Paris. The Construction of a Myth

To coincide with the opening of its exhibition The Paris of Brassaï. Photographs of the City Picasso Loved, Museo Picasso Málaga is organizing the seminar “Paris. The Construction of a Myth”. Held on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th October, it will look at the universal imagery that has developed around the city of Paris throughout the history of photography, as well as that of literature and film. There are many archives, compiled by historians, that bear witness to the construction of the idiosyncrasies and singularities of one of the most important capital cities in European and world history.

Paris in the 1930s and 40s was the modern, cosmopolitan city par excellence, in a Europe marked by the historic changes brought about by 19th-century industry and the early 20th-century international exhibitions. The photographs that Brassaï took at that time have undoubtedly served as referents for creating a visual topography of the City of Light. But there were many other photographers, writers, and filmmakers who, with their work, cemented the idea of this eternal, idealized, fascinating and unique Paris, whose universal identity is part of the heritage of humankind’s collective imaginary. A simultaneous translation service is available from French to Spanish.

With the special collaboration of the Institut Français de España en Sevilla

Registration is free, here

The MPM Auditorium is located on Plaza de la Higuera, which is reached from Calle Alcazabilla. See map.