The Adventurers of Modern Art

Picasso's Gang

Cubism scandalizes. The beginnings of artistic recognition are accompanied by ruptures: Picasso moves to Montparnasse. World War I breaks out. Picasso and Max Jacob, discharged from the army, remain in Paris. Braque, Derain and Apollinaire leave for the front.

Paris, Capital of the World

In 1916, in Montparnasse, foreign artists starve. In 1917, Surrealism is born.

The Artists of Montparnasse

While Man Ray has a passionate relationship with Kiki, Aragon meets Elsa Triolet. Picasso lives between two women. Salvador Dalí bursts in.

Freedom!

The Spanish Civil War mobilizes artists. In 1937, the Guernica massacre inspires Picasso.

Midnight in Paris

During World War II, artists and intellectuals flee Europe; but those who remain try to survive.