Kunsthaus Zürich to Open 'Evergreens' Exhibition Featuring Monet, Picasso, Warhol on September 11, 2026
The Facts
Kunsthaus Zürich will present 'Evergreens. Selected Works from the Collection' from September 11, 2026 to January 10, 2027, offering a fresh juxtaposition of masterpieces from its holdings. Spanning 800 square meters in the Chipperfield building, the exhibition unites works by Claude Monet, Ferdinand Hodler, Pablo Picasso, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Jean Tinguely, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, and others, created between 1622 and 1998. Highlights include Monet's water lilies, Warhol's 'Big Torn Campbell's Soup Can (Vegetable Beef)', and Bacon's monumental triptych. Works are removed from their usual contexts to spark dialogues across eras, with wall texts by Zurich residents—including celebrities—explaining their personal connections to selected pieces. The exhibition focuses on core collections of the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft and Kunstfreunde Zürich, assembled over more than a century. Concurrently, from November 27, 2026 to April 18, 2027, the National Museum of Korea in Seoul will host around 85 works from the Kunsthaus collection.
The Signal
The exhibition reflects an institutional strategy to reanimate permanent collections through curatorial risk-taking and visitor engagement, moving beyond the blockbuster loan-show model. For collectors and curators, it signals the growing value of deep, context-rich displays of museum-owned works—a trend that can elevate market interest in mid-career and historic artists alike. The personal testimonies from local figures add an accessible, humanizing layer that may broaden audience appeal, while the simultaneous Seoul loan underscores the Kunsthaus's ambition to project its collection globally without diminishing the home visitor experience.
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- Artists: Claude Monet, Ferdinand Hodler, Pablo Picasso, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Jean Tinguely, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Albert Anker, Heidi Bucher, Marc Chagall, Franz Gertsch, Oskar Kokoschka, Marlow Moss, Auguste Rodin, Cindy Sherman, H. R. Giger, Arnold Böcklin, Paul Gauguin, Pierre Bonnard
- People: Maja Wismer
- Museums: Kunsthaus Zürich, National Museum of Korea
- Locations: Zurich, Seoul
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