Pablo Picasso

Short History Of...

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🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Pablo Picasso was one of the most celebrated and radical artists of the 20th century. His styles shocked and outraged contemporaries, and are still instantly recognisable today. But while the artist was publicly fêted, behind closed doors there was a darker side, and many of his female companions protested at his behaviour. So what drove Picasso to master the rules of art, and then break them? How did a man who claimed he didn’t ‘do politics’ become a poster boy for revolution? And what makes him one of the most valuable artists of all time? This is a short history of Pablo Picasso. A Noiser Production. Written by Jo Furniss. With thanks to Suzanne Preston Blier, a professor of Fine Art and African Studies at Harvard University, and the author of Picasso’s Demoiselles, The True Origins of a Modern Masterpiece. Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to https://www.noiser.com/noiser-plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:18.0	It is May the 27th, 1906, in the High Pyrenees, Spain.
0:25.6	A young man and woman are mounted on mules, picking their way up a mountain pass.
0:32.6	With each step, stones tumble over the sheer drop.
0:42.3	The woman, called Fernand, is wrapped by the view. Her companion, Pablo, is worried about his luggage that teeters over the side,
0:47.3	as the pack animal steps unsteadily around hairpin bends.
0:53.3	Only their fox-terrier puppy is relaxed, yapping around their heels.
1:01.0	They reach their destination, a village hanging off the face of the mountain.
1:07.0	The mules clop over cobblestones as they enter Gorsal.
1:11.6	The travelers dismount and stretch their stiff legs.
1:16.6	Entering the only inn, the Hostel Caltampanada, they are shown to a room.
1:22.6	Fernand throws open the windows that overlook the Plaza Mejor.
1:30.3	It is so peaceful in the main square that Fernand, a Parisian model, is concerned that she might get bored over the coming weeks.
1:38.3	But Pablo is already unpacking an easel and paints and unrolling paper and canvases.
1:45.0	He has travelled all this way to get away from the noise and distractions of the city.
1:54.0	Soon the couple go out to explore the narrow streets.
1:58.0	They hear music and follow it. Around a corner, they stumble upon a
2:04.6	religious festival. A group of robed priests carry a cross. Then come drummers and musicians,
2:12.6	and finally children dancing. Some hold aloft Catholic icons, skulls, crucifixes,
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