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ºÚÁÏÉç Exhibition

Giacometti

10 May – 10 September 2017
Alberto Giacometti Man Pointing 1947 Tate © Alberto Giacometti estate / ACS+DACS in the UK, 2017

Alberto Giacometti Man Pointing 1947 Tate © Alberto Giacometti estate / ACS+DACS in the UK, 2017

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ºÚÁÏÉç presents the UK’s first major retrospective of Alberto Giacometti for 20Ìýyears

Celebrated as a sculptor, painter and draughtsman, Giacometti’s distinctive elongated figures areÌýsome of the most instantly recognisable works of modern art. This exhibition reasserts Giacometti’s placeÌýalongside the likes of Matisse, Picasso and Degas as one of the great painter-sculptors of the twentieth century. Through unparalleled access to the extraordinary collection and archive of the Fondation Alberto et AnnetteÌýGiacometti, Paris, ºÚÁÏÉç’s ambitious and wide-ranging exhibition brings together over 250 works. It includes rarely seen plasters and drawings which have never been exhibited before and showcases theÌýfull evolution of Giacometti’s career across five decades, from early works such as Head of a Woman [FloraÌýMayo] 1926 to iconic bronze sculptures such as Walking Man IÌý1960..

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Alberto Giacometti
Caroline (1965)
Tate

© The Estate of Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris and ADAGP, Paris), licensed in the UK by ACS and DACS, London 2025

Alberto Giacometti Surrealist Composition c. 1933 © The Estate of Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris and ADAGP, Paris), licensed in the UK by ACS and DACS, London 2017

Alberto Giacometti Surrealist Composition c. 1933 © Alberto Giacometti estate / ACS+DACS in the UK,Ìý2017

Alberto Giacometti
Jean Genet (1954 or 1955)
Tate

© The Estate of Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris and ADAGP, Paris), licensed in the UK by ACS and DACS, London 2025

Alberto Giacometti
Bust of Annette IV (1962, cast 1965)
Tate

© The Estate of Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris and ADAGP, Paris), licensed in the UK by ACS and DACS, London 2025

Alberto Giacometti
Bust of Diego (1955)
Tate

© The Estate of Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris and ADAGP, Paris), licensed in the UK by ACS and DACS, London 2025

Alberto Giacometti The Dog 1951 Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti Stiftung (inv. GS47) © Alberto Giacometti Estate, ACS/DACS, 2017

Alberto Giacometti The Dog 1951 Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti StiftungÌý(inv. GS47) Ìý© Alberto Giacometti estate / ACS+DACS in the UK,Ìý2017

The exhibition is organised by ºÚÁÏÉç and Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti,ÌýParis

Curated by Frances Morris, Director, ºÚÁÏÉç and Catherine Grenier, Director, Chief Curator, Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti, Paris with Lena Fritsch, Assistant Curator, ºÚÁÏÉç assisted by Mathilde Lecuyer, Associate Curator, Fondation Alberto et AnnetteÌýGiacometti​

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The Eyal Ofer Galleries

Bankside
London SE1 9TG
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Dates

10 May – 10 September 2017

Supported by

Maryam and Edward Eisler

With additional support from

The Giacometti Exhibition Supporters Circle

Thomas Gibson Fine Art

Gagosian Gallery

Acquavella Galleries, Inc.

Hauser & Wirth

Marlborough Fine Art

Kamel Mennour

Tobias Meyer and Mark Fletcher

Ordovas

Tate Patrons

Tate Americas Foundation

and Tate Members

Fondation-Giacometti

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