Posted on 06/04/2021 10:11:39 AM PDT by Red Badger
BARCELONA - A professor from a Barcelona art school has staged a protest at a museum dedicated to Pablo Picasso intending to shed light on the Spanish painter's sometimes callous behaviour towards women.
Maria Llopis and seven of her female students appeared at the Picasso Museum wearing t-shirts that read "Picasso, women abuser" and others that referred to Dora Maar, a French artist who is believed to have suffered abuse by Picasso during their relationship in the 1930s and 1940s.
The protest last week echoed the global debate on men's treatment of women, led by the #MeToo movement, which includes reassessing the conduct of deceased personalities as well as the living.
In Spain, women's rights have moved to the political forefront in recent years after several high-profile rape and abuse cases.
Llopis, 45, said she wanted to make a low-key protest to say that the museum was not putting enough focus on Picasso's female relationships, in particular in Maar's work and her troubled life after their break-up.
"It was not an attack on Picasso," she said. "I don't believe at all in cancel culture. I believe in the truth, in not hiding things."
The museum director, Emmanuel Guigon, said he respected the protest and deemed the debate it prompted fundamental. He said that a talk next autumn on Picasso's relationship with women and exhibitions on the issue were already planned.
"We cannot look at Picasso's work and life as we did 20, 40 or 50 years ago," he said. "It can always be looked with new and critical eyes, but we will not remove Picasso's work from art history."
He said that Picasso was undeniably "very machista" but that he did not know of cases of physical abuse.
Picasso, who lived from 1881 to 1973, had many relationships throughout his life.
In a 2001 book, his granddaughter Marina Picasso wrote that he would dispose of women after he "submitted them to his animal sexuality, tamed them, bewitched them, ingested them and crushed them onto his canvas".
Art historian Victoria Combalia, the author of a biography on Maar, accused Llopis' protest of being superficial but she backed putting information in museums about the context behind some paintings.
Asked about that possibility, museum director Guigon ruled it out, saying it was more important to hold debates.
There is evidence that at least once Picasso very likely punched Maar on her eye, and that he could be seen as abusive to women in general, Combalia said. (Reporting by Joan Faus, editing by Inti Landauro and Angus MacSwan)
Just like Mama warned me about all women.
I have to agree with you. They are know as the loony left for a reason.
Seriously though, Picasso is dead, but you are protesting against him? I can’t even think they way they do. Gives me a headache
For sure.
You’re Mama was smart, and I can say that because I’m a woman.
His portrayal of women in his “art” should’ve been enough of a warning not to get involved with him.
I am going to do an invisible protest against the invisible sculpture that sold for $18,000 in Italy.
The proud owner got a certificate of purchase for his trouble.
Personally I think it was way underpriced. Should have gone for at least $10 million!
They might as well get rid of most “art”, then, as for some reason, creative geniuses such as artists and writers are often total jerks in other areas of their lives.
She was a masochist who sometimes committed self-harm, a radical leftist, and obviously a kook. So of course it was Picasso’s fault.
All in the Family.They’re looking at a
painting by “Pedro de Borba” with prominent breasts.
Archie: I know it’s a breast. How come he gave her three of ‘em
Gloria: Because that’s the way he _saw_
her, daddy.
Archie: Geez he musta been bombed outta
his skull when he done that. The next
time he thinks he sees three of ‘em,
tell him to take two aspirin and go to bed!
“Pedro Picasso was never called an
a—hole”— Jonathan Richman (covered
by Burning Sensations in film Repo Man)
Tell me privately...
gotta love Archie.
“Just mention Modern Art, Civil Rights or Folk Music and in your in like Flynn.”
The main question is, why is his **** "art" in museums in the first place?
HE'S DEAD!
Real country music with a twist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzxLi7VgezA
There’s a movie about his exploitation of women called “Surviving Picasso” that’s pretty good.
Picasso was a Democrat, so there is notjing to see. Move along.
What is this picture of? Is that Larry David?
Jon Lovitz as Picasso on SNL.
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