For all in SF this weekend: don’t miss
@sfmoma opening of Femme au chapeau, with one of my favorite artists of all time at the forefront - Matisse. The exhibition revisits the 1905 debut of the painting that essentially detonated the rules of modern art and launched Fauvism, bringing together works by Matisse, Henri Manguin, Derain, Marquet, and others in a reconstruction of the original Salon d’Automne gallery.
What I especially love is how the show traces the ripple effect of this one painting across generations, all the way to Bay Area legends like Richard Diebenkorn and Joan Brown. I won’t be here but look forward to seeing it when I am back… this feels like one of those rare SFMOMA exhibitions that reminds you why San Francisco has such an important place in modern art history.
Pictured here are a few of my favorites from the stunning exhibition preview images:
1 - Rachel Harrison, Hoarders, 2012; courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York; © Rachel Harrison, courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York; photo: John Berens
2 - André Derain, Henri Matisse, 1905; Tate; © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; photo: Tate
3 - Richard Diebenkorn, Woman in Hat and Gloves, 1963; private collection; © 2026 Richard Diebenkorn Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; photo: courtesy Sotheby’s, Inc. © 2026
4 - Henri Manguin, Jeanne sur le balcon de la Villa Demiere, 1905; private collection; © 2026 Henri Manguin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; photo: © Fabrice Lepeltier
5 - Henri Matisse, Femme au chapeau (Woman with a Hat), 1905; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, bequest of Elise S. Haas; photo: Glen Cheriton for SFMOMA
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