Swissart News RSS News Feed 16.01.2012 Au fil des collections from Tiepolo to Degas With over a hundred works, Au fil des collections, de Tiepolo a Degas sheds new light on the rarely shown collection of the Fondation de l'Hermitage. Focusing on the museum’s masterpieces (including Tiepolo, Bocion, Sisley, Degas, Vuillard, Vallotton, Valadon, Braque and Magritte), the exhibition brings these works face to face, in an innovative dialogue, with other gems from public and private Swiss collections, often being exhibited for the first time. Continue.... 22.12.2011 Suspension of the Lacoste Elysée Prize 2011 The Musée de l’Elysée has decided to suspend the organisation of the Lacoste Elysée Prize 2011. Introduced in 2010 to sustain young photographers, the prize is worth 25 000 euros. Continue.... 22.12.2011 Kunsthaus Zürich presents Albert Welti – Landscape in Pastel From 16 December 2011 to 4 March 2012 the Kunsthaus Zürich is staging a cabinet exhibition of colourful landscapes by the Swiss painter, graphic artist and draughtsman Albert Welti (1862-1912). A pupil of Arnold Böcklin and a native of Zurich, Welti received numerous national commissions and is known both in Switzerland and abroad for his painting of the citizens’ assembly in the chamber of the Swiss Council of States. His works express the turn-of-the-century mood: a time of transitions, as with the motif of the bridge, the cycle of ageing and the depiction of dream-like twilight scenes in nature. Continue.... 16.12.2011 Cindy Sherman to receive 2012 Roswitha Haftmann Prize The 2012 Roswitha Haftmann Prize – the best endowed art award in Europe – goes to the American artist Cindy Sherman. There is also a special prize for ... >>Continue 03.12.2011 A Year In The Making: New Paintings By Val Hudson at Galerie LAST It is around six years since Val Hudson last exhibited at the gallery LAST, or indeed at any other gallery. During this time Val lived and worked at a ... >>Continue 03.11.2011 Jerry Zeniuk / Paintings 1976 - 2011 at Galerie Annemarie Verna Jerry Zeniuk, American painter, born in 1945 in Bradowick near Lüneburg, Germany. In 1950, his family relocated to the United States and, following university ... >>Continue

Headlines RSS Headlines Feed 26.01.2012 Students get abstract with Bechtler artist Charlotte Observer Privately held by the Bechtler family of Switzerland until the museum opened in January 2010, the museum's 1400-piece collection spans more than 70 years of art history. It focuses on influential mid-20th century artists, such as Picasso and Andy ... Continue... 24.01.2012 Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia Los Angeles Times Davos, Switzerland — An Occupy WEF protester builds an igloo to protest against the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss Alpine resort. Some 1600 economic and political leaders, including 40 heads of states and governments, will be asked to ... Continue... 23.01.2012 First solo show in the UK by Swiss artist Raphael Hefti at Camden Arts Centre Art Daily Consisting of large scale objects and photograms installed in Gallery 3 and the Central Space, Raphael Hefti runs at Camden Arts Centre from 20 January until 18 March 2012. Subtraction as Addition is a work that comes out of the Luxar coating process, ... Continue... 22.01.2012 Old Village Gets New Look With Lang/Baumann Geometric Street Art Huffington Post That is why this gigantic piece of street art by Lang/Bauman is so jarring. The electric geometric pattern pops out against the old-town village of Vercorin, Switzerland. Every year the town challenges artists to create artworks which involve the ... Continue... 21.01.2012 Saving the World One Art Poster at a Time Huffington Post At the World Economic Forum's meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 1990, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, then president of the Bellerive Foundation, solicited Arnoldi to create a limited series art poster to elicit funding for saving the Alps. While mountains may ... Continue... 21.01.2012 COC Gallery to Exhibit Important Abstract Expressionist SCVNEWS.com Having immigrated to New York from Switzerland in 1924, Burkhardt participated in the genesis of what would become the “New York School” and the beginning of the Abstract Expressionist movement. The artist's work shifted upon his move to Los Angeles in ... Continue... 20.01.2012 Art Basel announces exhibitors list for Art 43 Basel - by MutualArt Taking place in Basel, Switzerland from June 14 to June 17, 2012, Art 43 Basel will again present a premier selection of the most influential and cutting-edge galleries from across the world. Every June, Art Basel marks the summer reunion of the ... Continue... 16.01.2012 Saint Louis Art Museum presents new media series Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler: Single Wide Art Daily Hubbard (born in Ireland in 1965) and Birchler (born in Switzerland in 1962) have been collaborating in video and photography for over two decades and have shown internationally at venues such as the Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria, New York; ... Continue... Agenda Art Exhibitions in Switzerland Newest Artist Member Dayan Newest Gallery Member espaceL