Written in France. Official exhibition catalogue of "Red. Art and utopia in the land of Soviets" at the Grand Palais from March 20th 2019 to July 1st 2019. In 1917, the October Revolution caused a disruption of the social order, which had a decisive impact on artistic creation. Many artists adhere to the communist project and want to participate through their works in building the new society. Driven for some by authentic convictions, like Mayakovsky, for others by a pragmatism oscillating between opportunism and resignation, they quickly opposed what should be a "truly"