MASP exhibition will feature Monet's works that have never been to the Southern Hemisphere

"Monet's Ecology" will present a contemporary interpretation of the artist's relationship with the transformations of nature
The São Paulo Museum of Art Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) has announced the exhibition “Monet's Ecology,” which will revisit the relationship between the French impressionist and the transformations of nature. The exhibition will be open to visitors from Friday (16) until August 24 and will feature 32 of the painter's paintings, most of which are pieces that have never been to the Southern Hemisphere.

“It is undeniable that the artist had a keen eye for the environmental transformations of his time, documenting everything from growing industrialization to natural phenomena such as floods and thaws. However, Monet's relationship with ecology at the time was different, very different from the current dimensions of the term, both in the field of climate science and in the history of art,” says Fernando Oliva, one of the exhibition's curators.

“Still, it is possible to draw contemporary interpretations of his work, especially if we consider the strength and impact that his work continues to have on society.”
In the exhibition, which will also be curated by Adriano Pedrosa and assisted by Isabela Ferreira Loures, Claude Monet’s work will be divided into five sections:

Monet’s Boats;
The Seine as an Ecosystem;
Fog and Smoke;
The Painter as a Hunter;
Giverny: Controlled Nature.

Monet was one of the greatest names in Impressionism and revolutionized the history of art by introducing an innovative approach to light and color. The Impressionist movement was even named after the Frenchman who painted “Impression, Sunrise” (1872), considered the starting point of the new artistic movement.
Masp is open from Tuesday to Sunday and tickets are only sold by prior online booking on the museum’s official website. Tickets range from R$35 (half-price) to R$70 (full price).
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