It was a thrill to see Matisse: the Cut-Outs last weekend at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The groundbreaking exhibit, at MoMA through February 8, 2015, is the largest presentation of the cut-outs ever shown. It includes approximately 100 cut-outs – from public and private collections around the world – along with Henri Matisse's related drawings, prints, illustrated books, stained glass and textiles. A note: Years ago, Jazz, Matisse's wonderful illustrated and hand-written book, was out of print. A friend searched and tracked down a second-hand production copy for me for my birthday. It was one of my most treasured gifts. And last weekend I saw the original. Links: Interactive MoMA site: Link > My blog post and video on the exhibit at the Tate in London, before coming to MoMA: Link > New York Times review and slideshow: Link > |
I think of Isabella Stewart Gardner in April, when the nasturtiums flow from the courtyard balconies of the villa-museum she created in Boston. She was an inspiring woman, collector and patron of the arts. While at Simmons College, I'd often visit her "Palace" next door, and sit surrounded by art and flowers in the courtyard garden even in winter. Later as a journalist, before the tragic, still unsolved 1990 theft of masterpieces there, I wrote the attached article about the Gardner Museum....
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