An X-ray diffraction of Henri Matisse's "Blue Nude II," at the Pompidou Center, Paris, February 19, 2025. HERVÉ VÉRONÈSE Renzo Piano has never been a man of systems, but he has always liked coherence.

The much-heralded exhibition of Matisse cut-outs currently at the Museum of Modern Art was previously at the Tate Modern, with a few less items than here, but it broke all attendance records and was ...

The 1940s were looking dire for Henri Matisse. The Nazis had just invaded France, and an operation to treat his abdominal cancer had saved his life but taken a grisly toll on his body. Amid that bleak ...

Inside Henri Matisse’s final masterpieces at a blockbuster show of unparalleled scale at the Grand Palais in Paris — a vibrant explosion of color and creativity that transformed modern art. Following ...