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Picasso’s Guernica Tapestry Returns to the United Nations

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月曜日, 2月 7, 2022

Picassos iconic Guernica tapestry has been cared for by conservators and rehung outside the United Nations Security Council Chamber, it was announced today by Nelson A. Rockefeller, Jr., whose family has been the longtime steward of the tapestry.

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  • Picassos iconic Guernica tapestry has been cared for by conservators and rehung outside the United Nations Security Council Chamber, it was announced today by Nelson A. Rockefeller, Jr., whose family has been the longtime steward of the tapestry.
  • I am delighted and deeply grateful, along with my family, for the careful stewardship the Secretary General and the broader United Nations team has provided for the Guernica tapestry.
  • The Guernica tapestry with its probing symbolism its depiction of horrific aspects of human nature - wrestles with the cruelty, darkness, and also a seed of hope within humanity.
  • The Guernica tapestry is meant to be experienced and interpreted, with Picasso refusing to share its message when asked.