Opening PECHE POP

Tracing Dagobert Peche in the 21st Century

Dagobert Peche (1887–1923), one of the most eccentric designers of Viennese Modernism, virtually blew apart the stylistic idiom of the famous Wiener Werkstätte: with opulent decorations inspired by nature and a revolutionary aesthetic, he lent practical objects a hitherto unknown complexity.
Tue, 10.12.2024 7 pm10 pm
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Peche worked with a wide range of materials—silver, glass, ceramic, leather, and paper—designing jewelry, furniture, and exhibition displays, as well as sensational fabric patterns. In little over a decade he created an oeuvre that has fascinated and inspired the worlds of art and design ever since.  
 
After more than 25 years, the MAK is once again dedicating a major exhibition to the “enfant terrible” of the Wiener Werkstätte.  
Divided into seven chapters—from “Arcadia” to “Uncanny” PECHE POP presents the artist’s unique cosmos and traces his impact from Art Deco to Postmodernism to the present day.

On the exhibition
Lilli Hollein, General Direktor, MAK
Claudia Cavallar, Guest Curator
Anne-Katrin Rossberg, Curator, MAK Metal Collection and Wiener Werkstätte Archive
 
Free admission to the opening
 
Publication
The richly illustrated exhibition catalog complements and deepens the exhibition, which comprises around 700 objects. Available in the MAK Design Shop for € 55. 

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