Picasso or bust: why Fox and other puritans find his work so shocking

In censoring the breasts in Women of Algiers during a TV report on its record-breaking sale, Fox proved the raw sexuality of his paintings is still vital

I am not surprised Fox has censored Picasso’s breasts. It is absurd and creepy to blur out the bosoms of his Women of Algiers in a report on the painting that set a new world record this week. But it is not completely impossible to understand, because if you were a puritan or a fundamentalist or just hated women’s bodies, Picasso’s breasts are the kind of breasts you might find shocking.

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