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MOMA’s Interactive Picasso

Museum websites, ironically, are not always a great source for viewing art.  They tend to be more of large-scale teasers for the actual museum (for which they get to actually charge you), kind of like those temporary websites built for new Hollywood films.

Picasso GuitarTherefore, I am somewhat impressed that the Museum of Modern Art has done a decently good job with their online, interactive exhibit of Picasso’s Guitars.  His work building a cardboard guitar and collage was groundbreaking in the 1910s, opening new possibilities of abstraction for artists.  High quality photos, videos, and audio commentary make this site a very complete experience, truly bringing you to a deeper understanding of the legend’s method and intentions.

We all know that Picasso was a master at playing with dimension, color, and shape.  This charming exhibit might get you closer to the how and the why of it all.