Revered in his own time as a 'monarch' of painting, Piero della Francesca (1411/13-1492) is acknowledged today as a founding figure of the Italian Renaissance. In early 2013, The Frick Collection (New York, USA) will present the first monographic exhibition in the United States dedicated to the artist.
Continuing with the activities associated with its 20th Anniversary celebrations, the Museum Thyssen Bornemisza (Madrid, Spain) will be displaying three Renaissance panels from its collection that have never previously been exhibited in its galleries.
In spring 2013, Tate Modern (London, United Kingdom) will stage the most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to foremost Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein.
With the exhibition Encounters with the 1930s the Museo Reina Sofia (Madrid, Spain) pays tribute to the 75th anniversary of the completion of the iconic painting Guernica (1937) by Pablo Picasso.
The Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA) presents Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955–1972, the first large-scale survey of the artist’s work in the United States, from October 7, 2012 through January 28, 2013.