Until May 27, the Matisse Museum finds itself without some of its works to host the exhibition “Sans titre” by Djamel Tatah.
The Franco-Algerian artist, Djamel Tatah, has revolutionized the entire Matisse Museum in Nice. He has subjectively replaced a hundred graphic works and sculptures by Henri Matisse in the museum’s collections with thirty of his own paintings, which are generally monumental in scale.
The museum is completely transformed to accommodate impressive works. They are almost intimidating, and each piece you discover feels like a new adventure beginning. The works are notable for their simplicity and the artist’s precise stroke, making them very soothing. One can easily find themselves admiring them for long moments, trying to imagine who these characters are and what they are doing.
Who is Djamel Tatah?
Djamel Tatah is a Franco-Algerian artist born in Saint-Chamond in 1959. It was between 1989 and 1995 during a stay in Marseille that he defined his style. He began painting in very large formats and polyptychs, which have become his signature.
It is known that his works are sober and refined. He paints human figures at life-size, solitary, suspended in time, and seemingly belonging nowhere. He analyzes his own art, saying his “painting is silent. To impose silence in the face of the noise of the world is, in a way, a political stance. It encourages taking a step back and carefully observing our relationship with others and society.”
An interesting perspective from the artist on this exhibition. This one takes on an entirely different dimension. He exhibits his works all around the world, and this time they are shown in Nice.
