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The publication showcases a collection of fresh writings from notable figures, including Picasso biographer John Richardson and contemporary artist Jeff Koons. It features an imagined dialogue between Roberto Otero and Picasso, an essay by Hélène Parmelin, and reprints of key texts from past Avignon exhibitions by Christian Zervos, Rafael Alberti, and René Char. This blend of contemporary insights and historical context offers a rich exploration of Picasso's legacy and influence.

Between March and October of 1968 Picasso produced 347 etchings in varying sizes and techniques. Uncharacteristically, he did very little drawing and almost no painting during that year. He abandoned sculpture altogether. Instead he turened his gaze almost entirely in the direction of the etchings. His concentration on them to the exclusion of other media marks Suite 347 as a particularly condensed site for the construction of meaning. One of the aims of this book is to establish how and under what conditions he contructed that meaning.