On the occasion of the centenary of the French journal Cahiers d’Art, founded in 1926 by art historian Christian Zervos, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection presents a special installation dedicated to the renowned publication in the galleries of the permanent collection. A selection of ten issues of the historic journal, spanning from the 1920s to the 1950s, is on view in dialogue with the museum’s iconic works, highlighting the central role played by Cahiers d’Art in establishing the visual culture of modernism and the European artistic and cultural debate that shaped the twentieth century.

The selection, acquired for the occasion by the Peggy Guggenheim Collection thanks to a fundraising campaign, and now an integral part of its archival holdings, documents the vital connection between Cahiers d’Art and the museum itself. In fact, the ten issues on view in Palazzo Venier dei Leoni reproduce works acquired by Peggy Guggenheim. Furthermore, in 1955 the U.S. patron contributed to the journal with an essay dedicated to Constantin Brancusi, which stands as further testimony to her active participation in the international art scene.

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is the first institution to inaugurate the series of exhibitions dedicated to the centenary, which throughout 2026 will involve a network of international museums, including the Musée Départemental d'Art Moderne - Collection Zervos, Vézelay; LUMA Arles; the Musée National Picasso-Paris; the Benaki Museum, Athens; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid.

The journals were acquired by the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in 2025 thanks to the generous support of Paola Pavirani Golinelli, Adel Almandil, Yvonne Winkler, Victoria Espinosa, Lena Baume, Francesca Milani, Roberta Polato Rossi, and Franco and Maria Luisa Zuccon.

The tribute to the journal will be on view through the fall of 2026.

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