PICASSO

After decades as the 'mama of Dada' or less, Gertrude Stein is now suddenly somebody...In the world [of the Art Establishment] 'valu e' is a function of relentless publicity, and the Gertrude Stein we are currently being offered is largely controlled by the Picasso Holding Company...[The 1923 work] is authentic Steinese and OK because sui generis. It tells no lies and is seldom addictive. You c an take it or leave it, and small doses can exhilarate. In this book it comports with the plates The long essay is different/ it mak es as if...[Read more]