This week's episode of The Art Newspaper podcast covers three major art world events. A landmark Henri Matisse exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris focuses on his final, explosive 13 years of work, including his famous cut-outs. In Hong Kong, Art Basel opens amid economic uncertainty, with analysis on whether the market is turning a corner. Meanwhile, London's Victoria and Albert Museum unveils a show on Elsa Schiaparelli, featuring a Salvador Dalí painting that directly inspired her iconic fashion designs.
The Matisse show offers a definitive look at the artist's radical late period, cementing his legacy. The Hong Kong market analysis provides a crucial temperature check for the Asian art trade, a key global sector. The Schiaparelli exhibition highlights the profound, often overlooked dialogue between surrealist art and haute couture, revealing how one directly fueled the other.