–5 pm
Sundays and holidays: 8:30–12:30