Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
“Drawing with scissors”—that’s how Henri Matisse described the unique creative freedom he felt using the medium of cut paper to create works of art, like his celebrated artist’s book, “Jazz.”
Ahead of the opening of “Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color,” discover the story behind this wildly successful book with exhibition curator Emily Ziemba. And see the exhibition on view March 7.
Images:
Henri Matisse’s “Icarus” and “The Horse, the Rider, and the Clown,” both from “Jazz,” 1947. Printed by Edmond Vairel, published by Tériade for Éditions Verve. The Art Institute of Chicago, Simeon B. Williams Fund. ©2026 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
“Drawing with scissors”—that’s how Henri Matisse described the unique creative freedom he felt using the medium of cut paper to create works of art, like his celebrated artist’s book, “Jazz.”
Ahead of the opening of “Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color,” discover the story behind this wildly successful book with exhibition curator Emily Ziemba. And see the exhibition on view March 7.
Images:
Henri Matisse’s “Icarus” and “The Horse, the Rider, and the Clown,” both from “Jazz,” 1947. Printed by Edmond Vairel, published by Tériade for Éditions Verve. The Art Institute of Chicago, Simeon B. Williams Fund. ©2026 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
