Un clip de Bigflo et Oli tourné devant un immense Picasso aux Abattoirs de Toulouse
French rap duo Bigflo et Oli filmed a live session of their song "Picasso" in front of Pablo Picasso's monumental stage curtain "La Dépouille du Minotaure en costume d'Arlequin" (1936) at the Abattoirs museum in Toulouse. The video, directed by Antoine Zago-Honnorat, features nine musicians and draws on Latin and Spanish pop influences, with the duo citing inspiration from Spanish artist Rusowsky. The choice of venue is personal: the brothers grew up visiting the museum, and Oli co-curated an exhibition there in 2024–2025 titled "Le Musée imaginaire d'Oli," which attracted over 100,000 visitors.
The clip reignites debate about Picasso's legacy, as critics on social media accused the duo of invoking the painter's imagery without addressing the violence in his personal life, particularly toward women like Dora Maar and Françoise Gilot. Oli acknowledged in a video that "Picasso is problematic" and said the duo hesitated to include the song on their album due to its lighter tone, not the controversy. The article highlights the tension between aesthetic admiration for Picasso's work and growing critical scrutiny of his biography, a discourse fueled by scholars such as Rosalind Krauss and authors like Arianna Huffington and Sophie Chauveau.