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Originally posted by neighsayer
Has anyone been to the "Matisse Picasso" juxtaposition exhibit at MOMA Queens? Is it as amazing as it sounds? I am a devout Picasso fan, and a semi-devout Matisse fan, and have been to countless exhibits of each. I am concerned I am building myself up for a letdown.
neigh(closet art buff)sayer
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I have been to it. If there were about 50,000 fewer people in the exhibit with me it would have been more enjoyable. WAaay too crowded.
Like you I am a devout Picasso fan and a semi-devout Matisse fan. I would say it was a very good (but not great) exhibit. I really liked seeing the juxtaposition and it was weird - I always thought of Picasso as the more subversive one, but when you see them together, Matisse looks more subversive because Picasso goes for the shock and Matisse is subtle (except for one portrait of his wife, which is downright scary). There was some stuff I had never seen or heard of before. Overall I really enjoyed it but the people there were really pissing me off - rude and way too many of them. Grrr. The audio commentary was also ok - it was a conversation between experts rather than a straight narrative. One of the experts was annoying. I would definitely recommend, but don't expect the earth.
