Exhibitions
The timeless dialogue between tradition and modernity with Reflections. Picasso x Barceló
Reflections. Picasso x Barceló , presented by the Picasso Museum Málaga, offers a unique encounter between tradition and modernity. The temporary exhibition can be visited at the Almería Museum from December 16, 2025, to March 15, 2026, and subsequently at the Cádiz Museum from March 25 to June 28, 2026.
More than one hundred works by Pablo Picasso and Miquel Barceló, along with pieces from the archaeological collections of both Andalusian museums, form a timeless dialogue that transcends styles, eras, and artistic perspectives, establishing a bridge between innovation and memory. Conceived in collaboration with Miquel Barceló, the Picasso Museum Málaga, and the Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Foundation, and sponsored by the Unicaja Foundation and the Regional Ministry of Culture and Sport, the exhibition is poised to become a project of great cultural significance.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) , Paloma , Vallauris, October 14, 1953 , Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Foundation, Madrid , © FABA Photo: Hugard&Vanoverschelde , © Succession Pablo Picasso, VEGAP, Madrid, 2025.
Its uniqueness lies in how it articulates the conversation between Picasso and Barceló through one of the oldest and most universal artistic mediums: ceramics. The works of both artists engage in dialogue with the archaeological collections of Almería and Cádiz, creating a transhistorical space where techniques and practices of clay modeling, from prehistory to the present day, find a common language.
In this context, Barceló's work reveals a constant echo of Picasso: an experimental approach, continuous reinvention rooted in tradition, and a sustained dialogue with ancient and modern art. The pieces of both masters converse with Neolithic vessels, Phoenician and Roman amphorae, Islamic tiles, and fragments spanning millennia, generating resonances that transcend time: the human and animal figures as archetypes, fire as a transformative force, fragility as resilience, and the processes of fragmentation and recomposition as testaments to history.
Miquel Barceló (1957) , Untitled , 2017 , Artist's Collection , © Photo: David Bonet, 2025 , © Miquel Barceló, VEGAP, Málaga, 2025.
The sea, present in both cities, becomes a common thread: a conduit of memory, cultural fusion, and artistic creation, a symbol of a Mediterranean that has inspired generations of artists. Reflections. Picasso x Barceló thus proposes understanding ceramics as a universal language that connects the functional and the symbolic, the everyday and the transcendent, placing both artists within a Mediterranean lineage that, for millennia, has transformed earth, water, and fire into enduring art.
