MOMA Book: Henri Matisse: The Cutouts Winner of the Dedalus Foundation's 2015 Exhibition Catalogue Award. Published in conjunction with the most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to Matisse's paper cut-outs, this book presents approximately 150 works in a groundbreaking reassessment of the artist's colorful and innovative final years. From the late 1940s on, Matisse (1869_1954) increasingly adopted paper and scissors as his primary medium, creating lively compositions that are striking for their chromatic harmonies and economy of means.