On July 20th, a “festival exhibition” was organized at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, which opened its doors for free to celebrate its 15th anniversary. On the agenda for this anniversary day: music, dance, storytelling, and art.
The Grimaldi Forum offered a gift to all art enthusiasts on this Monday, with a special day centered around the great summer exhibition “From Chagall to Malevich, the revolution of the avant-garde.”
For this anniversary, access to the exhibition was open and free to everyone. The exhibition, which runs from July 12 to September 6, 2015, offers a discovery of Russian avant-garde art movements, featuring paintings by famous artists.
Rare works that amaze with the beauty and Russian history they bring with them. An unprecedented exhibition that takes us on a journey through several movements that shaped Russian art in the early 20th century. Through Rayonism, Cubo-Futurism, Suprematism, Abstraction, and Constructivism, the paintings captivate the attention of the numerous visitors who came for this exceptional day.
The free exhibition was also accompanied by numerous activities and artistic performances. The public could enjoy guided tours through the Russian avant-garde, listen to folktales and legends narrated by Russian storyteller Larissa Tipkina. Children aged 5 to 7 years old could discover “Repka,” the tale of a turnip that is not quite like the others and challenges its growers. Meanwhile, 8-11-year-olds followed the adventures of “Ivan the Valiant,” ready to do anything to rescue a princess.
Throughout the day, numerous dance performances were offered to visitors, featuring Gaëtan Morlotti, a former dancer with the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, as a choreographer and performer. For one day, he engaged with the artworks in the exhibition, creating a unique experience blending performance art and masterpieces. A musical component was also offered to visitors, featuring Ornella Corvi and Valeria Monfort-Suchkova in “Sounds and Colors of Chagall.” Once again, the works of the Russian avant-garde were intertwined with another art form, music, including Hebrew songs, excerpts from Ravel’s “Popular Songs,” “The Bug” from Mussorgsky’s “Detskaia,” and “The Magic Flute” from Ravel’s “Shéhérazade” and Chagall, excerpt from Poulenc’s “The Work of the Painter.”
