Bernard Ruiz-Picasso

Bernard Ruiz-Picasso (born 3 September 1959) is a businessman and art collector. He is the grandson of Pablo Picasso and the son of Paul and Christine Ruiz-Picasso. He curates international exhibitions dedicated to Pablo Picasso.

Biography Bernard Ruiz-Picasso is the son of Paul Joseph Ruiz-Picasso/Paulo Picasso, the first child of Pablo Picasso and his wife Olga Khokhlova, and is therefore the only "legitimate heir" of his grandfather's works, according to the legal system in place before 2002, together with his half-sister Marina Picasso. As such he is considered to be the person with the most important collection of Picasso's works.

He lives in Monaco. With his wife, he has developed a collection of contemporary art.

Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso para el Arte The Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso para el Arte (FABA) is a foundation incorporated under Spanish law, created in 2002, and is made up by a collection of works by Pablo Picasso and contemporary artists. Bernard Ruiz-Picasso is co-president of FABA.

Museo Picasso Málaga

Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, together with his mother Christine Ruiz-Picasso co-founded the Picasso Museum in Málaga which opened in 2003. He is President of the Advisory Council of the museum. On that occasion, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso donated 180 works to establish the museum's collection. He regularly lends other works from his collection to the Picasso Museum in Málaga.

The Museum is governed by the Fundación Museo Picasso Málaga. The foundation is an entity that has full control over the collection and holdings of the museum. It owns the Palacio de Buenavista, the headquarters of the institution.

The Fundación Museo Picasso Málaga aims to ensure the preservation, exhibition, study and dissemination of the work of Pablo Picasso. It conceives the Picasso Museum of Malaga as a centre of projection and, cultural and social impulse, where visitors come not only to enjoy the legacy of Pablo Picasso, but also to be part of didactic activities and to benefit from cultural facilities. The same year, he lent 166 works to the Picasso Museum in Malaga for a three-year temporary exhibition entitled "Pablo Picasso, New Collection ".

Curator

Cerámicas de Picasso, Museo Picasso Málaga, Málaga, 2004 Picasso Antología 1895-1971, Museao Picasso Málaga, Málaga, 2004 Olga Picasso 1917-1935, Musée Picasso, Paris, 2017 Minotaurs and Matadors, galerie Gagosian, London, 2017 Picasso et Khokhlova, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, 2018 Calder et Picasso, Musée Picasso, Paris, 2019

Works

Parfum de Sable, recueil de poèmes, éditions de la Fenêtre, 1995 Miquel Barceló : Farrutx 29.III.94, en collaboration avec Miquel Barceló, éditions Images Modernes, Paris, 1999