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From November 11, 2023, to Feburary 25, 2024, UCCA is collaborating with Berlin鈥檚 Museum Berggruen to present 鈥淢odern Time: Masterpieces from the Collection of Museum Berggruen / Nationalgalerie Berlin鈥� at UCCA Beijing. The exhibition features nearly 100 pieces by modern masters Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Paul Klee (1879-1940), Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Paul 颁茅锄补苍苍别 (1839-1906), and Georges Braque (1882-1963), each carefully selected from Museum Berggruen鈥檚 unparalleled collection. Shown in China for the first time, these works by the six artists span painting, sculpture, paper cut-outs, and other media, allowing viewers to experience the development of modern art through styles such as Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism. One of Europe鈥檚 leading museums of modern art, Museum Berggruen is a member of the Nationalgalerie and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (the Berlin State Museums). 鈥淢odern Time鈥� marks the third stop of Museum Berggruen鈥檚 international exhibition tour following its debut in Tokyo and subsequent installment in Osaka, and the first time the touring exhibition has been organized along chronological lines. The exhibition arrives at UCCA Beijing following a stop at UCCA Edge in Shanghai, where it will have been on display from June 22 to October 8, 2023.

鈥淢odern Time鈥� invites viewers on a walk through the history of twentieth century art, offering a close-up view of the creative processes and thinking of six major figures. The Chinese translation of the exhibition title aptly references the idea of a leisurely stroll, promising an excursion that reveals the diverse artistic approaches and radical transformations found under the umbrella of Modernism. The exhibition is organized in strict chronology according to the completion of each work, rather than in thematic or artist sections. It thus introduces in sequence the new developments that marked the flourishing of creativity in Europe during the first half of the twentieth century. With 40 works by Picasso, 鈥淢odern Time鈥� provides an all-encompassing overview of 8 decades of his artistic career. Also on view are over 30 works by Klee, made in his creatively fertile period following the end of World War I, and more than 10 pieces by Matisse, including classic paper cut-outs which showcase the artist at the height of his powers in the later years of his career. In addition, the exhibition will highlight works by Braque and Giacometti, along with those of 颁茅锄补苍苍别, one of the key figures of modern art, who had an enormous impact on all of the aforementioned artists.