— THE NEW KUNST- HAUS — THE IDEA — THE FORM — THE CONTENT

THE ZÜRCHER KUNSTGESELLSCHAFT’S IDEA OF A MUSEUM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY GIVES A TREMENDOUS BOOST TO ZURICH’S APPEAL. THE NEW KUNSTHAUS IS TO OPEN BY 2020. — WE ARE DELIGHTED YOU ARE TAKING AN INTEREST.

­— THE NEW KUNSTHAUS — 20 20 — THE IDEA — The Kunsthaus Zürich enjoys international renown. Since 1787, its patrons have ensured that art is collected and exhibited in Zurich, and today the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, with more than 21,000 members, is the largest art association in Europe after the Tate in London. Now the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft is lending its support to a new undertaking: the creation of a museum for the 21st century. The New Kunst- haus is to be inaugurated in 2020.

— FOR ART AND THE PUBLIC creation, Dutch painting and Italian of the institution’s pioneering commitment Baroque art are abundantly represented to contemporary art, as well as to broad- The museum’s first home was built in 1910 in its collection rooms, along with the based art appreciation. on Heimplatz. Its German name, Kunst­ largest assortment of pieces by Edvard haus or ‘house of art,’ is an expression Munch outside Norway. — of its particular function, to provide a venue The Kunsthaus has assembled more SHOWING ART IN A DYNAMIC CONTEXT for changing exhibitions as well as a than half of its collection in the form of home for its own collection, and thus to be donations, and is also home to the holdings The extension will enhance the Kunsthaus neither simply a museum nor an exhibition of leading foundations, foremost among Zürich’s focus on art of the 1960s and hall, but both at once. Since its founda­- them the Alberto Giacometti Foundation. later, in all of its abundant significance and tion the Kunsthaus has undergone multiple The collection has always championed the complex contingency. The finished project extensions, so as to host a broad range contemporary art of each period, and will demonstrate parallel techniques of exhibitions, house its growing collection, the Kunsthaus has hosted the major Zurich within discrete epochs of artistic produc­ and meet the public’s evolving demands. premieres of many artists such as Picasso tion, and how the genres of painting, and Baselitz. graphic arts, sculpture, photography and — Nevertheless, only some ten percent of new media interrelate. What is more, A PREDILECTION FOR THE PRESENT the Kunsthaus collection can be shown traditionally proportioned galleries are at present, with Impressionism, Classical also planned for showing paintings of The Kunsthaus owes its reputation to Modernism and the contemporary pro­ the 19th century and works of Classical the fact that it boasts an exemplary cross- duc­tion of our own era, including photo-­ Modernism. section of Swiss and western art. From graphy and video art, getting parti­cularly The project will be distinguished by four the Middle Ages to the present day, works short shrift. The current extension core elements: its focus on art of the from six centuries of Swiss artistic project constitutes a renewed affirmation 1960s and later, the E.G. Bührle Collection,

