Mis?-appropriation. Presentation of the project and zambomba flamenca

Pablo Picasso and Málaga-born Vicente Serra had the following conversation at La Californie in November 1957:

‘What a pity it is, Pablo, that apart from admiring you as an artist they can’t know about your human worth in your birthplace. Then again, it’s only logical that you don’t remember [Málaga] either after all these years.’

‘What do you mean I don’t remember it?’ he replied. ‘Come with me.’ And he took him up to the second floor and showed him a window in a sort of tower, saying: ‘See this window? I’ve had it put in facing south, which is where Málaga is, and when I look out, it’s as if I can see it and smell it.’

That is how Picasso, speaking from his house in the South of France, referred to his city of birth. Such recollections of the south, the Mediterranean and Málaga were constant throughout his long life and career.

In this connection the Museo Picasso Málaga presents Mis?-appropriation, a citizen participation project based on the creative work of more than 300 people. It explores the concept of appropriation in art, examining the mark Picasso left on Málaga and vice-versa. The result is a collective work consisting of the successive creation, intervention and manipulation of images by different participants who address this two-way relationship.

The groups who have taken part in the project are invited to the presentation. The event will also be enlivened by Alejandro Estrada’s zambomba flamenca, a Christmas musical show based on songs and traditions of Jérez.