黑料不打烊

As the largest solo exhibition by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) in China to date, this exhibition is presented by UCCA in collaboration with Mus茅e Matisse Le Cateau-Cambr茅sis and features more than 200 works by the artist from the museum鈥檚 collection. It covers Matisse鈥檚 entire career and the full range of his practice, encompassing mediums including oil painting, sculpture, ink drawings, prints, cut-outs, illustrations, sketches, and textiles.

The exhibition is titled 鈥淢atisse by Matisse鈥� with an intention to emphasize Matisse鈥檚 role as 鈥渃urator鈥� of the exhibition, as most of the works are from his personal collection, and the display of each artwork fully respects and references his wishes. 鈥淢atisse by Matisse鈥� could thus be regarded as a unique artistic legacy left behind by the artist, exemplifying most directly and intimately his artistic practice, creative processes, and ideas about art.

The exhibition is organized into ten sections, following the chronology of Matisse鈥檚 life and career, and marked by his signature touches throughout. It includes his early copies of old masters and stylistic explorations as an art student; works representative of the artist鈥檚 turn towards Fauvism; and later, in the 1920 and 1930s, his study of the human body and portraiture through mediums such as sculpture, sketches, and prints. Other sections show the inspiration and influence of his 1930 trip to Tahiti; an iconic series of colorful oil paintings and ink drawings from the 1940s; the cut-outs, book illustrations, and textile works of his later years; and the artifacts, sketches, and models from his work on the chapel at Vence when he was almost in his eighties. An additional section organized by the curatorial team at UCCA will discuss Matisse and Fauvism鈥檚 influence on the modern painting movement in China from the 1920s to 1940s.