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Marc chagall
The “Pompidou” museum in Metz (north-eastern France) will present a virtual tour, on Saturday, on its website, to the exhibition “Marc Chagall, Le Passur de Lumiere”.
The exhibition includes models of stained glass windows designed by Chagall between 1956 and 1984 for building facades in the Great East (Metz, Reims, Sarbourg) and southern France (Nice, Futzak), as well as in Germany, Switzerland, England, Israel and United States.
These models are displayed together with a collection of paintings, sculptures, ceramics and drawings from the collections of the Center Pompidou, the Marc Chagall National Museum, world museums and private collections for this exceptional exhibition organized in the framework of the eighth centenary of the Saint-Etienne de Metz Cathedral.
The stained glass windows of the Sayan church in Correz are part of the exhibition, shedding light on the history of each of these works that were carried out in the period of reconstruction and artistic renewal after World War II, according to Agence France -Presse.
These works provided Chagall (1887-1985), an avant-garde artist with Jewish roots, the opportunity to express his vision of the Bible, which he considered “the greatest source of poetry of all time” and believed to transcend all beliefs.
The works on display allow the visitor to discover how long Chagall’s artistic language was influenced by the various visual cultures that shaped his imagination. From his hometown of Vitebsk (Belarus), he was influenced by the Yiddish language and the stories of the Bible and the orthodox hymns that were sung among icons.
Visitors to the exhibition can also discover Chagall’s Parisian works, ranging from the fragmentation of cubic shapes to the radiant sheen of brutal colors.
This virtual guided tour will be accompanied by the curator’s commentary on the exhibition, Ilya Bezonsky, along with Chagall’s granddaughter and many professionals. The exhibition will be available on “Instagram”, “Facebook”, “YouTube”, “Twitter”, “LinkedIn” and on the website of the Center Pompidou-Metz.
The exhibition is scheduled until March 15 and the Pompidou Museum will open its doors to the public when the government lifts the restrictive measures imposed to combat the Corona pandemic.
