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Affichage des articles du mars 12, 2012

SEEING MATISSE DIFFERENTLY

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Friday and Saturday when I had gone past the Beaubourg, there had been no queues for the Matisse exhibition which opened last week. So I thought on Monday there would be no-one. Exhibitions  are rather like the traffic today. One never knows when there are going to be jams even if the hour is chosen carefully. With my card I left the long line outside and went up to the 6th floor. At least from there, the view of Paris is always an exhibition in itself. Outiside the Beaubourg   197 people were inside but it was not overcrowded. Also I tend to go «my way» rather than following a chronological order.   I am not a great Matisse fan but this exhibition was of interest to me as it was based on «Pairs and Series». Perhaps forgettable that themes were the very heart of his work from the beginning to the end. (1869-1954). It’s not often that you see this repetition placed together and the way he explored his work. Looking at the different themes I found that he was questioning h