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Daily Brief · 23 October 2026

Daily Art Brief — 23 October 2026

Three museum announcements map out distinct encounters with modern and contemporary practice: Matisse’s black-and-white world in Tokyo, Richard Price’s glass in Amstelveen, and Giulio Paolini’s collector-centred project in Rivoli.

The National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo has confirmed “Matisse: The Poetics of Black and White” for next March. The announcement presents Henri Matisse as a “magician of color” who wove a world of black and white. The exhibition is scheduled to open in spring 2027, with the museum’s announcement giving March as the opening month. No more precise dates have been provided.

Museum JAN in Amstelveen will mark its 35th anniversary this autumn with “Richard Price – Vloeibaar meesterschap,” opening on 6 November. The survey brings together Price’s blown and cast glass, from early pieces to recent creations, including works from the museum’s permanent collection and pieces from private collections shown publicly for the first time. Price studied glass at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and has worked in Thailand for several months each year since 1990, a connection reflected in colourful sculptures referencing Thai headdresses and clothing.

The second act of Castello di Rivoli’s Giulio Paolini project begins on 29 October. Presented in memory of Gino Viliani and curated by Marcella Beccaria and Andrea Viliani, “Giulio Paolini: In Due Atti” is part of the reinstallation of the museum’s collection. Paolini’s existing installations “Contemplator enim” and “In esilio” will host works that belonged to Viliani, a passionate collector whose holdings have been promised as a donation to the museum. The project occupies Sala 22 on the Castello’s second floor.