The Pursuit of Pleasure

The Pursuit of Pleasure is the fifth exhibition presented in Las Vegas at the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum. It explores images of leisure in Western art from the 16th century to the early 20th century. Pleasure depicted in artworks in a variety of forms, from joy to delight, indulgence to amusement. Organized under 4 topics - "Music & Dance", "Celebration & Cafe Society", "Gaming & Sport", "Flirtation & Romance" - as represented by artists such as Max Beckmann, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Pablo Picasso, Peter Paul Rubens, Jan Steen, Titian, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, and Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez.