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'Hideous': The controversy over Picasso's most shocking painting
The confrontational painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon has been both widely despised and loved, and over the decades has remained contentious. A century after it was created by Picasso, acclaimed US artist Henry Taylor reinterpreted and challenged the piece – and his version is now at the centre of a major exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Paris.
TL;DR
- Picasso's painting "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" has a long history of being both loved and despised.
- Over a century after its creation, artist Henry Taylor has reinterpreted the painting.
- An exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Paris features Taylor's challenged version of the artwork.