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Nahmad Contemporary is presenting a new exhibition at Tarmak22 in Gstaad, Switzerland, focusing on Pablo Picasso's 1963–65 series 'Le Peintre et Son Modèle' ('The Painter and His Model'). The show features 14 paintings that explore the artist's gaze, power dynamics, and the relationship between painter and sitter. Uniquely, British supermodel Naomi Campbell contributes her personal reflections on the works, drawing from her own experience of being photographed and observed throughout her career.

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Naomi Campbell reflects on Picasso’s muses for exhibition in Swiss Alps

Naomi Campbell has contributed an essay to an upcoming exhibition of Pablo Picasso's paintings staged by Nahmad Contemporary at Tarmak22 gallery in Gstaad, Switzerland, from 14 February to 15 March. The show features 14 works from Picasso's Le Peintre et son modèle series (1963–1965), which explore the dynamic between artist and model. Campbell, drawing on her decades as a supermodel, offers a personal perspective on the power dynamics of being looked at, comparing the painter-model relationship to that of photographer and model.

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