Monday 21 November 2005, 19.00–20.15

Henri Rousseau was arguably the greatest of all outsider artists. No collection of Western art is complete without one of his works – at National Gallery he holds his own with Sandro Botticelli and Paul Cézanne – and no modernist artist more succinctly asserted the primacy of the imagination. The big leaves, bold skies and wild beasts of Rousseau's fancied tropics are entirely the product of whimsy; his exotic Edens are landscapes of desire. Art critic Jonathan Jones explores Rousseau's genius in a personal tour through the exhibition.

Tate Modern  Level 4
£15 (£12 concessions), booking recommended
Price includes entry to the exhibition from 18.30 and drinks afterwards

  

This event is related to the Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris exhibition