Kurt SchwittersLe chaos-monde 1918–1948
Oct 6, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027 Marais
Wed, Dec 9Screening of films by Franciszka and Stefan Themerson, with commentary
Thu, Jan 14Evening of sound poetry with Jérôme Game and Michèle Métail
Wed, Jan 27Lecture by Alain Schnapp on ruins
A retrospective of more than 300 works and documents by Kurt Schwitters, his first in France since 1994, co-curated by a MoMA curator.
The show surveys the German artist’s work from 1918 to 1948 in paintings, sculptures, assemblages, collages, drawings, notebooks, photographs, books and archives. It covers his Merz art made from discarded scraps, the Merzbau he built inside his own house, the sound poem Ursonate, his magazine and his typographic advertising, and draws links with Picasso’s use of everyday materials.
Curated by Cécile Godefroy of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Johan Popelard of the museum.
Full details at museepicassoparis.fr
Museum Marais
Musée national Picasso-Paris
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