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“Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal” opens this weekend and we’re giving you a sneak peek 🎨✨ Our latest exhibition restages the painting’s explosive 1905 debut—when Matisse’s bold color and expressive brushwork stunned the Paris art world. The exhibition traces the painting’s impact from Matisse’s contemporaries to artists working today, including Bay Area visionaries influenced by its daring spirit. 1. An unexpected view of Matisse’s “Femme au chapeau” (Woman with a Hat), and the last look you get of the work as you exit the exhibition.  2. Oil paintings by André Derain and Ramon Pichot in a gallery restaging the salon where “Femme au chapeau” debuted.  3. News articles from 1905 report on Matisse, critic’s reactions, and “the scandal”. 4. An ode to Leo and Gertrude Stein’s apartment where the siblings had “Femme au chapeau” displayed. 5. Rachel Harrison, “Hoarders,” (2012) 6. Hilary Harkness, “Answered Prayers,” (2014) 7. Introducing: “Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Moder...

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