— 04 medium-sized temporary exhibitions, and in the collection. The existing building’s to Zurich’s campaign for a place among its central entrance hall, a new form of infrastructure will continue to be used, the the world’s great capitals. Thanks to public space in which to experience art. main hall will remain as attractive as the extraordinary commitment shown by ever, and retrospectives of work by artists the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, half of — such as Monet, Turner and Picasso, the construction costs are to be met from ONE OF A KIND: FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM as well as comprehensive thematic private sources. The city and canton of exhibitions, will be staged there. In future, Zurich are responsible for the remaining The Kunsthaus collection, itself of therefore, the 400,000 guests expected half. considerable artistic value, is to be joined annually will be sure to visit all areas of The Kunsthaus is taking a giant by the E.G. Bührle Foundation Collection. the Kunsthaus complex equally. step towards becoming a museum of the When the Bührle’s 150 works are moved 21st century. We are delighted you are from their current home, a private villa — taking an interest – it’s good to know you in Zollikerstrasse, to Heimplatz, the Kunst­- ENJOYING CULTURE IN UNIQUE VENUES are on our side! haus will be able to show the general public a significant representation of The museum’s art education offering is to French 19th-century painting, including be generously expanded: multipurpose masterpieces by Monet, Cézanne workshops will meet visitors’ needs and and van Gogh. For its part, Zurich will expectations, and a state-of-the-art boast the continent’s most important laboratory will be devoted to the creative collection of French Impressionist use of electronic media. Groups of visitors and Post-Impressionist work after Paris, and school classes will be able to use and both the city and Switzerland the new break-out spaces to work on a will thus see a major enhancement of project or enjoy a snack. A multipurpose their cultural offerings. banquet and event room is planned, to As a result, the existing museum provide a top-quality venue for concerts complex will have more room for Old and external events. The infrastructure Masters, among other things, and needed for film screenings and roundtable will be able to showcase large groups of discussions will be available in the works by Swiss artists, in particular collection galleries. The central hall will as — Ferdinand Hodler and Alberto Giacometti, a rule be independent of the opening Rudolf Koller in a manner befitting their status. The hours of the museum proper; the same Reclining Greyhound, 1852 comprehensive holdings make a range of will be true of its associated restaurant Oil on canvas, different presentations possible, in services. Guests will be able to enjoy 37 x 86 cm which sculpture, painting and work on a snack both inside the bar and outside Bartolomeo Montagna paper can enter into dialogue. on the Kunsthaus grounds, another Christ Carrying the Cross, around 1515 The extension will provide space to show new reason to visit Heimplatz. Oil on canvas, 85 x 70 cm 20 percent of the Kunsthaus collection, The highest international standards Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde fully twice that available at present. The will govern the new museum’s heating, works on exhibit will include examples ventilation and air conditioning, as Alberto Giacometti of key movements such as Dada and well as its security system. Together with Petite figurine sur socle, around 1939 / 45 Plaster, Concrete Art, which will be made more the relationships of trust the Kunsthaus 7.3 x 3.5 x 3.7 cm accessible to the public than heretofore, has developed over the course of decades Alberto Giacometti Foundation, as well as lend additional significance with its outside partners, these standards donated by Anna and by being shown in their historical context. will furnish the basis for international Anton Bucher-Bechtler © 2015 ProLitteris, Zurich cooperation and ensure an appropriate new — home for gifts and donations. Guests, Jeff Wall A WINNING EXHIBITION PROGRAMME too, will benefit, since optimal conditions Tattoos and Shadows, 2000 for art work are also conducive to a Large-format transparency in lightbox, 214.5 x 274 x 26 cm The extension will fulfil a long-time pleasant visit. Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde wish by providing an additional room for © Jeff Wall temporary exhibitions. The new room — will be roughly half the size of the main TOGETHER ON THE RIGHT PATH Torben Giehler Matterhorn, 2002 exhibition hall built in 1958, and will Acrylic on canvas, be divisible into a number of sections. The With its extension, the Kunsthaus Zürich 184 x 148 x 7 cm museum’s annual programme will be will be the largest and most dynamic art © Torben Giehler enriched by changing presentations without museum in Switzerland, capable of All works from the Kunsthaus Zürich costly and time-consuming interventions making a significant cultural contribution —

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— 20 00 — THE FORM — David Chipperfield Architects’ architecture, a clear design flooded with light, lends a simple elegant form, landmark status and tremendous appeal to the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft’s idea of a museum for the 21st century. The museum is nearly doubling its space. Together with the existing Kunst­- haus building it will constitute Switzerland’s largest art museum.

— — UNAMBIGUOUS FORM A LARGE PUBLIC SPACE located on the ground floor, facing the city centre. The central hall is to be The Kunsthaus Zürich extension is to be Central to the design is the desire to conveniently accessible from three sides, built according to David Chipperfield create a connection between Heim- both during and after the museum’s Architects’ design. The design calls for a platz and the public art garden north of opening hours. It is to become a place for clean geometrical structure, proudly the new building by means of a hall encounters between art and the public. standing on Heimplatz: a volume flooded running the entire length of the structure. With its great height and mezzanines with light, accessible from three sides, All of the extension’s public functions – running around its entire circumference, with landmark status and considerable main entrance, café, museum shop, the entrance area will serve to orient appeal. art education and banquet hall – are to be visitors in the three-storey building.

