Ivan Messac's Homage to Mayakovsky at Galerie Orel Art

At Galerie Orel Art in Paris, Ivan Messac's exhibition 'Le Grand Écart' runs from December 4, 2007, to January 24, 2008, celebrating the Futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky through a mix of humor, politics, poetry, and sophistication. Messac, linked to the Narrative Figuration movement of the 1970s, was involved in the Salon de la Jeune Peinture and 'Mythologies Quotidiennes 2' (1977). This exhibition is part of Messac's ongoing project about Mayakovsky, which began in 1989, coinciding with gallerist Ilona Orel's focus on Russian artists. His latest works depict spectral figures from the Russian Revolution, referencing Mayakovsky's theatrical pieces. Additionally, a short film from 1989, 'La voix du poète brise les théières,' features Messac as a poet, highlighting the transformative power of art. In the early 1990s, he adopted the persona of Fedor Klepsevitch to underscore artistic defiance.