The Australian comedian's Pablo Picasso exhibition has caused a stir in the art world. Here's why.
As part of the exhibition, Picasso’s work is displayed juxtaposed against that of women artists of the 20th and 21st century and audio sound bites by Gadsby.
In a New York Times review, critic Jason Farago wrote that the “joke’s on the Brooklyn Museum” because women artists are the ones the exhibition short-changes.“disregard for art history.” ArtNews editor Alex Greenberger wrote that while the show repeatedly referenced two particular women from Picasso’s love life, who had also produced “art of note”, it did not include any of their artwork.
“It would’ve been instructive to see their work placed on equal footing with Picasso’s,” Greenberger wrote./He also pointed out that the majority of the pieces on display in the exhibition were by Picasso.The use of language such as “Weird flex” in the exhibition commentary by Gadsby has also been labelled as cringe-worthy by some on social media and it has been suggested the style of language used was better suited to social media platforms rather than an art museum.
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