“My Russian paintings were without light. Everything was dark and gray, and when I came to Paris, I was struck by the bright colors, the dazzling lights, and I found what I was looking for - pure materials, stunning colors, and this is the Paris school.” This statement by the international artist Marc Chagall is the clearest expression of the unique influence of the French capital, not only in his artistic style, but in all artists of the 1920s, where Paris was at that time an attractive center for artists from all over Europe, from which they took home. Secondly, having left their country in the aftermath of World War I in search of a safe place to express themselves and their art.

In return, these artists presented a collection of the most creative works of art in history, leaving their mark not only in art in Paris, but throughout the world. On this mutual tender between Paris and its artists, the new exhibition organized by the Louvre Abu Dhabi under the title «Meeting in Paris: Picasso, Chagall, Modigliani and artists of their time (1900-1939)», in cooperation with the Center Pompidou and the Agence France-Muséums, was opened by the Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Noura Dr. Mohammed Al Kaabi, along with the Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, in the presence of the Chairman of the Department of Community Development, Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, and the Undersecretary of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, Saif Saeed Ghobash, and a number of officials and diplomats. The exhibition will open to the public on Wednesday. It is the first in the new Louvre Abu Dhabi cultural season, titled 'Changing Societies'. The exhibition also presents the largest collection of giants of modern art in the UAE.

Vanguard artists

With more than 85 works by 20th-century avant-garde artists such as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Amedeo Modigliani, Juan Grace, Chaim Soutin, Constantine Brancusi and Tamara Dolembeka, the exhibition is curated by the Head of the Department of Modern Art at the National Museum of Modern Art at the Center Pompidou Christian Bryan, visitors to take them to Paris in the twenties, where she witnessed an exceptional artistic renaissance, through distinctive decorations representing giant black and white images hanging on the walls of the exhibition of the streets of the city and its famous cafes, which served as gathering centers for artists who came to them from their countries in search of freedom of fatigue They see in their art, and in an environment that helps creativity and accepts innovation. The exhibition also highlights how the multiculturalism of these artists, and the integration of the features of the homeland and the place of displacement, contributed to the development of their artistic styles, and the emergence of some of the most important methods of modern art, from Cubism to brutal school, to Russian avant-garde and other art schools.

Between brutality and cubism

From the painting of Pablo Picasso painted by the art critic Gustave Cocio in 1901, expressing his gratitude for writing the introduction to the catalog of the first exhibition in which Picasso participated in Paris, the visitor begins the journey between the antique Parisian atmosphere to trace the emergence of many art movements that defined the contours of modern art. The artists were inspired by Van Gogh and Gauguin's work, and their paintings were characterized by bright and vivid colors to convey emotions and feelings, through a series of works by prominent artists, including the grades of yellow. Rantishek Kubka, Nene: The Dancer at the Folly Berger Nightclub by Kees van Dongen, Philomena and Sonia Delaunay's Sleeping Girl. Pablo Picasso started with Cubanism with the artist George Barak, inspired by the African sculptures and the works of Paul Cézanne. This movement is characterized by the pyramid of the features of people in an abstract framework, the most famous of which are the painting of a woman sitting on a chair of Picasso, and the painting of Baroness Helen. Ottingen Leopold Surfage.

Artists gathering

The exhibition sheds light on the most prominent places that have formed centers for the gathering of artists, including «La Roche», which included a series of workshops where the most classic artistic practices mixed with the most creative experiences, especially in the field of sculpture, by Russian artists, including a number of Belarus, including Marc Chagall , Where the visitor can see his portrait of the rural life in his native country. The exhibition also focused on the Montparnasse district, which replaced the hill of Montmartre, which saw the emergence of the Cubist movement, and became a kiss for artists from all over the world, most notably Emidio Modigliani, and other artists known as «Paris School», and this section includes several prominent works, showing the exchange The most notable of this neighborhood was Amadeo Modigliani's Portrait of Didi and Alfred Fleishtaiim's Bullfighter in Jules Baskin (1925).

The exhibition was dedicated to a photography corner, featuring works by European and American photographers who came to Paris and lived there for political or economic reasons, such as the portrait of Florence Henry's Magazines, the Nouveau Bridge at Night by Brazai and the Eiffel Tower Shadow of Andre Curtis.

The power of art

Manuel Rabaté, director of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, said before the media tour that the exhibition is an important milestone in the region, highlighting a prominent era in the history of art. In the context of the new cultural season.

The Director of the Pompidou Center, Serge Lavigne, spoke about the atmosphere that prevailed in Paris during that period, noting that the exhibition expresses the power of art, as a tool for change, and a prominent example of cultural exchange between different nationalities and cultures, expressing his happiness in cooperation with the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

Interactive means

In addition to paintings and sculptures, the exhibition «Meeting in Paris: Picasso, Chagall, Modigliani and artists of their time (1900-1939)», which runs until December 7 next, interactive means contribute to provide more information to the visitor on the development of the art scene in Paris in those The era, in an innovative, interactive way through special screens, such as tracking the journey of artists from their home country to Paris, or having an integrated experience within the studio of artist Constantine Brancusi, a third tool focuses on colors and music.

- The journey of the visitor between the antique Parisian atmosphere, begins to track

The emergence of many modern art movements.

- The exhibition highlights the role of multiculturalism and integration

Features of the original homeland and place of displacement.