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MATISSE – INVITATION TO THE VOYAGE

In autumn 2024, the Fondation Beyeler will host the first Henri Matisse retrospective in the German-speaking world in almost 20 years. Matisse was one of the most important artists of the Modernist movement. His ground-breaking work has had a profound influence on art across many generations, from his contemporaries to present day artists. By liberating colour from the subject and simplifying forms, he created a new basis for painting and introduced a new lightness to art. With more than 70 major works on loan from prestigious European and American museums as well as private collections, the exhibition focuses on the development and diversity of the artist’s pioneering oeuvre.

The exhibition ‘Matisse – Invitation to the Voyage’ will run from 22 September 2024 to 26 January 2025 at the Fondation Beyeler.