— 08 A flight of steps will offer access to the The new building’s below-ground level second main entrance, and to the garden. is to be connected to the existing building. Visitors will use the passage under Heim- — ­platz to get from one part of the museum SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL: HOUSE OF ROOMS to the other. This connection will also play an indispensable part in museum The first and second upper levels are operations, as works of art can be moved reserved for art. The basis for the layout along it from storage to either part follows the concept of a ‘house of rooms’. of the Kunsthaus safely, swiftly and under The exhibition areas in particular are appropriate climatic conditions. conceived as a sequence of variously sized rooms, their proportions and materials, — chosen with an emphasis on tranquillity,­ GATEWAY TO THE ARTS offering optimal conditions for the pre­- sentation of art. Such a configuration The spatial tension vis-à-vis the existing fosters relations between various periods building and the elegant definition in art history, with guests afforded a of the square as such are key attributes view of more than one room at a time; it of the design. The ensemble is also also helps visitors orient themselves, welcoming, its permeability successfully choose among a variety of possible routes, characterizing it as a gateway to and enjoy a concentrated stay in any the arts. given space. A sense of space is created amenable to both contemplative silence — and stimulating interaction among GARDEN AS A HUB visitors. The extension’s homage to the form and internal arrangement of Moser’s The art garden is designed to link the museum building is no coincidence. protected gardens of the old cantonal The proposed materials express the idea school with the Kunsthaus extension. The of continuity and naturalness. garden is to take on the function of a hub, organically connecting Zurich’s old town — and Heimplatz with the university district USE OF DAYLIGHT THROUGHOUT THE further up the slope. Gently manicured ENTIRE BUILDING banks of beech provide the ideal backdrop for sculptures and transform the green Skylights in the roof allow plenty of day- space into a rest and recreation zone. light to enter the building. This can then be directed and mixed with artificial — light to provide a broad range of different SWITZERLAND’S LARGEST ART MUSEUM lighting scenarios, all equally lively: thus — the Impressionists’ colours will radiate The Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft’s project Gallery with overhead light for under light from above, while sculptures – the creation of a museum for the the Bührle Collection can be best shown off lit from the side. 21st century – coupled with the simple Gallery with sidelight for art For their part, photographs and video elegant form contingent upon the from 1960 onwards works are to be exhibited to optimal effect museum’s contents will afford the insti- View from the intersection of Zeltweg and in darkened rooms. Curators will be tution landmark status and give a Rämistrasse across able to adapt the proportions of exhibition tremendous boost to Zurich’s appeal. As Heimplatz to the new main entrance. rooms, some of whose walls can be flexibly of 2020, the extension and the existing positioned, to the changing formats building together will constitute a dynamic Public space on ground floor: view through the asymmetrical of the artwork shown. The arrangement ensemble: the new Kunsthaus – Switzer­ design of the central hall with stairway leading of gallery rooms in the design for the land’s largest art museum. to art garden. extension, its visitor management, opera- tional organization and security provisions: View of garden with second main entrance all are convincingly logical and efficient. Innovative solutions are deployed to reduce All renderings the overall energy requirement for the and plans non-binding Last updated 2011 / 2015 construction and operation of the building © David Chipperfield Architects to far below that of other museums. —

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— THE CONTENT

— The New Kunsthaus is a gateway to the world of art, in all its rich and varied forms. It reflects and shapes contemporary trends and builds on the existing strengths that make the Kunsthaus Zürich collection unique. Together with the internationally renowned and highly important private collection of the E. G. Bührle Foundation it will form the largest assembly of Impressionist works in Europe, outside Paris. The enlarged Kunsthaus fosters a culture of exchange and involvement. With a series of greatly enhanced facilities, the New Kunsthaus opens up a vibrant public space in the heart of Zurich, reinforcing the loyalty of existing patrons and drawing in new visitors.

