Curator Chris Stephens takes us on a tour of Tate's 2012 exhibition Picasso and Modern British Art and discusses Pablo Picasso's extensive legacy and influence on British art. This influence played an important role in the acceptance of modern art in Britain.
Picasso and Modern British Art
Discover the fascinating story of Picasso’s lifelong connections to, and affection for, Britain
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Art Term
Modernism
Modernism refers to a global movement in society and culture that from the early decades of the twentieth century sought … -
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Abstract art
Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead use … -
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Cubism
Cubism was a revolutionary new approach to representing reality invented in around 1907–08 by artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. …