Pablo Picasso
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Mona’s ‘priceless’ toilet cubicle Picassos? They’re forged
The controversy around the Ladies Lounge, a conceptual women-only space at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art, has taken yet another turn.
- by Karl Quinn
‘He was always sketching’: Even Picasso had to practise, practise
Matchbook covers, postcards, restaurant napkins – they all served as makeshift sketchpads for the artist at moments of inspiration.
- by Jocelyn Noveck
Curtain call: The Opera House secrets made public after five decades
One of the highlights of the opening of the Sydney Opera House in October 1973 was the colourful stage curtains. But they have been hidden away in storage ever since, until now.
- by Helen Pitt
The estranged son who ended up in control of Picasso’s millions
Claude Picasso, the son of legendary Spanish painter Pablo, has died, after a lifetime protecting his father’s estate.
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Crime
‘Saddam Hussein’s Picasso’: Drug kingpin wanted to launder money but instead got a fake
The shadowy nature of the art market makes it ripe for exploitation by organised criminals, sparking calls for a shake-up of money-laundering and provenance rules.
- by Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Visual art
Hannah Gadsby’s new Picasso exhibition is a joke
Gadsby simply can’t be bothered, or lacks the skills, to present a thorough and illuminating explanation of Picasso’s shortcomings as an artist and person.
- by Tara Kenny
Museum uncovers ‘adorable dog’ buried in Picasso masterpiece
It took a bit of digging to find the puppy hidden in the painting created by the artist more than 120 years ago, when he was just 19 and starting out his career.
- by Will Bolton
‘I hate him’: Why Picasso’s value and influence are waning
On the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, the man and the artist are being re-evaluated following revelations about his personal behaviour.
Extinction Rebellion protesters glue themselves to Picasso at NGV
Two protesters from climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion glued themselves to a Picasso painting at the National Gallery of Victoria on Sunday.
- by Cara Waters
He’d be cancelled today, so should we celebrate Picasso’s ‘genius’?
The #MeToo era has made us far less tolerant of misogynistic geniuses such as the father of Cubism.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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