365 Days of Art: October 17 – MoMA Hangs a Matisse Upside-Down!

Henri Matisse, Le Bateau (The Boat), Paper Cut, 1953

October 17, 1961

The Museum of Modern Art hangs Henri Matisse’s Le Bateau upside-down–the mistake isn’t noticed or corrected for six weeks! Insert your modern or abstract art joke here…