Date
October 2023
Venue
Picasso Museum and Plaza de la Merced
Málaga City
The Costa Press Club held its October meeting in Málaga city, which is in the midst of a series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso, including a special exhibition in the museum attached to the artist’s birthplace in the Plaza de la Merced. Entitled ‘La Imagen de Picasso’ this exhibition gives a fascinating insight into how he has been portrayed over the years in every form of media from photos, videos and sculptures to newspaper articles, cartoons and comments on social media.
The museum invited members of the Costa Press Club to a private guided tour, and they were interested to hear, for example, about the significance of the portrayal of Picasso in the Spanish media – even while he was in exile from Franco’s Spain. Unlike many other artists and intellectuals, he was just too famous and revered for the media to be banned from mentioning him.
Members then adjourned to the nearby Eme de Mariano restaurant for a convivial and traditional Málaga dinner to round off the evening.
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