Picasso, Primitivism And Cultural Appropriation

When artists adopt, do they also oppress?

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, by Pablo Picasso (1907). Oil on canvas. 243.9 x 233.7 cm. Museum of Modern Art, New York, U.S. Source Wikipedia

The first time I visited the Museum of Modern Art in New York I was twenty-four years old. The museum was under renovation at the time and had been temporarily opened in a building in the suburb of Queens. A much smaller venue, it provided only a glimpse of the full breadth of work the museum had to offer, so only…