Harald Szeemann Chronology of Projects
Harald Szeemann papers, 1892-2010, bulk 1957-2005 Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2011.M.30
The following chronology is based on the "catalogue of all exhibitions" in Harald Szeemann: with by through because towards despite.1 The projects are mostly exhibitions, but also include events and a film in which Szeemann participated. The Harald Szeemann papers at the Getty Research Institute include documents related to many, but not all of these projects. For more information about the contents of the Szeemann archive, consult the finding aid for the collection.
Dates Title Venue August 3 – October Painter-Poets—Poet-Painters: 800 works of visual Kunstmuseum St. Gallen 20, 1957 art, manuscripts, prints and other documents by 150 painter-poets and poet-painters
(Malende Dichter—dichtende Maler: 800 Werke der bildenden Kunst, Manuskripte, Drucke und weitere Dokumente von 150 Maler-Dichtern und Dichter-Malern)
September 24 – Hugo Ball 1886-1927: Manuscripts, Photographs, “Kleintheater Kramgasse September 27, 1957 Books 6,” Bern
(Hugo Ball 1886-1927: Manuskripte, Photographien, Bücher)
July 8 – September Otto Tschumi Kunsthalle Bern 3, 1961
September 2 – Buri, Gürtler, Iseli, Luginbühl, Meister, Spescha, Stätische Galerie Biel / September 24, 1961 Schaffner Galerie des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Bienne
September 9 – Hans Aeschbacher: Sculptures and Drawings Kunsthalle Bern October 15, 1961 (Hans Aeschbacher: Skulpturen und Zeichnungen)
October 21 – Prehistoric Rock Paintings from the Sahara: Henri Kunsthalle Bern November 26, 1961 Lhote’s expedition in the Tassili-n-Aijer region
(Prähistorische Felsbilder der Sahara: Expedition Henri Lhote im Gebiet Tassili-n-Aijer)
February 17 – March Puppets—Marionettes—Shadow Play: Asiatica Kunsthalle Bern 11, 1962 and Experiments
Harald Szeemann Chronology of Projects Harald Szeemann papers, 1892-2010, bulk 1957-2005 Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2011.M.30
(Puppen—Marionetten—Schattenspiel: Asiatica und Experimente)
March 17 – April 23, Charles Lapicque Kunsthalle Bern 1962
April 28 – May 27, Lenz Klotz, Friedrich Kuhn, Bruno Müller, Matias Kunsthalle Bern 1962 Spescha
June 2 – July 1, 1962 Walter Kurt Wiemken Kunsthalle Bern
July 7 – September Francis Picabia: Works from 1909-1924 Kunsthalle Bern 2, 1962 (Francis Picabia: Werke 1909-1924)
July 7 – September 4 Americans: Jasper Johns—Alfred Leslie—Robert Kunsthalle Bern 2, 1962 Rauschenberg—Richard Stankiewicz
(4 Amerikaner: Jasper Johns—Alfred Leslie— Robert Rauschenberg—Richard Stankiewicz)
October 13 – Harry Kramer: Self-Propelled Sculptures, Städtische Galerie Biel / November 25, 1962 Marionettes, Films Galerie des Beaux-Arts de la Ville Bienne (Harry Kramer: Automobile Skulpturen— Marionetten—Filme)
October 20 – Art from Tibet Kunsthalle Bern November, 25 1962 (Kunst aus Tibet)
February 16 – March Auguste Herbin Kunsthalle Bern 24, 1963
April 20 – May 19, Englebert van Anderlecht / Bram Bogart Städtische Galerie Biel / 1963 Galerie des Beaux-Arts de la Ville Bienne
May 4 – June 9, Piotr Kowalski Kunsthalle Bern 1963
May 4 – June 9, Alan Davie Kunsthalle Bern 1963
July 12 – August 18, Victor Pasmore, William Scott Kunsthalle Bern 1963
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August 18 – Heinz-Peter Kohler, Gregory Masurovsky Städtische Galerie Biel / September 15, 1963 Galerie des Beaux-Arts de la Ville Bienne
August 24 – Art of the Mentally Ill Kunsthalle Bern September 15, 1963 (Bilderei der Geisteskranken – Art Brut – Insania pingens)
September 21 – Louis Moilliet Kunsthalle Bern October 27, 1963
November 2 – Etienne-Martin Kunsthalle Bern December 1, 1963
