25/7/2003
Marc Chagall
SFMoMA, San Francisco
Marc Chagall's rich oeuvre is rediscovered in this retrospective. With 153 paintings and works on paper created between 1907 and 1970 - including many never before seen in he United States - Marc Chagall provides new insight about the artist and his idiosyncratic work.
Marc Chagall's rich oeuvre is rediscovered in this retrospective.
With 153 paintings and works on paper created between 1907
and 1970 - including many never before seen in the United States
- Marc Chagall provides new insight about the artist and his
idiosyncratic work. Borrowing from many art movements but
never following any one school, Chagall employed avant-garde
techniques in works that embrace storytelling, allegory, memory,
and religion. Vivid in color and texture, humor and fantasy,
Chagall's art reflects a distinct and personal mix of sources and
ideas.
Organized jointly by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, and the Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall, Nice, this exhibition is the first comprehensive look at Chagall since 1985 and offers a unique opportunity to reevaluate a body of work that is universally renowned but often underestimated. The exhibition provides substantial new scholarship on the artist and his work. Marc Chagall will include 153 paintings and works on paper - many never before seen in the United States - from all periods of the artist's career.
Image: Midsummer Night's Dream, 1939
CATALOGUE
A beautifully designed, full-scale survey, Marc Chagall features some 140 paintings and works on paper in lush color
reproductions. An essay by Jean-Michel Foray contextualizes the work, while an illustrated chronology of Chagall's life
details the many stages of the artist's career. The exhibition catalogue is $60 for hardcover and $29.95 for softcover. Both
editions are available in the SFMOMA MuseumStore.
AUDIO TOUR
Enhance your experience of Marc Chagall with an audio tour produced by Antenna Audio. $6 general; $5 SFMOMA
members, students with ID, and seniors. For sale with Museum admission or at the exhibition entrance.
HOURS AND TICKETS
In celebration of Marc Chagall, SFMOMA is extending Museum hours to allow more people to enjoy this extraordinary
exhibition. Our 10 a.m. summer opening hours will continue through the run of Marc Chagall. In addition - and for the first
time ever - the Museum will be open late on Friday nights. Special tickets are required for this exhibition, and advance
ticket purchase is recommended. For Museum hours and ticketing information, please consult our Visitor Information
page.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS:
PROGRAMS, CLASSES, AND EVENTS
Video Screenings
Chagall, Beyond the Real
By François Levy-Kuentz
Koret Visitor Education Center
This French production makes use of statements and letters by Chagall to offer compelling insights into his art. In French
with English narration and subtitles, 52 minutes.
Free with Museum admission.
Dates:
Saturday, July 26, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 31, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, August 01, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 02, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Friday, August 08, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 09, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 14, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, August 15, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Friday, August 22, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 23, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 28, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, August 29, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 30, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
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Saturday, July 26, 2003
Opening Day Lecture
Chagall, An Intimate View
Bella Meyer, art historian
2:00 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
Meyer, Chagall's granddaughter, lectures worldwide on the work of her grandfather. In this talk she shares memories of
Chagall and reflects on the impact of his art and personality.
$12 general; $8 SFMOMA members, students with ID, and seniors. Tickets go on sale Monday, June 9, at the Museum
with no surcharge or through Ticketweb.com (866.468.3399).
Tuesday, August 05, 2003
Free Tuesday Program
Marc Chagall in Chicago: Two Films by Chuck Olin
Chuck Olin, documentary filmmaker
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
Olin introduces his films and answers questions following the screening. The Gift: The Four Seasons Mosaic of Marc
Chagall (1974, 30 min.) traces the creation of a work for the city of Chicago. Palette of Glass: The America Windows of
Marc Chagall (1977, 30 min.) documents the making of stained-glass windows for the Art Institute of Chicago.
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