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Picasso sticks up for his sisters

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Published online 1 Feb 10

At Tate Britain's Chris Ofili launch party last week, Christoph Grunenberg, director of Tate Liverpool, was keen to reveal important art historical details about his forthcoming blockbusting Picasso show (21 May-30 August) at the Merseyside museum. Cheekily goaded by Stephen Snoddy, director of the New Art Gallery Walsall, Grunenberg announced (drum roll) that “Picasso was secretly a feminist.” And has he had any problems obtaining loans for the show? “We were desperate but now we’ve got over 200 works,” he said. Phew.

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