Henri Matisse - Alex Katz Exhibition, The Silence of Painting, at the Matisse Museum in Nice
MATISSE MUSEUM
From October 28, 2026 to January 18, 2027
From October 28, 2026, to January 18, 2027, the Matisse Museum in Nice entrusts all its galleries to Alex Katz, born in Brooklyn in 1927. Conceived with the painter and curated by Aymeric Jeudy, the exhibition creates a dialogue between his works and the museum's collection.
How long can an aesthetic shock last? In February 1949, Alex Katz, then a student at Cooper Union, discovered the "Interiors of Vence" at Pierre Matisse's gallery in New York. Three-quarters of a century later, the Matisse Museum opens all its galleries to him for an exhibition conceived with the painter himself.
Paintings, drawings, cutouts, and prints engage in a dialogue with the collection, from Nude, painted in 1951, to Lilies 13, completed in 2025. The title echoes Louis Aragon, who christened one of these 1947 canvases The Inhabited Silence of Houses.
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MATISSE MUSEUM
From October 28, 2026 to January 18, 2027
164 avenue des Arènes de Cimiez, 06000 Nice
Open daily except Tuesdays, 10am-5pm
Admission: €12
