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.
This exhibition matters because it reframes a canonical artist's late-career series through a contemporary, non-traditional lens—that of a fashion icon who has been the subject of the camera's gaze for decades. Campbell's involvement brings a fresh perspective to ongoing conversations about visibility, power, and intimacy in art, bridging the worlds of fine art and fashion. It also highlights how institutions are increasingly inviting figures from outside the traditional art world to offer new interpretations of historic works.