PICASSO.MANIA
It’s been twisting and turning around in my head for a couple of days. How was I going to write the chapter on Picasso.mania? One of those block busters that usually leaves me cold. Too much to see, to take in and too many people to avoid. As I had gone along a couple of days after it had opened, there were no queues when I arrived although there were quite enough people inside. What it will be like in a few weeks time is another matter. Picasso is with us at the Grand Palais and at the end of the month there is another exhibition starting at the Picasso museum. Looking at what is going on around France you would think that we are celebrating something special. But no. Just Picasso. In 1959, Picasso (1881-1973) was interviewed by a well known magazine of the period. « Will you keep on painting much longer? » He was only 78 and most great artists continue painting until they die.
His answer was « Yes, it’s my mania ». Well that’s a beginning. We know where the titl