The Importance of Laughing at Picasso

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"I don't think people like him. Like I think his work is difficult," says the curator of a new Picasso exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. "It's all part of my grand plan of emasculation and, you know, plummeting his stalks", he adds. The show was put together as part of a global celebration of the 50th anniversary of his death.

Comedian Hannah Gadsby railed against Pablo Picasso in “Nanette.” So why are they curating an exhibition timed to the 50th anniversary of his death? Gadsby and author Claire Dederer explain what we should do with art from monstrous artists.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

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