SHAGAYU K SHAGALU
(I am going to Chagall)
The great Marc Chagall is my fellow countryman from Vitebsk. There is another coincidence — my grandmother lived in Liozno, and Chagall’s grandmother did too!
He deeply loved these places and dedicated a whole series of paintings to Liozno. And I also incredibly love the land of my ancestors 🥹
Today, a historical event is happening in my city — for the first time in over a century, the original masterpiece by Chagall, «Over the Town» (1914–1918), has been brought to Belarus, straight back to the very land where it was painted - Vitebsk.
And, of course, I am immediately “SHAGAYU K SHAGALU”🚶♀️ (going to Chagall)
The lovers soar above the roofs of Vitebsk because true feelings are stronger than the laws of physics 🤍
His soul belonged to Vitebsk, but Chagall’s art conquered the world. You can find his masterpieces at MoMA and the Met in New York, Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Knesset in Jerusalem, and his personal museum in Nice.
He even painted the breathtaking 220-square-meter ceiling of the Paris Opera!
Yet, right here, in my homeland, his paintings feel somehow special
