PICASSO IN COLOMBIA

An entrepreneur asks museums and galleries around the world to loan their Picassos for a symbolic exhibition of peace in war-torn Bogota, Colombia. Only one in 100 says yes – but our friend manages to collect 37 paintings. Were loaners afraid for the safety of their treasures? “Actually, walking along this street, I’m probably more in danger than the paintings back at the museum,” he says. Then he admitted that one asked for “war insurance,” which doesn’t exist. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)