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Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters looks great at the Nasher in Durham. Beautiful show, beautiful building, less than an hour from GSO.
The focus on the art of collecting, the shifting perspective on what defines high art, and the personal history of the collectors will interest some visitors.
But I'd guess most people will just dig being very close to some really nice work by Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh, and others.
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Could you link some of the articles that have been written about this collection over the years if you have time. I'm fascinated each time you post about it.
Posted by: Account Deleted | Nov 08, 2012 at 06:45 PM
The Michael Palin documentary is kind of fun -- Here's the trailer. One of the best things written was this piece by my namesake, which I wish was available at full length online. And there are several books, of varying quality.
More to your point, there's a ton of stuff on the web (some with small but vexing errors that probably don't matter much to the rest of the world, e.g., Claribel actually did not go to med school at Hopkins). My old Forbes article is out there, too, although I'm not sure it adds much to the canon.
Posted by: Ed Cone | Nov 08, 2012 at 07:59 PM
Can you post a link to the Forbes article? We'll be the judge of whether it adds to the canon.
Posted by: Jordan Green | Nov 16, 2012 at 12:37 AM
Read the American Scholar article ... amazing. I love this bit from Aunt Claribel's diary: "Gertrude and Miss Taklos dinner for 3 -- Foyot. Dinner with wine 30.55. Fee. 3.00 / 33.55 fr."
Posted by: David Wharton | Nov 16, 2012 at 10:42 AM
DW, Cousin Edward was a pretty brilliant guy, and great company, too.
Jordan, here's the link. I think I sell Etta a bit short in it. And while I like the brisk Forbes style, it does squeeze out detail that might have added depth to the characters (I think his siblings sometimes called Brother Moses "Mosey," too, which humanizes him) and the business story (the siting of Revolution in Greensboro also was driven by the availability of a huge tract of land assembled by economic developers) and understanding of the collection itself (I wanted to talk a bit about the fabrics and the growing recognition that what had been thought of as craftwork is increasingly appreciated as fine art -- an idea that actually gets its due in the current show), etc, etc. And telling the story through the lens of money was a prerequisite for the venue (the Forbes 400 issue), but I don't think it's necessarily the best approach. But, also, I'm kind of obsessive and hate pretty much everything I ever publish.
Posted by: Ed Cone | Nov 16, 2012 at 11:53 AM
You can't read about art without a good glass of red to accompany it.
Posted by: Brian | Nov 16, 2012 at 03:36 PM
Thanks, Ed. I hope I'm up to the task of knocking out an article about the Weatherspoon exhibit at this late hour.
Posted by: Jordan Green | Nov 18, 2012 at 10:52 PM
UNC-TV is airing a show about this at 930 tonight.
Posted by: Account Deleted | Nov 22, 2012 at 09:04 PM