The Radical Aesthetics of Pablo Picasso
Picasso was born on this day in 1881. He became a socialist – and went on to prove the power of art as a tool in the fight against oppression and brutality.
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Billie Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
Picasso was born on this day in 1881. He became a socialist – and went on to prove the power of art as a tool in the fight against oppression and brutality.
In the 1940s, Hitler and Goebbels compiled a list of artists they considered ‘divinely gifted’ with the power to envision Germany’s future. Today, the work of those artists remains more prevalent than we might think.