The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia has opened a major exhibition, 'Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets,' featuring around sixty works, including the institution's own iconic Rousseau paintings. The survey, co-curated by Nancy Ireson and Christopher Green, aims to present a cohesive look at the self-taught artist's career.
Pilar Ordovas opens an exhibition at her Mayfair gallery titled *Dialogues: European, American, African and Oceanic Art from the 20th and 21st Centuries*, running from 9 October to 12 December. The show is a collaboration with Jean Fritts, former international chairman of African & Oceanic Art at Sotheby’s, and Pierre Mollfulleda, formerly head of Sotheby’s African & Oceanic Art department in Paris. It pairs Modern and contemporary Western works with African and Oceanic objects that inspired them, including pieces from the landmark 1984 MoMA exhibition "Primitivism" in 20th Century Art.
The Vancouver Art Gallery is opening a major exhibition titled 'That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature,' featuring a comprehensive survey of the Canadian Modernist's landscapes drawn primarily from the museum's own extensive collection. The show will highlight Carr's distinctive post-Impressionist and Fauvist-inspired style, her deep engagement with the British Columbia landscape, and her spiritual quest for communion with nature.