Overview
- The exhibition, which opens Friday, runs through August 16 and brings together 45 works by Matisse and 49 by other artists.
- Curated by Aurélie Verdier of the Centre Pompidou, the show casts Matisse as a generous host in dialogue with peers such as Picasso, Braque and Bonnard.
- Women artists have a notable presence, including Sonia Delaunay, Françoise Gilot, Natalia Goncharova, Baya, Anna‑Eva Bergman and Zoulikha Bouabdellah.
- Highlights include Matisse’s late paper cut‑outs—works he described as painting with scissors—and the Jazz plates on loan from the Musée Matisse de Grenoble.
- The transfer is possible because the Pompidou began a multi‑year renovation in summer 2025 that closed the museum to the public.