Page 22 Arts Sc Entertainment Feb. 7, 2002 Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters immortalize the Moulin Rouge

Jason Chick At 6 feet tall, the 1891 poster fea­ Lautrec had completed more than Reporter tures cancan dancer “La Goulue” 1,000 works of art. ■ WAl» (The Glutton). The state museum is displaying , j'.-j -TQlfS Ltss Sosks n Paris during the 1880s, It was Lautrec’s belief that the the current collection to observe the the Moulin Rouge was an energetic movement of the dancer centennial of the artist’s death. The U LA GOULU'C eccentric nightclub where in the act of a high-kicking dance pieces are on loan from the Collec­ artists and students could step exhibited the spirit of the es­ tion of the Museum of admireI risque dancers, consume tablishment. Art. alcohol and meet women. Some of the paper is left The last night of the exhibit is Artist Henri Toulouse-Lautrec unprinted to form the ruffles of the on Feb. 17, for which the museum was one of these frequent visitors dancer’s petticoat. A silhouette of will remain open until midnight. to the Moulin Rouge. her partner, Valentin the Boneless, Two versions of the film “Moulin With his sketchbook and cray­ appears in the foreground. Rouge” will alternate through the ons, he would capture the wild Lithography is a technique that day, starting with the 1952 biopic movements and vivid colors of the produces multiple originals. The by John Huston that stars Jos^ dancers and their surroundings. artist draws the outlines of the com­ Ferrer as Toulouse-Lautrec. The A collection of Lautrec’s litho­ position onto a flat stone slab with film also features Zsa Zsa Gabor. graphs, titled “Master of the Mou­ a grease crayon. Areas of color can Also being shown is Baz I lin Rouge,” is on display at the be filled in with an oily liquid. Luhrmann’s 2001 musical repre­ North Carolina Museum of Art in The design is chemically affixed sentation, starring Nicole Kidman Raleigh. to the stone and water is brushed and Ewan MacGregor. This version The museum’s exhibit takes the into the bare areas. Ink is rolled will be shown at 7 p.m. and mid­ visitor on a winding tour of onto the stone adhering only to the night, and also features John Lautrec’s artistic life. Each open oily areas. Leguizamo as Toulouse-Lautrec. room houses a different time period Finally, sheets of paper are Admission to the films is free; how­ in Lautrec’s career. pressed onto the stone and removed ever, seating is limited. Picture labels, black and white for the final piece. The process is Upcoming collections visiting photos and posted historical refer­ repeated for each copy. the North Carolina Museum of Art ences help connect Lautrec to his Lautrec was a spectacle, reflect­ include “Selections from the Birds work. ing the quality of his work. He was of America” by James Audubon, Along with the Moulin Rouge bom to the aristocratic Counts of July 14-Dec. 1, and “Art in the Age lithographs are other lithos and Toulouse and suffered from a of Rembrandt,” Oct. 13-Dec. 29. posters from Lautrec’s life in Paris. physical illness that left him with Admission to the museum is One piece displays the three-step short stature and limited mobility. free and admission to special ex­ lithograph process, bringing to life He wore checkered trousers, hibits is $7.50 for adults and $5.50 Lautrec’s work. visited masquerade balls and was for students. Tickets can be pur­ Can you do the cancan? Lautrec’s largest lithograph is often seen in the presence of his tall chased at the door or from Toulouse-Lautrec’s daring lithographs exposed Paris nightlife in the Moulin Rouge poster (at right). cousin. At his death in 1901 at 36, ticketmaster.com. the 1890s and marked a newfound freedom of expression.

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