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An announcement for Building Modern Bodies. The Art of Bodybuilding, an exhibition about bodybuilding curated by Jörg Scheller at Kunsthalle Zürich in 2016.
Forde, Genève
Invitation cards of Forde, an independent art space in Geneva. The cards are from the very first years, as far as I know they were designed by Geneva artist Alexandre Bianchini. Forde was founded in 1995 by the artists Alexandre Bianchini, Fabrice Gygi and Nicolas Rieben. Every three years, a new curatorial team takes over the space at Usine, here is the full list.
Hacienda, Zürich
Hacienda was an independent exhibition space in Zürich founded by artist Fabian Marti, art historian Arthur Fink and the current gallerist Oskar Weiss (see www.weissfalk.ch). It was active between 2012 and 2015 (?) and located in a former Kinderkrippe in the center of Zürich. See the interview by Mitchell Anderson for Flash Art here. They also founded the publishing house Hacienda Books, currently under the direction of Oskar Weiss.
Heimo Zobernig – Gespräch mit Denys Zacharopulos
Heimo Zobernig is one of the most interesting graphic designer of the art world, and beyond. He is also a brilliant artist and an unconventional and clearheaded thinker. Denys Zacharopoulos is an art historian and theorist. He was a curator, amongst others, at the 48th Biennale in Venice and documenta IX in Kassel, and an influential curator and writer in the 1990s. Here is a interview with Zacharopoulos.
Message Salon at Strauhof
Message Salon is a legendary project run by artist Esther Eppstein since 1996. It started at Perla-Mode on Langstrasse in Zürich, where Epstein organized and staged exhibitions, performances, talks, all sorts of projects, discussions, and outspoken opinions.
Around 2015, message salon turned into a nomadic artist-run artist residence project called „message salon embassy“. message salon embassy invites international artists to Zürich. Once in town, Madame l’Ambassadeur Esther Eppstein takes her guests to explore the local art scene, to meet people, personalities, friends and art. They visit galleries, museums, festivals, and occasionally cook together. Each residence ends with the publication of a zine, launched during a public event.
This one was at Strauhof and organized in collaboration with Ivona Brdjanovic.
Douglas Gordon
On the occasion of Douglas Gordon’s exhibition in Hôtel de Caumont Collection Lambert in Avignon, a catalogue was published. It contains texts by Éric Mézil, Jacques Chiffoleau, Rudolf Sagmeister and Corinne Rondeau. Le Monde published a review of the show.
XMAS PARTY 2010 – JUNGLE ALL THE WAY
For years, Villa Magica Records, a label founded by Sylvie Fleury, John Armleder and The Genevan Heathen, organized a Xmas Party. This is the flyer for the 2010 itineration.
Anonymer Kommentar einer Besucher*in der Ausstellung They Printed It: “Die Karte hat eine sehr majestätische Wirkung. Das Zusammenspiel von Gold & Grün auf reliefartigem Hintergrund ist wirkungsvoll und zeigt eine Stärke. Irritierend ist, dass das Gold der Karte anders wirkt, je nach dem wie das Licht darauffällt. Das Innenleben der Karte ist etwas irritierend und ablenkend, aber das Dschungelthema wird mit den Tieren sehr schön aufgegriffen. Was hat das aber mit Weihnachten zu tun?
Cool ist, das die Karte in der Löwenform ausgeschnitten wurde.”
Spencer Sweeney – MiLLion dollar Paintings
Invitation by Spencer Sweeney for his successful show at The Modern Institute in 2005 in Glasgow. Design by Toby Webster.
User comment: “Die auffälligste Einladung stammt von Spencer Sweeney: in betont simpler Handschrift steht ‘Million dollar Paintings’, was gleich die Diskrepanz von Realität des Künstlertums und Ambition aufzeigt.” Michael Kathe
Michael Etzensperger
User comment: “I discovered the works of Michael Etzensperger during the portfolio review Plat(t)form 14 in the Fotomuseum Wintherthur. On the 22.1.15 I saw the show at the Hauser gallery with a group of international curators invited to the Plat(t)form 15. On the 29.1.16 I met Michael Ettensperger by chance at Kunsthalle with a group of international curators invited to Plat(t)form 16.” Caroline Nicod
Heimo Zobernig
The picture shows the Austrian artist Heimo Zobernig holding a whithe canvas.
“‘Nothingness is different for Everybody’ – This is a very true statement (words to live by)” Thato Mogotsi