QUÉBEC, Sept. 8, 2023 /CNW/ - Tribute to Rosa Luxemburg (L'Hommage à Rosa Luxemburg), an iconic work by artist Jean Paul Riopelle (1923–2002) showcased at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ), will represent Canada in an exhibition taking place alongside the G20 Summit, which starts today in India. It will be presented digitally in all its glory, and as suggested by the Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation, an excerpt from Serge Fiori and Blair Thomson's musical creation, Riopelle symphonique, has been proposed to be in synchronicity with the image, thanks to the collaboration of GSI Musique.
Tribute to Rosa Luxemburg was chosen to feature in the G20 Digital Museum exhibition, organized by the Indian government's Department of Culture, which asked all G20 member countries—as well as the nine guest countries—to select a significant work of art. This unique platform gives Riopelle and his monumental fresco even more international exposure, enabling the Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation and the MNBAQ to add this event to the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of this major figure in art history.
On display in New Delhi until November 9, 2023, the exhibition not only showcases this masterpiece of Canadian art, but also a number of artifacts and works from around the world, including the digital version of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, in France.Discover—or rediscover—Tribute to Rosa Luxemburg in person
Created in 1992 and acquired by the MNBAQ in 1996, Tribute to Rosa Luxemburg is the largest work ever created by Jean Paul Riopelle. This narrative sequence of 30 paintings, grouped in a triptych over 40 m long, takes pride of place in three custom-designed galleries in the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion in Québec City.