SPAIN Bilbao Fine Arts Museum/Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao Plaza del Museo, 2 48011 BILBAO Spain Telephone: (34) 94 439 60 60 Fax: (34) 94 439 61 45 http://www.museobilbao.com/ PAPER ART (VII). PICASSO AND BOOKS. BANCAJA COLLECTION 18 September - 30 November 2008 Included in this exhibition are 25 books from the Bancaja Collection, each of which provides an insight into the most important aspects of a little-known facet of the artist’s activity. Picasso produced illustrations for books by several major writers in what were conceived as very special editions, often for a highly select public. The artist employed a wide variety of techniques to illustrate works by a broad range of authors, from the Greek classics to contemporaries, acting as sole artist-illustrator or sharing the task of illustrating with others. He was equally happy working for the most powerful publishers or disinterestedly for friends.