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Πάμπλο Πικάσο 1881–1973
Ισπανός Born in Μάλαγα Κυβισμός, Σουρεαλισμός Wikipedia, 32 of 32 languages
In 1967, he gifted the city of Chicago an untitled monumental sculpture made of COR-TEN steel. This massive, fifty-foot structure, which he suggested represented the head of his Afghan Hound, Kabul, transformed the urban landscape of Daley Plaza. He lived through the most violent upheavals of his century, from the Spanish Civil War to the World Wars, and his ability to translate such chaos into a visual language ensured that his work remained a mirror to the human condition.
On view at To walk through the halls of the Musée Picasso in Paris is to enter a sanctuary where the artist's restless spirit remains palpable.