The Picasso Museum in Paris has reinvented it's Pablo Picasso showcase rooms to make the artist 'relevant' again and to address concerns about the artist's actions against women.
The legendary artist has fallen victim to scrutiny due to questions surrounding his private life, specifically his alleged ill-treatment of his wives, lovers and muses, which has become a major focus for younger audiences since the #MeToo movement. Speculation about Picasso's history of collecting African artifacts have also grown with the rise of criticism regarding Western artists' use of African artifacts.
To combat a speculative, younger generations that is shying away from Picasso's work, Black female artists feature prominently in the new Picasso exhibit as a way to drive conversations on the topics of feminism, colonialism and race.
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