Matisse: The Red Studio
Not since The Red Studio left Matisse’s atelier in 1911 have all the artworks represented in the painting been reunited. Matisse: The Red Studio was much about this once-in-a-lifetime reunion of artworks as it was about the painting’s storied history.
The gallery experience began in a long corridor with large typographic excerpts from Matisse’s letter to his patron articulating his intention behind his new painting. Upon entering the space, bold headings announced the exhibition’s layout on two large gallery walls—“The Story” and “The Studio”. In the former gallery, large chapter-like headers detailed specific moments in the painting’s history giving visitors an immediate sense of time and place with large wallpapers create an immersive effect.
