Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles D'Avignon'

Long recognized as one of the most significant paintings of the twentieth century contributors to this volume consider Picasso''s Les Demoiselles d''Avignon from a variety of methodological and topical perspectives including psychoanalytical feminist historical and postcolonial. Through these various analyzes the contributors explore the power and significance of Les Demoiselles d''Avignon situating the work within twentieth century art history and debates over Primitivism sexuality and stylistic change.