hatred for war, the most famous being “Guernica” (1937). During WWII, Picasso stayed in Nazi-occupied Paris, and when France was liberated, he joined the French Communist Party. He actively participated in international peace congresses, including the Paris Peace Congress in 1949, creating drawings of doves to promote the events.

Did you know the dove being a symbol for #peace is a Picasso invention? I didn’t until today. 🕊️

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Pablo Picasso, “Massacre in Korea” (1951), oil on plywood, new exhibition “Picasso for Asia” at M+ #Museum, which I finally visited for the first time today. The piece was inspired by reports of American atrocities in the Korean War like the No Gun Ri Massacre, when U.S. soldiers massacred Korean refugees. It is a powerful, anti-war #painting.

Shaken by the bombing of the town of Guernica in Spain, Picasso created several works to express his

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