The extraordinary exhibition Chagall in mosaic. From design to work opens the 9th Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic and recounts for the first time the deep connection between one of the most beloved masters of the 20th century and the ancient art of mosaic.
Starting with the iconic Le Coq bleu, a masterpiece from the MAR’s permanent collection, the exhibition traces Chagall’s extraordinary adventure in the world of mosaics, which began in Ravenna in the 1950s. Fascinated by Byzantine mosaics during a trip, Chagall began a collaboration with Ravenna mosaicists that led him to experiment with this technique in a personal, poetic and visionary way.
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