Cahiers d'Art centenary celebrated at Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French art magazine Cahiers d'Art, established in 1926 by Christian Zervos, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice has unveiled a special installation. Running until autumn 2026, the exhibit will feature ten significant issues that highlight the magazine's impact on modernist visual culture. Included are reproductions of artworks owned by Peggy Guggenheim from the 1920s to the 1950s. This installation is part of a worldwide exhibition series set for 2026, which will also involve institutions such as MDAM in Vézelay, LUMA in Arles, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Cahiers d'Art, which published 97 issues, was revived in 2012 by Staffan Ahrenberg. Director Karole P. B. Vail emphasized its importance in showcasing the avant-garde.
Key facts
- Cahiers d'Art was founded in 1926 by Christian Zervos.
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice presents ten historic issues through autumn 2026.
- Issues were acquired via fundraising and added to the museum's archive.
- International exhibition cycle in 2026 involves MDAM – Collection Zervos, LUMA, Musée national Picasso-Paris, Benaki Museum, MoMA, and Reina Sofía.
- Global program curated by Daniel Birnbaum includes publication, conversations, and Paris exhibitions.
- Cahiers d'Art published 97 issues and over 50 volumes; relaunched in 2012 by Staffan Ahrenberg.
- Contributors included Calder, Duchamp, Kandinsky, Matisse, Miró, Picasso, Bataille, Beckett, Lacan.
- Peggy Guggenheim contributed a text on Brancusi in 1955.
Entities
Artists
- Christian Zervos
- Dora Maar
- Man Ray
- Alexander Calder
- Claude Cahun
- Marcel Duchamp
- Vasily Kandinsky
- Henri Matisse
- Joan Miró
- Meret Oppenheim
- Pablo Picasso
- Georges Bataille
- Samuel Beckett
- Jacques Lacan
- Tristan Tzara
- Staffan Ahrenberg
- Arthur Jafa
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Gabriel Orozco
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Constantin Brancusi
- Peggy Guggenheim
- Karole P. B. Vail
- Daniel Birnbaum
Institutions
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- Cahiers d'Art
- MDAM – Collection Zervos
- LUMA Arles
- Musée national Picasso-Paris
- Benaki Museum
- Museum of Modern Art
- Reina Sofía
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Vézelay
- Arles
- Athens
- Greece
- New York
- United States
- Madrid
- Spain