February 15 – March Varlin Städtische Galerie Biel / 22, 1964 Galerie des Beaux-Arts de la Ville Bienne
February 22 – March Serge Brignoni: Paintings and Sculptures, 1924- Kunsthalle Bern 30, 1964 1963
(Serge Brignoni: Gemälde und Skulpturen, 1924- 1963)
April 4 – May 10, Victor Vasarely: Works from 1935 to 1963 Kunsthalle Bern 1964 (Victor Vasarely: Werke von 1935 bis 1963)
April 17 – May 24, Ferdinand Hodler: Landscapes from his mature Städtische Galerie Biel / 1964 and late periods Galerie des Beaux-Arts de la Ville Bienne (Ferdinand Hodler: Paysages de 1904 à 1918/Landschaften der Reife und Spätzeit)
April 30 – October Swiss Art of the 20th Century Musée cantonal des 25, 1964 Beaux-Arts, Palais de (Art suisse au XXe siècle – Schweizer Kunst im 20. Rumine, Lausanne Jahrhundert – Arte svizzera nel XX0 secolo)
May 20 – June 21, Louise Nevelson Kunsthalle Bern 1964
May 20 – June 21, Anselmo Boix-Vives Kunsthalle Bern 1964
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Harald Szeemann Chronology of Projects Harald Szeemann papers, 1892-2010, bulk 1957-2005 Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2011.M.30
May 20 – June 21, Hundertwasser Kunsthalle Bern 1964
July 3 – September Ex Voto Kunsthalle Bern 6, 1964
September 11 – Jean Prouvé: Industrial Buildings Kunsthalle Bern October 11, 1964 (Jean Prouvé: Industrielles Bauen)
October 17 – 25 Artists from Bern and Biel Städtische Galerie Biel / November 22, 1964 Galerie des Beaux-Arts de (25 Berner und Bieler Künstler / 25 artistes la Ville Bienne bernois et biennois)
October 23 – Marcel Duchamp, Wassily Kandinsky, Kasimir Kunsthalle Bern November 29, 1964 Malewitsch
Josef Albers
Tom Doyle
February 20 – March Robert Müller: Sculptures and Drawings Kunsthalle Bern 28, 1965 (Robert Müller: Skulpturen und Zeichnungen)
February 27 – April Oscar Wiggli: Sculptures and Drawings Städtische Galerie Biel / 4, 1965 Galerie des Beaux-Arts de la Ville Bienne
February 27 – April Charles Jörg Städtische Galerie Biel / 4, 1965 Galerie des Beaux-Arts de la Ville Bienne
April 3 – May 9, The Human Image: World Exhibition of Kunsthalle Bern 1965 Photography
(Der Mensch: Weltausstellung der Photographie)
May 21 – June 22, Otto Meyer-Amden Kunsthalle Bern 1965
May 21 – June 22, Lyonel Feininger: Watercolors, Drawings, Prints Kunsthalle Bern 1965 (Lyonel Feininger: Aquarelle, Zeichnungen,
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Graphik)
July 3 – September Light and Movement: Kinetic Art Kunsthalle Bern 5, 1965 (Licht und Bewegung / lumière et mouvement / luce e movimento: Kinetische Kunst)
July 3 – September New Tendencies in Architecture Garden of the Kunsthalle 5, 1965 Bern (Neue Tendenzen der Architektur)
September 11 – Walter Linck: Sculptures, Mobiles, Drawings Garden of the Kunsthalle October 17, 1965 Bern (Walter Linck: Skulpturen, Mobiles, Zeichnungen)
September 11 – Rolf Iseli: Recent Works, 1964-1965 Kunsthalle Bern October 17, 1965 (Rolf Iseli: Neuere Werke, 1964-1965)
October 23 – Giorgio Morandi Kunsthalle Bern December 5, 1965
April 2 – May 8, Jean Gorin, Jean Dewasne, Constant: Three Kunsthalle Bern 1966 exhibitions
(Jean Gorin, Jean Dewasne, Constant: Drei Ausstellungen)
May 14-15, 1966 Künstlerfest Kunsthalle Bern
May 25 – July 3, White on White (Weiss auf Weiss) Kunsthalle Bern 1966 F-III by James Rosenquist
II Pop-Artists: The New Image, Phillip Morris Edition
July 9 – September Mark Tobey: Works 1933-1966 Kunsthalle Bern 4, 1966 (Mark Tobey: Werke 1933-1966)
October 1966 Lueg-Festival Lueg, Emmenthal
October 21 – Fantastic Art—Surrealism Kunsthalle Bern December 4, 1966 (Phantastische Kunst – Surrealismus)
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November 4 – Bern 66 Halfmannshof, December 4, 1966 Gelsenkirchen
