Sky Arte Documentary Explores Man Ray and Picasso's 1937 Summer in the South of France

A documentary titled 'Man Ray & Picasso – Viaggio in Costa Azzurra' airs on Sky Arte on Sunday, August 7, recounting the friendship among a group of painters, photographers, and poets. In the summer of 1937, Man Ray and his young muse Ady Fidelin met friends at the pension Vaste Horizons in the village of Mougins, overlooking Antibes. The group included poet Paul Éluard and his wife Nusch, Roland Penrose and his future wife Lee Miller, as well as Picasso and Dora Maar. Man Ray brought his camera and a new Kodachrome color film to experiment with, demonstrating his endless curiosity for visual languages. He filmed his friends, playing with light and focus, and posed the captivating Kiki de Montparnasse and Lee Miller. In Mougins, Man Ray decided to shoot a playful short film titled 'La Garoupe,' referencing the Antibes beach they visited daily. The entire story is the subject of the documentary airing on Sunday.