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Philadelphia: The Galleries at Moore, 1999. LCC: 98-75477. 20 pp. And it is this planet . . . by Ecke Bonk, 2 color pls. and 17 black and white ills. $20 plus s/h [ISBN 1-58442-048-0]. Catalog for the exhibition of the same name held at the Galleries at Moore (January 22–March 14, 1999). Includes “Transparent Reflections” by Anne d'Harnoncourt; “The Art of Jacqueline: A Trajectory into Otherness” by Rebecca Rickman; and “About Jacqueline Matisse,” by Leslie Vallhonrat; as well as exhibition history, suggested reading, and acknowledgments by Elsa Longhauser. To purchase call 215-965-4027 For mail orders: Visa, Mastercard, check, or moneyorder (payable to The Galleries at Moore/MCAD) The Galleries at Moore Moore College of Art & Design 20th Street & The Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 Booksellers may return purchased books for a period of up to 2 months following the invoice date. The granddaughter of Henri Matisse and the stepdaughter of Marcel Duchamp, Matisse makes kite- and kitetail-like kinetic objects that are launched into the air or under water. Kitetail Cocktail filled the gallery at Moore with a dense installation of carefully articulated, hanging forms. Visitors walking through the exhibition experienced the elusive movements of the works. Since the 1970s, Matisse has joined with other kinetic artists to define their sky and sea works—historically, as part of a 2,500-year-old tradition that starts in China and includes the inventive and impractical flying machines of Leonardo da Vinci, and, philosophically, as participatory/kinetic/performance art. Matisse was one of seven signatories to the international Art Volant (Flying Art) Manifesto and is the author of Nine Kite Tails and Fallout. She is a significant presence in the artworld: the keeper of the Duchamp archives, an artist nourished and even influenced by her legendary forebears, and a spirited original in her own right. Suzi Gablik has said that "Jackie [Matisse's] art is exquisitely cosmic with its strange wild fluttering of freedom that is like a star falling to earth." Read “About Jacqueline Matisse,” by Leslie Vallhonrat Galleries Directory | Levy Gallery Artists Registry | Publications & Artists | Email Moore College of Art and Design

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