January 23, 1967 The Living Theatre Hotel National
February 4 – 5 Young British Artists: Venice Biennial 1966 Kunsthalle Bern February 22, 1967 (5 junge englische Künstler: Biennale Venedig 1966)
February 25 – April Young British Sculptors Kunsthalle Bern 2, 1967 (Junge englische Bildhauer)
March 1, 1967 Flower show without flowers but with coloured Kunsthalle Bern cloths
April 14 – May 21, Shapes of Color Kunsthalle Bern 1967 (Formen der Farbe)
July 8 – September Science Fiction Kunsthalle Bern 17, 1967
July 1967 Cuba: Salón de Mayo Cuba
October 28 – Otto Nebel: Works, 1918-1967 Kunsthalle Bern November 26, 1967 (Otto Nebel: Werke 1918-1967)
February 23 – Roy Lichtenstein Kunsthalle Bern March 31, 1968
April 6 – May 12, Max Bill: Malerei und Plastik, 1926-1968 Kunstalle Bern 1968
May 21 – June 30, Jesús Rafael Soto: Kinetische Werke 1950-1968 Kunsthalle Bern 1968
July 20 – September 12 Environments: 50 Jahre Kunsthalle Bern Kunsthalle Bern 29, 1968
September 27, 1968 Artists’ Party: 50 Jahre Kunsthalle Bern Kornhauskeller restaurant, Bern
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October 5 – October 20 Jahre Kunstpflege der Stadt Bern (1947-1968) Kunsthalle Bern 27, 1968
November 2 – Junge Kunst aus Holland Kunsthalle Bern December 1, 1968
January 25 – March Die Frau: 2. Weltausstellung der Photographie Kunsthalle Bern 9, 1969
March 22 – April 27, When Attitudes Become Form: Works— Kunsthalle Bern 1969 Concepts—Processes—Situations—Information
March 23, 1969 Burning military uniforms Helvetiaplatz, Kunsthalle Bern
April 1969 Bekannte Bern Künstler haben unsere Gebrüder Loeb AG Schaufenster gestaltet Department Store, Bern
May 3 – June 1, Freunde—Friends—d’Fründe Kunsthalle Bern 1969
June 7 – July 6, 1969 22 junge Schweizer Kunsthalle Bern
Part I: July 12 – Sammlung Karl Ströger Kunsthalle Bern August 17, 1969 Part II: August 23 – September 28, 1969
November 8 – Pläne und Projekte als Kunst Kunsthalle Bern December7, 1969
February 5 – March 8 ½: Documentation 1961-1969 Éditions Claude Givaudan, 7, 1970 Paris
July 10 – August 30, Das Ding als Objekt: Europäische Objecktkunst des Kunsthalle Nürnberg 1970 20. Jahrhunderts
November 6, 1970 – Happening & Fluxus Kölnischer Kunstverein January 6, 1971
April 29 – May 13, I want to leave a nice well-done child here Bonython Gallery, Sydney 1971
May 1971 Die Strasse: Schaufensterausstellung Warenhaus Gebrüder Loeb
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AG, Bern
June 30 – October 8, Documenta 5: Befragung der Realität—Bildwelten Kassel 1972 heute
July 21 – July 22, James Lee Byars in Bern: The First International Bern 1972 Pefume Exhibition, Zeitglockenturm, and Hommage an Einstein
1973 – Museum der Obsessionen
February 16 – April Grossvater—Ein Pionier wie wir Galerie Toni Gerber, Bern 20, 1974
April 1974 Guy Harloff Palazzo della Permanente, Milan
December 12, 1975 Emma Kunz Centrum für Kunst – January 11, 1976
July 5 – August 17, Junggesellenmaschinen/Les machines célibataires Kunsthalle Bern 1975
July 7 – August 30, Monte Verità/Berg der Wahrheit: Le mammelle Ascona 1978 della verità/Die Brüste der Wahrheit
June 1 – September L’arte degli anni settanta; Apeto 80 [La biennale di Venice 28, 1980 Venenzia]
April 18, 1981 Museo Casa Anatta opening Monte Verità, Ascona
September 12, 1982 Museo Madonna del Sasso opening Santuario-Convento Madonna del Sasso, Orselina
February 11 – April Der Hang zum Gesamtkunstwerk: Europäische Kunsthaus Zürich 30, 1983 Utopien seit 1800
April 9, 1983 Museo Casa Selma opening Monte Verità, Ascona
May 20 – July 31, James Ensor Kunsthaus Zürich 1983
November 19, 1983 Immendorff Kunsthaus Zürich – January 22, 1984
