''Ça ira'' was the Belgian monthly magazine that featured avant-garde art, literature and politics.

History and profile

''Ça Ira'' was founded by a group of young artists, who came out of the smoking war-wrecked world of 1919 with a new élan. The title ''Ça ira'' comes from a song of the French Revolution ( article in French, translated as: "We will win!"). Twenty editions were published in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

from April 1920 to January 1923. The members (many of whom later achieved great fame and notoriety) included Paul Colin, Theo van Doesburg, the young artist

Maurice van Essche Maurice van Essche (4 October 1906, Antwerp, Belgium – 12 June 1977, Thonon, France) was a Belgian-born South African artist and art teacher who achieved national and international recognition in his lifetime. Life Maurice van Essche was bor ...

who was the leader of the group, Abel Lurkin, Paul Neuhuys, Arthur Pétronio,

Charles Plisnier Charles Plisnier (13 December 1896, Ghlin – 17 July 1952, Brussels) was a Belgian writer from Wallonia. Biography He was a Communist in his youth and briefly belonged to the Trotskyist movement in the late 1920s. He disavowed communism, ...

, Han Ryner, while very appealing dada and expressionist woodcuts and linos were added by

Floris Jespers Floris Jespers (18 March 1889 in Borgerhout – 16 April 1965 in Antwerp) was a Belgian Avant-garde painter. After his graduation from the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, he hooked up with the poet Paul Van Ostaijen and joined the Antwerp avant-gar ...

, Paul Joostens, Frans Masereel,

Jan Cockx Jan Cockx (1891, Boechout – 26 August 1976) was a Belgian painter perhaps best known for landscapes, still life and harbor scenes. Working with exuberant colors and mostly large-scale canvases, Cockx often painted simple subjects in vibrant wa ...

, Jozef Cantré, Karel Maes and Jozef Peeters. One finds incidental contributions by

Paul Van Ostaijen Paul van Ostaijen (22 February 1896 – 18 March 1928) was a Belgian Dutch-language poet and writer. Nickname Van Ostaijen was born in Antwerp to Dutch father and Flemish mother. His nickname was ''Mister 1830'', derived from his habit of walki ...

Paul Éluard Paul Éluard (), born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (; 14 December 1895 – 18 November 1952), was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement. In 1916, he chose the name Paul Éluard, a matronymic borrowed from his maternal ...

Francis Picabia Francis Picabia (: born Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia; 22January 1879 – 30November 1953) was a French avant-garde painter, poet and typographist. After experimenting with Impressionism and Pointillism, Picabia became associated with Cubism ...

, Pound, Iwan Goll, Blaise Cendrars and Kassak.

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1920 establishments in Belgium 1923 disestablishments in Belgium Avant-garde magazines Defunct literary magazines published in Europe Defunct magazines published in Belgium Defunct political magazines French-language magazines Magazines established in 1920 Magazines disestablished in 1923 Mass media in Antwerp Monthly magazines published in Belgium Visual arts magazines {{Europe-poli-mag-stub

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