Picasso the soap opera

This had the lot – love, fame, tragedy, octopuses.

Shock revelation – artist responds to life.

I hope to go back for another look. I didnt leave feeling as energised as I have done after other Picasso shows.

Despite the materialist pedagogy of the exhibition (which wasn’t uninteresting – just banal) seeing Picasso’s work always offers glimpses into the interplay of internal and external stimuli – conscious and unconscious forces in his work.