Alexina Duchamp, Jacqueline Matisse - GianAngelo Pistoia 2

Jackie Matisse (1931 – 17 May 2021), also known as Jaqueline Matisse Monnier, was a French artist. She was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the eldest of the three children of Pierre Matisse and

Alexina Duchamp Alexina "Teeny" Duchamp (née Sattler; January 6, 1906 – December 20, 1995) was the wife of Pierre Matisse, daughter-in-law of artist Henri Matisse, and second wife of artist and chess player Marcel Duchamp. Background She was born Alexina ...

. For a time she was married to the French banker, Bernard Monnier.Kuhn, Laura (ed.) (2016)
''The Selected Letters of John Cage''
p. 355. Wesleyan University Press. The Getty Research Institute

/ref> Matisse has been described as "ever the kiteflying reatingpioneer," "renowned for her

kite A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the fac ...

s." She also worked in supercomputing and

virtual reality Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), e ...

. She befriended at school the artist

Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle (; born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; 29 October 193021 May 2002) was a French-American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books. Widely noted as one of the few female monume ...

and they were lifelong friends. One example of her work is her collaboration with

David Tudor David Eugene Tudor (January 20, 1926 – August 13, 1996) was an American pianist and composer of experimental music. Life and career Tudor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied piano with Irma Wolpe and composition with Stefan W ...

and Molly Davies, ''

Sea Tails ''Sea Tails'' (1983) is a video installation created as a collaboration between video artist Molly Davies, French artist Jackie Matisse, and composer David Tudor.Merce Cunningham Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other discipl ...

, she served on the board of directors of the Cunningham Dance Foundation from 2004 to 2012. She died on 17 May 2021, at the age of 90.

Sources

External links

Art That Soars: Kites and Tails by Jackie Matisse
, ''Mingei.org''.

, ''Raykass.com''. 1931 births 2021 deaths French artists People from Neuilly-sur-Seine {{France-artist-stub