在二十世紀前衛藝術的璀璨星空下,Francis Picabia無疑是最難以被歸類、也最令人著迷的一位。他生於巴黎,穿梭於紐約、巴塞隆納與蔚藍海岸之間,藝術足跡橫跨印象派、野獸派、立體派以至 達達主義。然而每當外界試圖為他的風格定名,他總能果斷褪去既有標籤,重新開啟全新的視覺語言。對Picabia而言,風格的流變從非包袱,而是推動創作的力量。
Francis Picabia by Man Ray (furniture by Eyre de Lanux and rug by Evelyne Wyld) Cannes, ca. 1935 Private Collection, Picabia Family © Antoine Bonfils for Archives Picabia Family Francis Picabia, La Danseuse de Frenchcancan (II), ca. 1943–44 Pencil and oil on cardboard Courtesy Larkin Erdmannand Galerie 1900-2000, Paris © Larkin Erdmann and Galerie 1900-2000 Francis Picabia, Symbole , 1950 Oil on plywood in its original frame Musée-bibliothèque Pierre-André Benoît, Alès © Musée-bibliothèque PAB, Alès, France Francis Picabia, Salicis , 1929 Oil on plywood Centre Pompidou – Muséenational d'art moderne, Paris © 2026. RMN-Grand Pa lais /Philippe Migeat, Christian Bahier /Dist. Photo SCALA, Firenze Francis Picabia, La Femme au bull (Femmes au bulldog) , ca. 1940–41 Oil on cardboard Centre Pompidou –Musée national d'artmoderne, Paris © 2026. RMN-Grand Palais / Philippe Migeat, ChristianBahier / Dist. Photo SCALA, Firenze 今次於米蘭Palazzo Reale登場的展覽「Picabia. Aprire Le Porte Della Notte」 ,由大師曾孫女Anne Berest Picabia親自策劃。展覽擺脫傳統年代史的框架,轉而以沉浸式的感知旅程,呈現熱情、舞蹈、音樂與集體創作如何形塑其創作宇宙。展覽名稱「開啟夜之扉」將展廳化為夜色的不同時分,呼應大師對生命的極致追求:生活不應只是平淡地過,更要活出雙倍的張力,把漫漫歲月淬鍊成一場無畏無懼的狂喜冒險。
Anne Berest Picabia (Photography: Pascal Ito for Albin Michel) Francis Picabia, Lano , ca. 1937-38 Pencil, gouache, andoil on cardboard Private collection © Archives Comité Picabia Francis Picabia, Mardi gras (Le Baiser) , ca. 1924–25 Ripolin and oil on canvas Courtesy Natalie Seroussi © Natalie Seroussi Francis Picabia, Harmas , ca. 1928 Oil and pencil oncardboard Private collection Hélène Bailly Marcilhac © Hélène Bailly Marcilhac 現場集結超過170件來自龐比度中心、蘇黎世美術館等歐洲頂級美術館的珍貴藏品,並首次公開家族珍藏的信件、珍貴影像與個人檔案。從龐雜的創作軌跡到私密的日常印記,展覽不僅呈獻出這位視覺狂徒的顛覆精神,更邀請你在米蘭的夜色門扉開啓之際,細味他那不曾妥協的自由與浪漫。
Francis Picabia, Balance , 1919–20 Oil on cardboard CCB - The Berardo Collection © Bruno Lopes Francis Picabia, Sans titre (Can-can) , ca. 1943–44 Oil on cardboard Private collection © Mercatorfonds, Brussels Francis Picabia, Private Collection, Picabia Family © Archives Picabia Family Francis Picabia driving his 100 H.P., Photo attributed to Man Ray, Private Collection, Picabia Family © Antoine Bonfils for Archives Picabia Family