“Guernica,” an 11- by 25-foot painting, is a political, anti-war statement in response to the bombing of Guernica in the Basque region of Spain. Through the symbolic depiction of death and ...

Inspired by the bombing of Guernica, a Basque town devastated during the Spanish Civil War, Picasso’s Guernica employs a stark monochromatic palette to heighten the sense of tragedy, evoking the ...

On the 52nd death anniversary of the iconic artist, we speak with members of the city’s art community to learn why the name ...

Discover Eastern Europe's military history, from Mongol invasions to WWII's turning points, and the enduring legacy of heroes ...

Art has long been a tool for resistance, documenting history and challenging power — raising the question, can it ever truly be apolitical?

The sweet desires of youth sound, wild with power, On strings of brass, in burning tambourines. And from that mighty music ...

STEADY_PAYWALL___ Steer’s biographer, Nicholas Rankin, would later write that the bombing of Guernica “brought the brutality of colonial warfare home to white people. Since the First World War, when a ...

Created after being shaken up by the bombing of the Spanish town Guernica during the civil war, Picasso’s monochrome painting is a moving piece depicting suffering through a screaming horse ...

A new exhibition at M+ reveals how Picasso's works have inspired creativity, and hope, in artists from across Asia and ...