“Renoir: The Body, The Senses” – The Curators’ View

“His nudes . . . the loveliest nudes ever painted: no one has done better—no one.” – Henri Matisse

This new episode of “Art Minded” focuses on the Kimbell’s current special exhibition, Renoir: The Body, The Senses, the only exhibition to celebrate the centenary of the artist’s death and the first major exhibition to focus on Renoir’s nudes.

The Kimbell’s deputy director, George Shackelford, discusses the exhibition with co-curator Esther Bell, the Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Senior Curator of the Clark Art Institute. The two discuss the conception of the exhibition, key works and themes, the evolution of Renoir, and the artist’s enduring legacy in modern art.