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Beyond the unrest

Chaiyos Pinpradab, founder of the magazine Phuket Bulletin, is now retired and living in his home on the island. Whenever he hears news regarding loss of innocent lives during local unrest, he is heartbroken.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3

Quote of the Day by Pablo Picasso: “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to...” — Inspiring life lessons on purpose, creativity, generosity, success, personal growth, and how sharing your gift can transform your life and the world by the Spanish artist who redefined modern art

Today's Quote of the Day by Pablo Picasso is more than a famous saying. It is a practical guide for modern life. “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” These words remind us that success alone is never enough.…

The Economic Times · Jul 24

‘I dealt with death, bankruptcy and HIV in three months’: Andreas Angelidakis on his radical, RuPaul-influenced art installation

Spliff in hand, the Greek artist and architect explains how his Venice pavilion was inspired by Picasso’s Guernica, Charlie Kirk’s widow … and a hatred of pavilions

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

In Italy, a Palestinian lawyer who fled Gaza builds Israel genocide case

Raji Sourani left the strip as the war raged. He then joined colleagues in Sicily to try to take Israel to the ICJ.

Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2024

Power to the people! Film, music, books and more about collective action

From a vast anti-war statement by Pablo Picasso to a powerful treatise on section 28, our critics showcase culture that reminds us what we can achieve when we come together

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023

‘Notoriously cruel’: should we cancel Picasso? Collectors, artists, critics and curators decide

He was the 20th century’s most influential artist – but he was also a monstrous misogynist. On the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death, we ask: is it time to mothball the master?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

Global art world salutes Picasso half a century after his death

The "Year of Picasso" initiative will see more than 40 exhibitions held across Europe and the United States in honour of the Spanish artist, 50 years after his death in the south of France.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 18, 2022

NATO summit protesters play dead in front of Picasso war painting

About 30 anti-war activists protested on Monday in front of Pablo Picasso's historic Guernica painting about the horrors of war at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, hours before the start on Tuesday of a NATO summit in the Spanish capital.

Reuters · Jun 27, 2022

A Life of Picasso Volume IV by John Richardson review – demon or deity?

This ingenious final volume of an epic biography illuminates the imagery in the artist’s work during Europe’s war years and his complicated love life

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022