Tuesday, October 27, 2026 From 6:00 PM To 7:30 PM Add to Calendar 2026-10-27 18:00:00 2026-10-27 19:30:00 RESCHEDULED Picasso: The Revolutionary Artist Presented alongside the MFA's Picasso, Miró, Dalí: Unbound exhibition, discover how Picasso transformed the course of modern art and continues to inspire artists today. The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston, Massachusetts, United States America/New_York
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About the Speaker
Claude Cernuschi is Professor of Art History at Boston College, where he has served as Chair of the Art, Art History, and Film Department and has collaborated extensively with the McMullen Museum of Art. A specialist in nineteenth- and twentieth-century European and American art, his scholarship explores modernism, expressionism, and abstraction, with particular attention to the relationship between artistic innovation, identity, and visual expression. His publications include influential studies of Jackson Pollock, Oskar Kokoschka, Egon Schiele, and Abstract Expressionism.
Born in Buenos Aires and educated in the United States, Professor Cernuschi brings a global perspective to the history of modern art. A frequent lecturer at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, he is widely recognized for making the history of art engaging, insightful, and accessible to a broad public.
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