Ilse Bing (American, born Germany, 1899–1998). Self Portrait with Leica, 1931, printed 1992, gelatin silver print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Estate of Ilse Bing Wolff, 2001.106. © Estate of Ilse Bing.

After Cubism: Modern Art in Paris, 1918–1948

August 18, 2023 - February 18, 2024

After Cubism: Modern Art in Paris, 1918–1948

August 18, 2023 - February 18, 2024
In the Museum

In November 1918, just days after the declaration of Armistice and the end of World War I, artists Amédée Ozenfant and Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (later known as Le Corbusier) published their manifesto, Aprés le cubisme (After Cubism). This exhibition from the permanent collection will explore what happened “after cubism,” primarily in prints, drawings, and photographs created in France between the years 1918 and 1948. The artistic styles ranged from ever-evolving derivations of cubism, to a renewed classicism, to surrealism, and beyond. 

Exhibition:

After Cubism

Dates:

August 18, 2023 - February 18, 2024

Location:

In the Museum

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This exhibition will be on view until February 18, 2024, extending its initial closing date by over a month. In November 1918, just days after the declaration of Armistice and the end of World War I, artists Amédée Ozenfant and Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (later known as Le Corbusier) published their manifesto, Aprés le cubisme (After Cubism).

This exhibition from the permanent collection will explore what happened “after cubism,” primarily in prints, drawings, and photographs created in France between the years 1918 and 1948. The artistic styles ranged from ever-evolving derivations of cubism, to a renewed classicism, to surrealism, and beyond.

Until the beginning of World War II in 1939, Paris remained the international center of the art world, drawing artists from North and South America and throughout Europe. Highlights of the exhibition will include drawings and prints by Marc Chagall, Le Corbusier, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Diego Rivera, a newly acquired painting by Archibald Motley Jr., and photographs by Ilse Bing, Brassaï, and Claude Cahun.

Eifel Tower with Branches, Paris

Ilse Bing (American, 1889-1998)

1939

Café, Paris

Archibald John Motley, Jr. (American, 1891 – 1981)

1929

Self-Portrait

Claude Cahun (French, 1894-1954)

ca. 1927

Self Portrait with Leica

Ilse Bing (American, born Germany, 1899–1998)

1931

"Bijou" of Montmartre

Brassaï (French, 1899-1984)

ca. 1932

Snow-covered Church

Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985)

between 1927 and 1928

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Horse, Rider, and Clown (Le cheval, l'écuyère et le clown) from Jazz

Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)

1947

Horse, Rider, and Clown (Le cheval, l'écuyère et le clown) from Jazz

Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)

1947

Circus (Le cirque) from Jazz

Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)

1947

The Spirit of Electricity detail

Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953)

1936–1937

The Spirit of Electricity detail

Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953)

1936–1937

Woman with Bouquet

Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955)

1921

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