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Ikonen

Name: Ikonen
Start: 2026-09-11T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-01-10T23:59:00+01:00
Location: Heimplatz 5, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

Heimplatz 5, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland
Fri, September 11, 2026 - January 10, 2027 (12:00 am - 11:59 pm)

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Description

The water lilies by Claude Monet, Andy Warhol's soup can, Arnold Böcklin's preaching Antonius, Francis Bacon's triptych, or Franz Gertsch's "Franz and Luciano": "Ikonen. Selected Works from the Collection" brings together some of the most famous works of the Kunsthaus Zürich. In the Chipperfield building, the Kunsthaus displays around 800 m² of selected highlights from artists such as Albert Anker, Heidi Bucher, Ferdinand Hodler, Marlow Moss, Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, Cindy Sherman, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, and others. Well-known works are presented in new relationships with each other, offering unusual perspectives on the collection. Created between 1622 and 1998, paintings, sculptures, and graphics from different periods encounter each other in chronological and transhistorical groups. For example, works by Claude Monet meet Ferdinand Hodler, Paul Gauguin, and Pierre Bonnard, while a monumental machine sculpture by Jean Tinguely is combined with a painting by H. R. Giger. Curated by Maja Wismer, the exhibition invites visitors to see familiar icons differently, discover surprising connections, and encounter the collection anew in its diversity. The presentation is complemented by personal perspectives: well-known and lesser-known Zurich residents have each selected a work from the collection and share why it touches or accompanies them particularly. Their texts open individual access to the works and show how art can be experienced in various ways. The exhibition is generously supported by a Zurich cultural foundation and the Ernst Göhner Foundation.

Highlights

Exhibition of selected works from the Kunsthaus Zürich
Works by Monet, Warhol, Picasso, and many more
Curated by Maja Wismer

General Information

The exhibition "Ikonen. Selected Works from the Collection" at the Kunsthaus Zürich presents significant artworks from 1622 to 1998. Visitors can experience well-known and lesser-known works in new contexts and discover personal perspectives from Zurich residents.