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| Henri Matisse 1952 The sorrow of the king. Photo: Centre Pompidou, Paris |
The exhibition, featuring more than 100 works of brilliant colour and inventiveness by French artist Henri Matisse, has been developed by the Art Gallery of NSW in collaboration with France’s leading modern art museum, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne.
Matisse: Life & Spirit will be the single greatest exhibition of Matisse works ever seen in Sydney and includes the largest display of the artist’s triumphant late ‘cut-outs’ ever seen in Australia. The exhibition comprises paintings, drawings and sculptures and reveals how Matisse constantly renewed and revitalised his art across six decades.
Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said the exhibition was a major coup for Sydney.
“The NSW Government’s support for Matisse: Life & Spirit demonstrates our determination to cement Sydney’s position as the cultural capital of Australia, and NSW as the premier visitor economy of the Asia Pacific,” Mr Ayres said.
“The Art Gallery’s major Matisse exhibition is the perfect cultural event to welcome our interstate and international visitors back to Sydney for the summer.”
Art Gallery of NSW director Dr Michael Brand said he was extremely proud to collaborate with his international colleagues to bring to Sydney one of the world’s greatest collections of Matisse.
“We are deeply grateful to the Centre Pompidou for their extraordinary generosity allowing so many treasures of France to come to Sydney,” Dr Brand said.
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