News Archive 2016

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Dark Visions: Mid-Century Macabre
September 2, 2016 – January 16, 2017

Dark Visions: Mid-Century Macabre explores unsettling and thought-provoking works of art by some of the 20th century’s most influential artists

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States of Mind: Picasso Lithographs 1945–1960
October 14, 2016 – February 13, 2017

States of Mind traces the evolution of the Picasso’s lithographic compositions from the 1940s and 1950s through multiple states, subtle adjustments and radical revisions. 

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French Film Noir Series
November 4, 2016 – December 2, 2016

 In conjunction with the exhibition States of Mind: Picasso Lithographs 1945–1960, the Museum presents a series of essential French films noirs from the 1950s and 1960s.

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Van Gogh’s ‘Bedroom’ on Loan From the Art Institute of Chicago
December 9, 2016 – March 6, 2017

The Norton Simon Museum presents an installation of Vincent van Gogh’s Bedroom on loan from the Art Institute of Chicago. This iconic interior, the second of three versions, arrives on the West Coast for the first time.

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