Pablo Picasso’s Self-portrait, 81 x 60 cm, oil on canvas, created in Paris at the end of 1901. [Photo/Courtesy of Museé national Picasso-Paris and Succession Picasso 2019]

7. Picasso: Birth of a Genius 

UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing (June 15-Sep 1)

In this summer, few in the Chinese capital could avoid the Picasso craze that was felt nearly everywhere, online and offline, thanks to the blockbuster UCCA show, Picasso: Birth of a Genius. 

Official UCCA data reveals that about 350,000 people visited the show over its 80-day duration, making it one of the most sought-after events on the art calendar in the country in 2019.

The Beijing exhibition chronicled the first three decades of Picasso's career, with 103 works – 34 paintings, 14 sculptures and 55 works on paper, from the collection of the Picasso-Paris National Museum tracing his development from childhood.