PICASSO

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Picasso was that rare thing in history, an artist of cultic presence, a secular manifestation of the spirit, a genuinely commanding phenomenon. Picasso’s name and work are synonymous with 20th century art. They are the very definition of our era’s artistic endeavour. This was already the case in his own lifetime; and by now he has long since become a myth, a legend for the age of mass media. Because this is so, Picasso’s image as artist is one of infinite diversity. Many were those who played a part in his life, and many where those who left records. The abundance of documents relating to his life and work, and above all Picasso’s own statements, permit us access to his art. And yet the vast quantity of biographical material is a mere drop compared with the ocean of analyses, critiques, studies and theses concerning his work that has been pouring steadily for decades. (...)
(ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΗΣ)