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The Roaring Twenties Exhibition at Guggenheim Bilbao

exhibition · 2026-04-27

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents 'The Roaring Twenties', an exhibition exploring the cultural, social, and economic transformations of the 1920s. Organized in collaboration with Kunsthaus Zürich and curated by Catherine Hug and Petra Joos, the show features over 300 works across seven sections. The exhibition highlights the era's avant-garde movements such as Bauhaus, Dadaism, and New Objectivity, with a focus on visual arts like cinema and photography. It also examines architecture, design, fashion, and the rise of consumer society. Key works include Fernand Léger's film 'Le ballet mécanique' (1924), Hans Richter's 'Rythmus 23' (1923), and André Breton's 1929 self-portrait from a photo booth. The exhibition runs until September 19, 2021.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'The Roaring Twenties' at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao until September 19, 2021
  • Curated by Catherine Hug and Petra Joos
  • Collaboration with Kunsthaus Zürich
  • Over 300 works in seven sections
  • Focus on cinema, photography, architecture, design, fashion
  • Includes works by Fernand Léger, Hans Richter, André Breton, Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy
  • Scenography by Calixto Bieto
  • Exhibition covers avant-garde movements: Bauhaus, Dadaism, New Objectivity

Entities

Artists

  • Catherine Hug
  • Petra Joos
  • Calixto Bieto
  • Fernand Léger
  • George Antheil
  • Friedrich Kieser
  • Hans Richter
  • André Breton
  • Constantin Brâncuși
  • Man Ray
  • László Moholy-Nagy
  • Raymond Guerlain
  • Christian Schad
  • Otto Dix
  • Victor Marguerite
  • Aleksandra Kollontay
  • Lucien Lelong
  • Paul Poiret
  • Coco Chanel
  • Liubov
  • Tamara de Lempicka
  • Sonia Delaunay
  • Walter Gropius
  • Le Corbusier
  • Mary Wigman
  • Valeska Gert
  • Gret Palucca
  • Rudolf Laban
  • Pina Bausch
  • Kader Attia
  • Hiroshi Sugimoto
  • Thomas Ruff
  • Josephine Baker
  • Federica Lonati

Institutions

  • Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
  • Kunsthaus Zürich
  • Teatro Arriaga
  • Theater Basel
  • Bauhaus
  • Stehli Silks Corporation
  • Vogue
  • Die Dame

Locations

  • Bilbao
  • Spain
  • Zurich
  • Switzerland
  • Paris
  • France
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Vienna
  • Austria
  • Weimar

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