In this article for Art International, Kurt von Meier reviews an exhibition of the paintings of Henri Matisse at UCLA in 1966, and covers the exhibitions at a range of galleries in the Los Angeles area. He also makes note of the impact of public opinion on exhibitions, stating, "There appears to be a slow but distinct shift in the function and status of professional people in the world of art. Directors, curators, installers, art historians and critics are all having their positions modified, for better or worse, by the expanding power and influence of the patron and, in both the good and the bad sense of the term, the dilettante."
