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Les Demoiselles d’Avignon – The breakthrough on Cubism
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon: five young women that changed modern art forever. Faces seen simultaneously from the front and in profile, angular bodies whose once voluptuous feminine forms disappear behind asymmetric lines - with this work, Picasso revolutionised the entire history of painting. Cubism was thus born in 1907.
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New Picasso show aims to deconstruct myth
Picasso isn’t just an artist – he’s an industry. A new exhibition at Paris’ Grand Palais, however, endeavors to make sense of the man and the myth, through both his own work and that of his countless protégés. From paintings, to sculptures and videos, from cubism to surrealism, Pablo Picasso has done it all. It’s no wonder then, that his works have inspired many artists, from Andy Warhol to David Hockney. And while the Spanish master seems to be an endless source of inspiration for artists, he is also for curators around the world. Paris, where Picasso lived for a number of years, seems to vow an undying love for…
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Picasso and women: fear and desire
It is the six million euro question – or much more, if you are Picasso’s granddaughter enjoying reverse retail therapy by selling inherited art and property. What were the great modern artist’s relationships with women really like? Picasso has been characterised by many as a misogynist, a bully who put “his” women on a pedestal only to knock them off it, a man who feared, as well as desired, the female body and who was a selfish, demanding, narcissistic husband, lover and even grandparent. You get the picture, recognise the cliche. But is any of it really true? There is another side to Picasso, and an exhibition opening at the…
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