Paul Klee, photos from the exhibition at the Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou honors the work of Paul Klee in a groundbreaking retrospective devoted to the Romantic irony characteristic of his oeuvre. This exhibition, on view from April 6 to August 1, 2016, sheds light on Paul Klee's contribution to the twentieth-century art scene, and introduces us to Romantic irony, an artistic freedom that, according to F. Schlegel, "allows the artist to correct the subjective character of his work with objective moments".

The Paul Klee exhibition at the Centre Pompidou is divided into seven thematic sections:

• "Satire and caricature" (the early years)
• "Cubism
• "Théâtre mécanique" (in unison with Dada and Surrealism)
• "Constructivism" (the Bauhaus years in Dessau)
• "Regards en arrière" (the 1930s)
• "Picasso" (Klee's reception of Picasso after the 1932 Zurich retrospective)
• "Years of crisis" (between Nazi politics, war and illness)

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To answer these 7 questions, the Centre Pompidou was able to benefit from exceptional loans from major international collections and the Zentrum Paul Klee. The result is 250 diverse works, including paintings, preparatory drawings, sculptures and, above all, the mythical Angelus Novus, never before exhibited in France!

Practical info
Paul Klee at the Centre Pompidou
From April 6 to August 1, 2016
Venue: Centre Pompidou
Opening hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., except Tuesdays
Admission: €14, €11 concessions

Please note that it's been over 4 years since our last visit, so the place and experience may have changed.