Françoise Gilot on Matisse and his cut-outs

While I was in London for the presentation of the work "Thirty-six blue moons" I had the chance to visit the extraordinary exhibition held by Tate of Matisse's cut outs. Matisse started focusing on the practice of creating work through cutting shapes out of colored paper when his mobility was limited due to illness. What he created during this period is considered now one of the most important bodies of artistic work of the 20th century.
On the occasion of the exhibition Tate created a short film where artist Françoise Gilot talks about her friendship with Matisse, who she met through Picasso, and her witnessing the exciting process of making his cut-outs.