Picasso magic

Picasso: The Mediterranean Years (1945–61)
Gagosian Gallery, 6–24 Britannia Street, WC1, until 28 August

The Gagosian Gallery has been remodelled for this exhibition by the architect Annabelle Selldorf, who has translated the normally looming white spaces into a succession of more sympathetic but nonetheless dramatic rooms. The expectant visitor enters via a black door to be confronted by a large but standard earthenware vase that Picasso has transformed by painting it with a brief yellow bikini.