Print Paths, Picasso at 145, and American Modernism
Three museum updates put technique, collection display, and modern-art lineages in focus—from a carefully staged print programme in Wakayama to anniversary and collection presentations in Madrid and Kiryū.
At the Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, the third phase of “MOMAW Collection: A Stroll Through Prints” runs from 24 October to 29 November 2026. Using Henri Matisse’s Jazz as its guide, the presentation examines stencil printing, a process in which ink passes through openings cut into a printing surface. Matisse’s Icarus from Jazz, dated 1947, is on view alongside works by Ryosuke Fukui, Masanobu Murai, Takejiro Shimizu, and Yasou Wakayama. The four-part programme began with Edvard Munch and Pablo Picasso and will conclude with Wassily Kandinsky and relief printing. The museum says the sequence allows it to show printmaking highlights while limiting light exposure.
Image: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
Museo Reina Sofía Celebrates Picasso’s 145th Birthday with Works from Its Collection
Pablo Picasso’s 145th birthday on 25 October is being marked by Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid with a revisit of works from its collection. Picasso was born on 25 October 1881, and the museum’s post directs viewers to pieces it describes as fundamental to his career. The announcement is a focused collection presentation rather than a new exhibition or acquisition, placing the birthday commemoration around works already held by the Reina Sofía.
The Okawa Museum of Art in Kiryū is presenting “American Modern Art—from John Sloan to Pop Art” concurrently with its exhibition devoted to Ben Shahn. Drawn from the museum’s collection, the special exhibition comprises approximately 60 works and centers on the etchings of John Sloan, who lived from 1871 to 1951 and was active in the early 20th century. Its scope extends from postwar Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art, placing Sloan’s prints within a broader presentation of American modern art. The museum’s announcement gives no exhibition dates, but identifies the collection as the source of the works.