Estimados celestinistas,

Como saben la Hispanic Society of America, tan conectada a La Celestina entre otras cosas por tener la única copia de la edición de Burgos de Fadrique de Basilea de 1499?, ha estado cerrada por renovación durante varios años. Ahora se reabre finalmente y tiene programado en octubre un evento sobre Picasso y la Celestina que inaugurará las muchas exposiciones y otros eventos que se preparan en España y Francia para conmemora el 50 aniversario de la muerte de Picasso. Copio la noticia en inglés abajo. No he encontrado más detalles de momento.

Picasso and La Celestina as part of the Picasso Celebration 1973-2023: 50 exhibitions and events to celebrate Picasso, October 6, 2023 - January 7, 2024 April 8, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, and thus the year will represent the celebration of his work and his artistic legacy in France, Spain and internationally. The French and Spanish governments wanted to carry out a large-scale transnational event through a binational commission, bringing together the cultural and diplomatic administrations of the two countries.

The Picasso Celebration 1973-2023 revolves around some 50 exhibitions and events that will be held in renowned cultural institutions in Europe and North America, and which together will comprise a historiographical survey of approaches to Picasso's work. The commemoration, punctuated by official celebrations in France and Spain, will shine a light on the research and understanding of Picasso's work, notably during a major international symposium in autumn 2023, at the time of the opening of the Center for Picasso Studies in Paris. The Musee National Picasso-Paris and the Spanish National Commission for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso also support this exceptional program.

As a part of this celebration, the HSM&L will kick off this event in New York City with Picasso and La Celestina, which will explore the relationship between Spanish painter Pablo Picasso and one of the most famous seminal novels in Spanish literature. Beyond this theme, the programming will address issues about Picasso's relationship to literature, Spanish tradition, love and women. It will also raise timely questions about artists - or any person - in exile: "Where and what is home?" and, "Where do I belong?"

Enrique Fernandez Professor Dept. of French, Spanish and Italian University of Manitoba Enrique_Fernandez@umanitoba.ca