‘Mannequin-étoile'(1936), Dora Maar. © Adagp, Paris, 2019. Photo © Centre Pompidou
To the majority of people, Dora Maar is Picasso?s lover and his muse, and yet Maar was an innovative and avant-garde artist in her own right – before Picasso came into the picture. In the Pompidou?s latest retrospective exhibition, Dora Maar is finally given the centre stage she deserves.
There are nearly 500 of her works and documents on display, inviting the visitor to journey through the entire length of her career, from her initial works as a professional photographer in the fashion industry, to the capturing of both political and social concerns in her street photography, and her central involvement in the surrealist movement. This is the first exhibit of Maar?s work at a national museum, presenting the rare opportunity to see works from both public and private collections in one place. ...