Max Beckmann Retrospective at Centre Pompidou and Publication of His Writings

A significant retrospective showcasing the works of Max Beckmann (1884–1950) is set to take place at the Centre Pompidou in Paris from September 11, 2002, until January 6, 2003, under the curation of Didier Ottinger. Following this, the exhibition will be displayed at Tate Modern in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, curated by Robert Storr. This event aims to address the limited presence of Beckmann's art in French collections. Simultaneously, the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris will release his writings in French, translated by Thomas de Kayser, with a preface by Philippe Dagen. Beckmann's writings express his perspectives on art, individualism, and his ambition for achieving objectivity through metaphysical transformation, identifying himself as an unsympathetic painter educated in Weimar, Florence, Paris, and Berlin.