Henri Matisse : the cut-outs / edited by Karl Buchberg, Nicholas Cullinan, Jodi Hauptman and Nicholas Serota ; with essays by Karl Buchberg, Nicholas Cullinan, Samantha Friedman, Flavia Frigeri, Markus Gross, Jodi Hauptman, Stephan Lohrengel and Nicholas Serota.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Tate Modern London, 17th April-7th September 2014, and Museum of Modern Art, New York, 19th October 2014-10th February 2015. Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-283) and index.
Contents:
Materials and techniques / Karl Buchberg, Markus Gross and Stephan Lohrengel. Inventing a new operation / Jodi Hauptman -- 'An agreeable distraction' / Nicholas Cullinan -- In the studio : a photo essay -- Avant la lettre / Samantha Friedman -- Game and endgame / Samantha Friedman -- Chapel Factory / Flavia Frigeri -- Bodies and waves / Jodi Hauptman -- Chromatic composition / Nicholas Cullinan -- Materials and techniques / Karl Buchberg, Markus Gross and Stephan Lohrengel.
Summary:
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is one of the leading figures of modern art. His unparalleled cut-outs are among the most significant of any artist's late works. When ill health first prevented Matisse from painting, he began to cut into painted paper with scissors as his primary technique to make maquettes for a number of commissions, from books and stained-glass window designs to tapestries and ceramics.Taking the form of a studio diary, this publication re-examines the cut-outs in terms of the methods and materials that Matisse used, and looks at the tensions in the works between finish and process; fine art and decoration; contemplation and utility; and drawing and colour. Accompanying a major touring exhibition in 2014 and 2015, this lavishly illustrated book will include an extensive collection of previously unpublished archival photographs from this period of Matisse's life, from 1943 up to his death in 1954, as well as scholarly texts by leading authorities on the artist. 'Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs' promises to be an extremely special contribution to the Matisse bibliography and will surely become the definitive publication on the cut-outs.
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