This fall, the Jewish Museum presents a rare opportunity to explore a little-known chapter in the Russian avant-garde. Opening on September 14, Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich: The Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk, 1918-1922features some 120 works of three iconic figures—Marc Chagall, El Lissitzky and Kazimir Malevich—as well as works by students and teachers of the Vitebsk school—100 years after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Final weekend—don’t miss your last chance to see Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich: The Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk, 1918-1922, closing this Sunday. Through the work of three iconic figures–Marc Chagall, El Lissitzky, Kazimir Malevich–as well as works by students and teachers of the People’s Art School, discover how Vitebsk–a small city with a significant Jewish population–became an incubator of avant-garde art during a time of radical transformation following the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich: The Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk, 1918-1922, opens today at the Jewish Museum. This exhibition of some 160 works presents the artistic output of three iconic figures–Marc Chagall, El Lissitzky, Kazimir Malevich–as well as works by students and teachers of the People’s Art School 100 years after its founding following the Russian Revolution of 1917. Discover how Vitebsk–a small city with a significant Jewish population–became an incubator of avant-garde art during a time of radical transformation.
Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich: The Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk, 1918-1922 opens at the Jewish Museum in just two weeks. Through some 160 works, this exhibition presents the artistic output of Marc Chagall, El Lissitzky, Kazimir Malevich, and others, exploring a little-known chapter in the history of modernity and the Russian avant-garde. Be the first see it at our Member-Only Preview on September 13. Join to attend at TheJewishMuseum.org/Join.