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| Françoise Gilot in her New York studio, 2000 (Photo: Bruno Mouron) | ||
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In late March and April, Gilot exhibits paintings of several decades at Galerie Larock-Katia Granoff on quai de Conti in Paris.
During May, Varfok Galeria in Budapest exhibits Gilot’s works on paper. A concurrent exhibition of drawings by Endre Rozsda is held in an adjacent space of the same gallery.
In September, the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College presents an exhibition of Gilot’s early oils and works on paper.
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| Cover Françoise Gilot Monograph 1940-2000 | ||
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| Françoise Gilot with her children Claude Picasso, Paloma Picasso, and Aurelia Provvedini, Paris studio, 2000 (Photo: Bruno Mouron) | ||
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In November, the Vanier Galleries in Arizona present Françoise Gilot – 60 Years of Her Art, a retrospective of Gilot’s work. The exhibition includes a lecture by Mel Yoakum, Ph.D. at Arizona State University on Gilot’s life and work as well as a concurrent book signing of the recently published monograph.
2001
In June, Varfok Galeria in Budapest exhibits Gilot’s recent oils on canvas. While in Budapest, Gilot lectures on the life and work of her mentor, Endre Rozsda concurrent with a retrospective of his graphic work at the National Galleries, Budapest. Gilot presents The Yellow Tulips, an important 1936 oil by Endre Rozsda (formerly from the collection of her father, Emile Gilot) to the National Galleries. The French ambassador to Hungary hosts a reception in Gilot’s honor at the French Embassy in Budapest.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York purchases three of Gilot’s early works for their permanent collection.
In September, only weeks after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Gilot travels from New York to Collegeville, Pennsylvania to greet collectors at the opening of an exhibition of her work at the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College.
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| Françoise Gilot and Dr. Mel Yoakum at the exhibition opening of recent oils on canvas by Gilot at the Várfok Galeria, Budapest, 2001 | ||
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On November 26, Gilot celebrates her 80th birthday at the Lotos Club in New York with her children and a score of close friends in attendance. William S. Lieberman, Chairman of Modern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, toasts to Gilot’s legacy as an artist and a writer.
2002
The New Orleans Museum of Art hosts a reception for Gilot on the occasion of the unveiling of an important work by Gilot recently gifted to the museum for their permanent collection.
Gilot makes numerous television appearances in Paris in conjunction with the Matisse Picasso exhibition that opened in the fall at the Grand Palais.
2003
In January, Gilot presents a lecture on Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso at the Alliance Française in New York City as part of the Matisse Picasso exhibition at MoMAQNS. Her book, Matisse and Picasso, A Friendship in Art is republished to accompany the exhibition.
In February, as part of the Meet the Masters lecture series, Gilot gives two sold-out lectures in the Copley Auditorium of the San Diego Museum of Art about the modern European masters she has personally known during her career.
On February 6th, Wanderings and Wonderings of the Imagination, an exhibition of Gilot’s work on the theme of the wanderer opens at the Vanier Galleries in Scottsdale, Arizona. The exhibition catalogue includes an essay by Mel Yoakum, Ph. D. Events include a lecture on Gilot’s Wanderer series by Dr. Yoakum as well as several receptions and booksignings.
During February and March, Gilot exhibits her personal collection of works by Endre Rozsda at La Maison Française of New York University.
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