The Picasso Museum

Having returned to Malaga yesterday evening, this morning we visited the Picasso museum. Five minutes walk from the hostel where John and I stayed last night, I must say I found the museum very interesting indeed. I knew a little about Picasso from Writers Contexts at university, but I really think today helped put some meat on those bones. I really got an idea of who Pablo Picasso was and what his art is about. He was making comments about the world around him, just as I do on my blog. What I was struck by the most, though, was how his use of different perspectives could be perceived as a comment on the essential subjectivity of the world: After all, we all see things from slightly different angles.

Moreover the exhibition itself is housed in an extraordinary building built over ancient Roman and Phonecian ruins, beautifully preserved in the basement. If you ever visit Malaga, I would thoroughly recommend a visit to the Picasso museum.

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