TAB Event - "Matisse et Bonnard: Lumière de la Méditerranée" Exhibition

Closes in 9 days
At Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art
Media: Painting, Art Talk

This exhibition presents the richly colored worlds of two great painters of the twentieth century: Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947). The two stood out amidst the emerging new art movements of the time, and their influence continues to this day.
In the course of establishing their own unique artistic styles, both eventually chose southern France as the place to pursue their art. Matisse settled for extended periods in Nice and Venice, while Bonnard settled in Le Cannet near Cannes. In the bright sunlight of the Mediterranean coast, their art deepened and matured with palettes that reflected the vitality of life itself. Matisse and Bonnard also built a lifelong friendship. In their letters, they exchanged ideas on painting as well as news about their respective families and the happenings around them.
For this exhibition the museum has received a generous loan of important works from the Matistse and Bonnard families, from two Matisse museums in Nice and Le Cateau-Cambrésis, and other domestic and overseas museums including the Pompidou Center and private collections. Owing to their support, the museum has been able to assemble this exhibition of approximately 120 works. Photographs of Matisse and Bonnard at work, photographs taken by Bonnard and other items are also on display. The exhibition catalog contains Japanese translations of the letters exchanged by the two artists.

Lectures:
"Bonnard's Paris and the Mediterranean" April 5th (Sat) 14:00-16:00
Norio Shimada (Bridgestone Museum of Art/ Art historian)

"Henri Matisse and th 20th Century American Art" April 19th (Sat) 14:00-16:00
Masayuki Tanaka (Mosashino Art University)

"Environments Surrounding Matisse and Bonnard" May 10th (Sat) 14:00-16:00
Haruki Yaegashi (Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art/ Art historian)

[Image: Pierre Bonnard "Coin de table" (1935) Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris]

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