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April 5 – May 13, Sigmar Polke Kunsthaus Zürich 1984
December 14, 1984 Alfred Jarry Kunsthaus Zürich – March 10, 1985
April 3 – May 27, Mario Merz Kunsthaus Zürich 1985
November 29, 1985 Spuren, Skulpturen und Monumente ihrer Kunsthaus Zürich – February 16, 1986 präzisen Reise
March 15 – May 4, Jean Fautrier Kunsthaus Zürich 1986
May 16 – July 20, De Sculptura Wiener Festwochen at the 1986 Messepalast
June 7 – August 17, Da Marées a Picasso: Caplavori del Museo von der Albergo Monte 1986 Heydt di Wuppertal Verità/Museo comunale d’Arte Moderna/Centro Culturale Beato Pietro Berno, Ascona
August 12, 1986 Museo Elisarion Monte Verità, Ascona
December 13, 1986 SkulpturSein Städtische Kunsthalle, – February 1, 1987 Düsseldorf
1987 Back to Fucking Cambridge [Film by Otto Muehl] Produced by Friedrichshof Genossenschaft
February 18 – March Cy Twombly: Bilder, Arbeiten auf Papier, Kunsthaus Zürich 29, 1987 Skulpturen
June 5 – August 23, Eugène Delacroix Kunsthaus Zürich 1987
June 5 – August 23, Charles Baudelaire Kunsthaus Zürich 1987
June 5 – August 23, Victor Hugo: Phantasien in Tusche Kunsthaus Zürich 1987
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November 17, 1987 Mario Merz Chapelle Saint-Louis de la – January 3, 1988 Salpêtrière, Paris
June 22 – Zeitlos Hamburger Bahnhof, September 25, 1988 Berlin
August 6 – October Marianne Werefkin Albergo Monte 23, 1988 Verità/Museo comunale d’Arte Moderna/Centro Culturale Beato Pietro Berno, Ascona
August 28 – October a-Historische klanken/a-Historical soundings Mueseum Boymans Van 2, 1988 Beuningen, Rotterdam
October 7 – Etienne-Martin Chapelle Saint-Louis de la November 15, 1988 Salpêtrière, Paris
November 25, 1988 Egon Schiele und seine Zeit: Österreichische Kunsthaus Zürich – February 19, 1989 Malerie und Zeichnung 1900 bis 1930 aus der Sammlung Leopold
April 5 – May 28, Piet Mondrian Centro Culturale Monte 1989 Verità/ Museo comunale d’Arte Moderna, Ascona
November 11, 1989 Einleuchten: Will, Vorstel & Simul in HH Deichtorhallen Hamburg – February 18, 1990
December 1, 1989 – Zum freien Tanz, zu reiner Kunst: Suzanne Kunsthaus Zürich February 11, 1990 Perrottet (1889-1983) und Mary Wigman (1886- 1973)
March 9 – April 29, Richard Serra: The Hours of the Day Kunsthaus Zürich 1990
May 23 – July 8, Georg Baselitz Kunsthaus Zürich 1990
August 18 – Niele Toroni Kunsthalle Luzern September 29, 1990
1990 La Gomera Unrealized
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September 30 – Mario Merz Museo comunale d’Arte December 16, 1990 Moderna, Ascona
December 1, 1990 – LightSeed: Cy Twombly, Wolfgang Laib, Michel The Watari Museum of February 24, 1991 Verjux Contemporary Art, Tokyo
May 8 – July 20, Georg Baselitz: Werke aus der Sammlung Galleria del Credito 1991 Ackermeier Berlin Valtellinese “Refettorio delle Stelline,” Milan
March 2 – May 20, Ettore Jelmorini Museo comunale d’Arte 1991 Moderna, Ascona
September 6 – Niele Toroni: Impronte di pennello N. 50 ripetute Museo comunale d’Arte October 27, 1991 a intervalli regolari (30 cm) Moderna, Ascona
November 1, 1991 – Visionäre Schweiz Kunsthaus Zürich January 26, 1992
February 20 – April Walter De Maria: The 2000 Sculpture Kunsthaus Zürich 20, 1992
April 11 – May 31, Wolfgang Laib Museo comunale d’Arte 1992 Moderna, Ascona
April 20 – October Pabellón de Suiza EXPO’92, Seville 12, 1992
March 19 – May 23, GAS: Grandiose Ambitieux Silencieux capcMusée d’art 1993 contemporain, Bordeaux
November 26, 1993 Joseph Beuys Kunsthaus Zürich – February 20, 1994
November 1994 Creativity in Switzerland: An exclusive exhibition Swissair Gazette by Harald Szeemann
July 14 – October 8, Bruce Nauman Kunsthaus Zürich 1995
