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Picasso's War

10 min read 13 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

How a small group of collectors, dealers, and curators turned Picasso into a global icon through war, espionage, and sheer ambition.

You’ll learn

  • Picasso's fame was engineered by a network of outsiders
  • Modern art's rise was a cultural war fought in museums
  • Art value is created through hype and scarcity
  • World wars shifted the art world's center to America