Political Clash Over Iconic Picasso Painting in Spain

Tensions are rising between the Madrid and Basque regional governments in Spain over a request to temporarily house Picasso's iconic painting Guernica at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. The Basque government has made repeated requests to display the artwork, which has been kept at the Reina Sofía museum in Madrid since 1992, in order to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the bombing of the Basque town.

However, the Madrid government has consistently refused these requests, leading to a heated exchange of words between the two sides. The Basque leaders have accused Madrid of being