Inventing The Modern Blockbuster - Picasso At The Tate In 1960
The 1960 Picasso show at the Tate not only sold record numbers of catalogues and saw record numbers of patrons through the turnstiles; it reinvented what Britain thought of its place on the world stage - and changed the lives of artists like David Hockney, who's now got a blockbuster of his own. Thank god the "ladies' committee" pulled off the sangria. The Observer (UK) 01/28/12

Posted January 29, 2012 08:36 AM