Is the classic debate between so-called ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture still relevant? On what terms do artists and craftsmen team up to produce serial objects? To what extent are these works of art intended to be used in everyday life?

By focusing on generic questions and specific cases, the aim of this project – and of the seminar with the same title* – is to address the current issues arising between conventionally validated museum art and the applied arts. It takes as a starting point a more precise knowledge of the interest shown by Pablo Picasso and other artists in serially produced works.

The first session of the seminar, entitled *Popular arts for the people? The shift in antagonism between high and low culture*, examines the keys to the long-running debate between an elitist public sphere and an opposite plebeian public sphere – traditionally known as ‘high culture’ and ‘popular culture’. In the context of current art history, this is an obsolete, or at least confusing, categorisation. Economic, taxonomic and historiographical aspects are analysed in order to explore whether or not its boundaries have been overcome and to redefine its present and future.

The second session of the seminar sets out to address the relationship between unique work and serially produced work developed by Pablo Picasso and his collaborators. Entitled *Who made this? The one who thinks and the one who executes. The idea and the form*, this line of research is based on discussing concepts that, although seemingly contradictory, are in fact interdependent. They include collaboration between artists and artisans or manufacturers; the relationship between the idea or project and the execution or technique; the physical space of the studio and the place of production; and the one-off piece and the multiple work.

The third and last session of the seminar focuses on the present. *Applied arts in the 21st century* brings together the experiences of national and international creators whose work has gone beyond the boundaries of the visual arts to encompass conceptual and procedural fields closer to the applied arts.

The seminar, directed by **[Pepe Karmel](https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/pepe-karmel.html)**, professor of art history at New York University, is organised jointly with the [Fundación General de la Universidad de Málaga](https://fguma.es/en/) with the collaboration of the [Institut français de España](https://www.institutfrancais.es/).

*Seminar held at the Museo Picasso Málaga on 17 and 18 December 2022.

## Lectures

**SESSION 1: POPULAR ARTS FOR THE PEOPLE? THE SHIFT IN ANTAGONISM BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW CULTURE.** 

**When do Popular Cultures Exist and Who Decides?**  
Néstor García Canclini. Distinguished Professor, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana de México and Emeritus Researcher, Sistema Nacional de Investigadores.               
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/0zVlv8-mA3U).

**The Best High Culture Is Low Culture**  
Will Gompertz. Artistic Director, Barbican Centre, London.                
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/pIImSefxP5Q).

**How Notions of Authorship and Authenticity Withstand the Distinction between High and Popular Culture**  
Alberto Luque. Professor of History of Art, Universidad de Lérida.                  
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/3gNEDjhKcJQ).

**When High Meets Low: the Decorative Means of Cubism**  
Claire Le Thomas. Independent scholar, Paris.                
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/Uu6ozmttJOA).


**SESSION 2: WHO MADE THIS? THE ONE WHO THINKS AND THE ONE WHO MAKES. THE IDEA AND THE FORM.**	 

**Object and Image. Picasso's Ceramics: Concepts, Working Methods, Motivations**  
Salvador Haro. Professor of Fine Arts, Universidad de Málaga.                 
Harald Theil. Independent art historian and exhibition curator, Toulouse.                
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/PzMo7xF2_KU).

**When Tapestries Became Modern Art**  
K.L.H. Wells. Associate Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.                
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/B-gVt7BRehE).

**3D Reconstruction of Picasso's Last Monumental Project**  
Kamila Oles. Research Fellow, Open Virtual Worlds research group, School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews and Head of Digital Cultural Heritage, Smart History.                
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/6VGU5eMOylY).

**Auteur and Artiste, Differences of Opinion: Picasso's Collaboration with François Hugo**  
Clare Finn. Independent scholar, London.                
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/isazyXMPvV8).

**SESSION 3: APPLIED ARTS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY?** 

**Picasso, Craft, and Mass production**  
Pepe Karmel. Professor, Department of Art History, New York University.                
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/HdButAAbEsg).

**Gabriel Chaile and the Engineering of Necessity**  
Gabriel Chaile. Artist, Tucumán.                
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/7tnacqx_2pA).

**Innovative Craftsmanship Applied to Sculpture. Fundición Capa**  
Fernando Capa. General director, Eduardo Capa, S.A., Arganda del Rey.               
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/TslASrANAXo).

**From Tapestry to Contemporary Art. An Exploration of a Singular Case**  
Lala de Dios. Independent scholar, Madrid.                
Full conference at [this link](https://youtu.be/P-OG1wOSBIc).

**¡Cuánto río allá arriba!**  
Asunción Molinos Gordo. Researcher and Visual Artists.               
Full conference (in Spanish) at [this link](https://youtu.be/kMSCbAE7r9k).


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Picasso and Applied Arts

Alberto Luque: Originality and authenticity

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Clare Finn: Picasso and silver

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Fernando Capa: The Fundición Capa

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Kamila Oles: The last monument by Picasso

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Lala de Dios: Tapestry and contemporary art

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Pepe Karmel: Picasso, crafts and contemporary art

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Salvador Haro: Picasso’s ceramics

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A theoretical and practical session given by My Granny, where participants can explore the history of the fibres, fabrics, the craft of weaving and yarns in general. A chance to discover how to weave on a loom, different types of fabric, stitches and even macramé.
Price per person: 15€ (includes admission to the museum and all materials)
Maximum nº participants: 20
The Other Museum is an innovative project by Museo Picasso Málaga that involves art practice and reasoning. A space that is usually used for exhibitions has been transformed into a comfortable and safe multipurpose area for holding workshops on weaving, engraving and ceramics.
Inscriptions here

Museo Picasso Málaga 

Weaving Masterclass

Adults

Workshops

Weaving Masterclass

October 30, 2020