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In autumn 2024, the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen/Basel will hold the first Henri Matisse retrospective in Switzerland and the German-speaking world in almost 20 years. Featuring around 80 works from major European and American museums and private collections, the exhibition will highlight the development and diversity of the artist’s groundbreaking oeuvre. It will take as its starting point Charles Baudelaire’s poem «Invitation to the Voyage» (1857). Many motifs and key themes of Matisse’s work echo those found in Baudelaire’s poem. The latest in a long line of unparalleled exhibitions such as «Paul Gauguin» (2015), «Monet» (2017) and «The Young Picasso – Blue and Rose Periods» (2019), «Matisse» will be on view at the Fondation Beyeler from 22 September 2024 to 26 January 2025. Henri Matisse (1869–1954) ranks among the most famous exponents of modern art. His ground-breaking work has profoundly influenced generations of artists, from his contemporaries up to the present day. In freeing colour from the motif and simplifying forms, he redefined painting and imbued art with a hitherto unknown lightness. Matisse was also an innovator in the realm of sculpture, and in his late cut-outs he devised a distinctive interplay of painting, drawing and sculpture. The exhibition takes as its starting point Charles Baudelaire’s poem Invitation to the Voyage (1857), which Matisse repeatedly referred to. Its poetic leitmotifs of luxury, peace and pleasure («luxe, calme et volupté») are guiding principles of Matisse’s work and capture the very essence of his artistic output. Following Baudelaire’s poem, the exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler is thus conceived as a journey through Matisse’s work and life, in which travel played an important part.
Art Print
Henri Matisse
Each work of art is an original which is part of what makes it so special. The disadvantage, however, is that the work cannot be in several places at once. As a way of allowing us to look at paintings outside as well as inside the museum, the Fondation Beyeler creates high-quality fine art prints of selected works digital printed on high-quality papers that are resistant to ageing.
Swatch
Henri Matisse
A miniature masterpiece for your wrist, this Swatch x Tate watch is inspired by The Snail, 1953 by Henri Matisse. The limited-edition watches were created as part of the “Swatch Art Journey”, a collaboration between Swatch and renowned museums, studios, and art institutions.
Puzzle
Dinner with Matisse
The idea of cutting up a picture into small pieces, and then having fun trying to reassemble it again, is over 250 years old. In our digital present, too, jigsaw puzzles have lost none of their appeal, either for children or for adults. Doing a jigsaw of an artwork is a particularly enjoyable way of getting to know a painting in detail.
The exhibition is generously supported by:
as well as further patrons who prefer to stay anonymous.
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