In 1935, Julio Gonzalez participated in the groundbreaking exhibition “Thèse, Synthèse, Antithèse” at the newly opened Kunstmuseum Luzern, along with his friends and colleagues Calder, Giacometti, Kandinsky, Miro and Picasso (among others). While modern art was being derided as “degenerate” in Nazi Germany, this exhibition celebrated it. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of this groundbreaking show, the museum has restaged it. For the occasion, some of Gonzalez’s most important sculptures are currently on display, including his Femme se coiffant II (1934), Petite Maternité (1934) and Dancer with Palette (1935).

Check out “Kandinsky, Picasso, Miró et al. back in Lucerne” at the Kunstmuseum Luzern through Nov. 2, 2025.