Publication Date: 2023

Publisher: Zhejiang Photographic Press

Biding: Hardcover, 239 pages

Languages: Chinese and English (bilingual essays, artwork descriptions Chinese only)

ISBN: 9787551445481

From November 11, 2023 to February 25, 2024, in collaboration with Museum Berggruen, following a successful exhibition at UCCA Edge (Shanghai), UCCA Beijing presents “Modern Time: Masterpieces from the Collection of Museum Berggruen / Nationalgalerie Berlin.” UCCA has now published a catalogue that features full reproductions of all the artworks from this exhibition by modern masters Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Paul Klee (1879-1940), Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), and Georges Braque (1882-1963). These works are accompanied by an essay jointly written by the curatorial team of Klaus Biesenbach, Gabriel Montua, and Veronika Rudorfer, explaining the structure and themes of the exhibition. Another text by the latter two describes the history and evolution of the Museum Berggruen. Finally, art historian and curator Olivier Berggruen recalls his father Heinz Berggruen’s legacy as an art collector. Each artwork image is accompanied by a lengthy interpretive text, providing comprehensive background and analysis for all the works in the show. The catalogue Modern Time is designed by 26 Studio and published by Zhejiang Photographic Press.