Today in Spain: Friday, June 18

Friday, June 18, 2010

Today's Lunch

I had lunch outside the Picasso Museum....

Today I went to the Museum Picasso because it was one of the museums on this art ticket I bought for 22euros you get admission to 7 museums. Which is a great deal considering Joan Miro is 8 euro and Casa Mila is 11 euro and Picasso is 11 as well just to get in the card has already paid for itself and the best museums on the card I am saving for last...MACBA, CCCB.

In regards to this museum...

I am sure glad I didn't pay the 11 euros...

A long time ago I was speaking with an art student and I asked him who his favorite artists were...and then mentioned something about Picasso...at which point the gentleman blurted out...."OH, PICASSO WAS A HACK!"

Now I am not for sure I can say Picasso was a hack...I think coming up with a brand new style of painting is admirable...and his early works are brilliant...but I found myself going through the museum looking at the works and thinking to myself...geeze...I think maybe Picasso was a hack!...Though I overheard a docent telling a crowd he was the most wealthy artist of the century... So maybe everyone knows something I don't...hack or not I am on the fence, but I would not pay to go see this museum. (Glad I had the card)