Image : Kurt Seligmann dans son atelier à l’étage supérieur de sa maison, la Villa Seurat n°1 à Paris, en 1936 ou 1937
Mar 2026
About Kurt Seligmann, a Swiss in the Forest of Modernities
Paris , France
The École des modernités
The Swiss artist Kurt Seligmann moved to Paris in 1929, where he was confronted with a multitude of possibilities. He appreciated the cosmopolitan atmosphere and persistently pursued his goal—metaphorically speaking—of planting his own tree in the “forest” of modernities.
After settling permanently in New York in 1939, he maintained a connection with Paris, both concretely and conceptually. This lecture seeks to trace Seligmann’s position in relation to the modern movements and to reflect on our own relationship to them.
Image: Kurt Seligmann in his studio on the top floor of his house, Villa Seurat No. 1 in Paris, in 1936 or 1937.
25 March at 6.30 pm
At the Giacometti Lab and Live on Youtube
By Stephan Hauser
Lecture in French
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