The Facts
Kunsthaus Zürich will open 'Evergreens. Selected Works from the Collection' on September 11, 2026, running through January 10, 2027. The exhibition recontextualizes masterpieces from the museum's holdings, including works by Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Ferdinand Hodler, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, and Jean Tinguely, among others. Spanning 800 square meters in the Chipperfield building, the show pairs familiar works in new juxtapositions, such as Monet's water lilies with Hodler and Paul Gauguin, and Tinguely's machine sculpture with H.R. Giger's painting. Personal texts from Zurich residents, including local celebrities, accompany selected works. Concurrently, from November 27, 2026 to April 18, 2027, the National Museum of Korea in Seoul will present approximately 85 works from the Kunsthaus collection.
The Signal
The exhibition signals a strategic shift for Kunsthaus Zürich in activating its permanent collection after the 2021 Chipperfield expansion. By breaking traditional chronological and geographic groupings, the museum invites visitors to reconsider canonical works through fresh dialogues, a tactic increasingly used by institutions to deepen engagement without acquiring new art. The simultaneous loan to Seoul underscores the global reach of the collection, which has been built since 1787. For collectors, the show highlights how institutional reinterpretation can affect the perceived value and relevance of works across eras, from Old Masters to Post-War icons.
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- Artists: Claude Monet, Andy Warhol, Franz Gertsch, Arnold Böcklin, Francis Bacon, Albert Anker, Heidi Bucher, Marc Chagall, Ferdinand Hodler, Oskar Kokoschka, Marlow Moss, Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, Cindy Sherman, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Jean Tinguely, Paul Gauguin, Pierre Bonnard, H.R. Giger
- People: Maja Wismer
- Museums: Kunsthaus Zürich, National Museum of Korea
- Locations: Zurich, Seoul
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