"The dancers of Matisse's paintings are not in denial of the troubles of this planet, but from the standpoint of our imperfect and conflicted - but ordinary - relationship with reality, we can look to their attitude for encouragement. They put us in touch with a blithe, carefree part of ourselves that can help us cope with inevitable rejections and humiliations. The picture does not suggest that all is well, any more than it suggests that women always take delight in each other's existence and bond together in mutually supportive networks."                          ALAIN DE BOTTON / JOHN ARMSTRONG         (Alain de Botton e John Armstrong ,"Art as Therapy", Phaidon, New York/London, 2013)