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Matisse

Installation view of the Matisse in the Studio exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (5 August - 12 November 2017)

RA Exhibitions

< 4 years ago

Inside the show: Matisse in the Studio

From African masks to ornate furniture, the objects that Henri Matisse collected throughout his life played a key role in his art. Learn more in these videos with curator Ann Dumas.

Installation view of the Matisse in the Studio exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art, London (5 August - 12 November 2017)

RA Exhibitions

4 years ago

Podcast: Matisse’s portraits

In the studio, Matisse battled between portraying a physical resemblance of his sitter and what he understood to be their more lasting, essential character. Co-curator Ellen McBreen explores how the artist explored the possibilities of portraiture throughout his career.

Yinka Shonibare RA, Cheeky Little Astronomer (detail)

RA Exhibitions

4 years ago

Podcast: cultural appropriation in the arts

Artists Yinka Shonibare RA and WESSIELING join ‘Matisse in the Studio’ co-curator Ellen McBreen to examine the ethical and artistic considerations of cultural appropriation within the arts, in a discussion chaired by writer and broadcaster Bidisha.
, Photograph of Matisse painting the model Zita at 1 Place Charles-Félix, Nice

RA Exhibitions

4 years ago

Matisse’s studio: “an interior world of his own making”

With our Matisse in the Studio exhibition now open, Nicholas Watkins reveals the artist’s working practice – orchestrating objects and models in his French ateliers to explore colour, line and space.
Burlington House from the Annenburg Courtyard

RA Exhibitions

5 years ago

What’s coming up in 2017 at the Royal Academy of Arts

The RA’s Artistic Director introduces our 2017 exhibition programme, which explores some of the most momentous developments in 20th-century art.

Anthony Caro, Forum

RA Recommends

> 6 years ago

Our pick of this week’s art events: 17 – 23 July

From a major survey of Anthony Caro RA’s work at The Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle to the abstract paintings of William Gear RA, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
Tess Jaray RA

Artists

< 7 years ago

‘In Tangier’: an extract from Tess Jaray’s new book

This short memoir is taken from painter Tess Jaray RA’s new book, ‘The Blue Cupboard: Inspirations and Recollections’.
The interior of the chapel with the altar and the Tree of Life stained-glass window

Artists

> 7 years ago

An extract from ‘Matisse: The Chapel at Vence’

Read an extract from RA Publications’ new book on the chapel that Henri Matisse considered his greatest work.
Mali Morris RA, Glide

Artists

> 7 years ago

Cutting it fine

As Tate Modern mounts a major show of Matisse’s cut-outs, painter Mali Morris RA pays tribute to the artist’s directness, inventiveness and exuberance