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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Matisse: The Red Studio

Henri Matisse, The Red Studio, 1911.

May 1 – Sept 10, 2022
11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019, United States

Henri Matisse’s painting The Red Studio (1911) offers a strangely floating glimpse into the artist’s atelier in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux. Enveloped in the bright red room are stools, crayons, a grandfather clock, and an array of Matisse’s own works, including ceramic plates. It is often said that the painting is a self-portrait without a face. For this exhibition, MoMA brings together the art and objects pictured within The Red Studio and shows them alongside the famous work. Two of these paintings are privately owned and have not been on view for 50 years. —Clara Molot

Travels to: SMK, Copenhagen (October 13, 2022 – February 26, 2023)

Photo: © 2022 Succession H. Matisse/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York