November 9, 1995 – 100 Jahre Kino: Illusion, Emotion, Realität: Die 7. Kunsthaus Zürich February 25, 1996 Kunst auf der Suche nach den 6 andern
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September 10 – Austria im Rosennetz MAK Österreichisches November 10, 1996 Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna
April 8 – May 31, Epicenter Ljubljana Museum of Modern Art, 1997 Ljubljana
July 9 – September Biennale d’art contemporain de Lyon: L’Autre Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon 24, 1997
September 1 – Speed & Water Kwangju November 27, 1997
June 24 – July 3, Diversities, Spices & Academies: Ausgewählte Atelierhaus der Akademie 1998 Studentenarbeiten aus der Akademie der der Bildenden Künste, Bildenden Künste, Wien Vienna
August 15 – October Wahlverwandtschaften: Jason Rhoades Appenzell 18, 1998
October 16 – Thousand islands (reality models): Serge Spitzer Ferdinand Boberg’s Power November 29, 1998 Station, Skansen
October 16 – Close encounters: Torbjørn Rødland Hallwylska Museet, November 29, 1998 Stockholm
June 13 – November La Biennale di Venezia: 48a Esposizione Arsenale/Corderie/Giardini 7, 1999 Internazionale d’Arte: dAPERTutto/APERTO di Castello, Venice overALL/APERTO parTOUT/APERTO überALL
August 27 – Weltuntergang & Prinzip Hoffnung Kunsthaus Zürich November 7, 1999
November 26, 1999 Walter De Maria: The 2000 Sculpture Kunsthaus Zürich – January 16, 2000
December 1, 1999 – Tinguely’s Favorites: Yves Klein Museum Jean Tinguely, April 9, 2000 Basel
April 5 – May 14, ForwArt: Georges Adéagbo Espace BBL (Banque 2000 Bruxelles Lambert), Brussels
July 15 – August 27, Nauman, sein eigener Nachbar: Carte-de-Visite 5 Kunsthaus Zürich 2000
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August 5, 2000 Museo Comico nel Teatro Dimitri opening Verscio, Ticino
December 15, 2000 Beware of Exiting Your Dreams: You May Find Zachęta Narodowa Geleria – January 28, 2001 Yourself in Somebody Else’s Sztuki, Warsaw
June 10 – November La Biennale di Venezia: 49a Esposizione Arsenale/Corderie/Giardini 4, 2001 Internazionale d’Arte: PLATEA di Castello, Venice DELL’UMANITA’/PLATEAU OF HUMANKIND/PLATEAU DER MENSCHHEIT/ PLATEAU DE L’HUMANITE
March 20 – June 30, Tinguely’s Favourites: Marcel Duchamp Museum Jean Tinguely, 2002 Basel
May 15 – October Expo 02: Geld und Wert/Das letzte Tabu Arteplage Biel/Bienne, 20, 2002 Pavilion of the Swiss National Bank
August 1 – August In Progress: Video exhibition during the 55° Locarno 11, 2002 Festival internazionale del film Locarno
October 11, 2002 – Aubes: Rêveries au bord de Victor Hugo Maison de Victor Hugo, January 19, 2003 Paris
May 16 – September Blut & Honig: Zukunft ist am Balkan Sammlung Essl. 28, 2003 Klosterneuburg, Vienna
July 20 – December G2003: Mostra internazionale d’Arte Vira Gambarogno and 31, 2003 all’aperto/Un villagio e un borgo accolgono l’arte Ascona
October 12, 2003 – El Real Viaje Real/ The Real Royal Trip P.S.1 Contemporary Art January 5, 2004 Center, New York
Verzauberugn auf Zeit
May 28 – October La bellesa del fracàs, El fracàs de la bellesa/La Fundació Joan Miró, 24, 2004 belleza del fracaso, El fracaso de belleza/The Barcelona beauty of failure, The failure of beauty
October 3 – La alegría de mis sueños/The Joy of My Dreams: Monasterio de la Cartuja December 5, 2004 1st Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo de Santa María de las de Sevilla Cuevas, Seville
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March 4 – May 15, La Belgique Visionnaire België: C’est arrivé près de Palais des Beaux-Arts de 2005 chez nous Bruxelles
1 Bezzola, Tobia and Roman Kurzmeyer, eds. Harald Szeemann: with by through because towards despite. Zürich: Edition Voldemeer, 2007.
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