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Tate Liverpool have been working on this secretly for a few years now and called a Press Conference today for the Big Announcement.

My initial reaction, I admit was ‘hmm, Picasso again, haven’t we done that before?’ But now I’m actually quite excited as the show focuses on Picasso’s political activism and campaigning for peace and covers the period 1944 to 1973. And now I think about it, I’ve only seen Picasso’s in isolation so I’m looking forward to being immersed in a massive show of these works in context.

A major exhibition bringing together over 150 works by Picasso from across the world will be presented at Tate Liverpool from 21 May to 30 August 2010. Picasso: Peace and Freedom will reveal a fascinating new insight into the artist’s life as a tireless political activist and campaigner for peace, challenging the widely-held view of the artist as creative genius, playboy and compulsive extrovert.
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