60 years after his disappearance, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) never ceases to mark spirits as his imprint in the history of art of the twentieth century is deep and unavoidable. The artist who delivers at the end of his life what he considers his masterpiece, the Chapel of Vence, has since ceased to fascinate, to mark, to question generations of artists. 12 contemporary artists, pay homage to Matisse in the form of a letter - which delivers the emotion that still arouses the work of Matisse; - questioning artists about their ...
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60 years after his disappearance, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) never ceases to mark spirits as his imprint in the history of art of the twentieth century is deep and unavoidable. The artist who delivers at the end of his life what he considers his masterpiece, the Chapel of Vence, has since ceased to fascinate, to mark, to question generations of artists. 12 contemporary artists, pay homage to Matisse in the form of a letter - which delivers the emotion that still arouses the work of Matisse; - questioning artists about their artistic practice, their concerns about color, line, composition; - a reflection on painting and its current evolutions.
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