The Picasso Papers

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Summary: An Important Text
Review: Rosalind Krauss's brief, glimmering text offers the perfect counterpoint to thin biographical essays on the artist. In _Picasso Papers_, Krauss looks closely at Picasso's early collages, reading them in light of her keen understanding of Picasso's overall ouevre and life. Krauss argues effectively for Picasso's revolutionary use of linguistic structures in the early collages, and mirrors her argument with her poetic use of language. This book is perfect for those interested in the life and work of Picasso and should be required reading for people interested in critical theory and contemporary studies of Modern art.