Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde

 Blue Circus (le cirque bleu), 1950-52; oil on canvas; Collection of the MNAM, Center Pompidou, Paris. ©Estate of Marc Chagall/Sodrac (2011), Chagall ©

 

October 18, 2011 – January 15, 2012

Art Gallery of Ontario

The Art Gallery of Ontario is bringing the magic, whimsy and wonder of Marc Chagall to Toronto  with a major exhibition organized by the Centre Pompidou. Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris on view from , features the lush, colourful, and dreamlike art of Marc Chagall alongside the visionaries of Russian modernism, including Wassily Kandinsky, Kasimir Malevich, Natalia Goncharova, Sonia Delaunay, and Vladimir Tatlin.

Drawn from the collection of the Centre Pompidou, the exhibition examines how Chagall’s Russian heritage influenced and informed his artistic practice, illustrating how he at turns embraced and rejected broader movements in art history as he developed his widely beloved style. Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde comprises 118 works from a broad array of media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, and film. The artwork is drawn entirely from the collection of the Centre Pompidou and features 32 works by Chagall and eight works by Kandinsky.