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Included are more than 130 artworks from the Mus\u00e9e National Picasso-Paris and other institutions, as well as Louvre Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, and other regional collections that suggest the artist\u2019s influence on the Arab world; also featured are works by key Arab modernists who have engaged with Picasso\u2019s legacy, such as Jewad Selim&#8217;s Alqailoula [The Nap] (1958, below).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66681\" src=\"https:\/\/magpie.ae\/staging4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9Departement-de-la-culture-et-du-tourisme-\u2013-Abu-Dhabi.-Photo_-Danilo-Quiambao-Seven-Studios-7.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2135\" height=\"1389\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition offers a chronological itinerary of Picasso\u2019s radical transformations, intertwining figuration with enduring mythological archetypes across painting, sculpture, drawing, and ceramics. 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