Pablo Picasso

"Bust of a smiling woman," 1901, by Pablo Picasso, at the Reina Sofía Museum. 

The Picasso paradox: Museums grapple with how to remember the artist’s complicated legacy

Fifty years after his death, some organizers have insisted on revisiting the artist Pablo Picasso in a new light, with exhibits and conversations focused on his problematic relationship with women.

The Picasso paradox: Museums grapple with how to remember the artist’s complicated legacy

Girl before ‘Girl Before a Mirror’

Girl before ‘Girl Before a Mirror’
People fly into the air as a vehicle is driven into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017.

Is Ryan Kelly’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph an American ‘Guernica’?

Is Ryan Kelly’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph an American ‘Guernica’?

Want a chance to own a Picasso? And help preserve history?

Want a chance to own a Picasso? And help preserve history?

Big Data and Culturomics

Big Data and Culturomics

Expert says Rotterdam art heist likely an inside job, linked to drug trade

Tens of millions of dollars worth of art was stolen from a Rotterdam art museum last week and now signs are emerging that the entire thing may have been connected to illegal drugs. But a security expert says it also likely was done by someone with inside knowledge.

Expert says Rotterdam art heist likely an inside job, linked to drug trade
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Leave It to Beaver

The American Beaver is an agile engineer, and writer Mark Seth Lender applauds its skill.

Leave It to Beaver

Picasso Portrait in Palestinian Territory

A cubist portrait called "Buste de Femme" is creating buzz in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Picasso Portrait in Palestinian Territory
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Picasso treasure trove'

A retired electrician in southern France who worked for Pablo Picasso says he has hundreds of previously unknown works by the artist. The treasure trove of 271 pieces is said to be worth about $ 80 million. Anita Elash reports.

Picasso treasure trove'
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Picasso sold for record price

Pablo Picasso's 1932 painting "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust," was sold to an anonymous phone bidder for $106.5 million in New York on Tuesday, the most expensive piece of artwork sold at auction.

Picasso sold for record price

Leave it to Beaver

Writer Mark Lender reflects on the American Beaver as a skilled and agile engineer.

Leave it to Beaver