— 12 — — A SHOWCASE FOR THE MODERN Monet’ exhibition. Combined with the MOVING IMAGES Kunsthaus collection it will be the largest The Kunsthaus collection has grown assembly of Impressionist works in In response to numerous requests, it will substantially in recent decades. Around Europe, outside Paris. Collaborations with now be possible to access and view 100 works – chiefly of modern and other foundations like the Hubert Looser the extensive holdings of artist videos on a contemporary art – are added each year. Foundation will present key trends in permanent basis. Since the late 1970s, Many of them have only been on public contemporary art, while works donated by over 800 tapes and DVDs have found their display for short periods, some not at Bruno and Odette Giacometti will lend way into the collection, each of them all. The New Kunsthaus aims to change new prominence to the Alberto Giacometti carefully conserved. In the New Kunsthaus that, creating a space for audience Foundation. they can be watched not only by individual favourites such as Fischli /Weiss, Sigmar visitors on the PCs in the library, but Polke and Franz Gertsch as well as — in the context of the collection itself and by many works by a young and international GROUPS OF WORKS BY GIACOMETTI, groups, in immediate proximity to the generation of artists. TWOMBLY, BEUYS works of art. Original video works and In future, art from 1960 onwards will recordings of performances are com­ be presented dynamically, with alternating The substantial extra space will contribute plemented by documentaries revealing the displays that constantly establish novel to an improved understanding of art, techniques of artists. Live transmissions connections between individual works and with illuminating presentations supported of actions taking place in other museums, groups. New acquisitions will be continually by cutting-edge educational media. The studios or public spaces can be incor­ integrated and put on show immediately. oeuvre of Alberto Giacometti, for instance, porated into the programme or into will be explored through his sculptures, exhibitions. — paintings, drawings, sketchbooks and FROM ROMANTICISM TO SYMBOLISM the famous, meticulously restored plaster — models. There will finally be room to TIME TO CELEBRATE Many treasures of earlier art, from exhibit important groups of pieces by Cy Romanticism and Biedermeier to Realism Twombly and Joseph Beuys in fitting The new banquet hall gives the Kunsthaus and Symbolism, currently languish unseen surroundings. A significant collection of an additional platform for events of in the stores. The New Kunsthaus will Pop Art, accumulated over more than many types: from private parties to offer more room for Swiss art from Anker thirty years, will be another focal point, concerts, dinners, seminars, film shows, to Zünd. Alongside painting and sculpture, and the large-format works by Baselitz, performances and the popular exhibition changing displays of photography, film Polke and Penck will at last be shown openings. Groups of between 50 and and video will mark a key focal point of the together again. 500 will be able to choose between two collection. entirely different venues, one in the — Kunsthaus extension and the other in the — A LABORATORY FOR ART EDUCATION existing building. The new banquet SWISS ART IN ITS INTERNATIONAL hall is accessible from the entrance hall, CONTEXT Art education has long been one of the enjoys excellent acoustics for musical core tasks of the Kunsthaus, and the new performances, and offers highly flexible One of the principal objectives is to extension will create the best possible lighting and projection technology. The present the high points of Swiss art in the learning conditions for visitors of all ages catering and hospitality facilities will also context of international trends (with, and levels of knowledge. Here, ideas be expanded and improved. The Kunst­ for example, the priceless and extremely will be nurtured, experience shared and haus bar will open directly onto Heim- fragile records of the Dada movement), contemporary perspectives critically platz, offering refreshments for museum but also to document Switzerland’s role in examined. The results of workshops will visitors and passers-by during the day 20th-century artistic production, with the be directly accessible to all, and partici­ and continuing to welcome evening guests Zurich Concretists alongside Mondrian pants in various event formats can draw after the Kunst­haus itself closes. and van Doesburg. inspiration from each other. With events running in parallel, there will be more — — freedom to choose an agenda adapted to GARDEN OF ART FRENCH PAINTING AND IMPRESSIONISM users’ time constraints. Break-out spaces and classrooms From the central hall, with its second main The internationally renowned private will be available for groups after their visit entrance opening onto the garden, and collection of the E.G. Bührle Foundation is to the Kunsthaus or for the highly from some of the exhibition rooms, visitors to have a permanent new home at Heim- popular workshops. With state-of-the-art can look out onto the gently manicured platz. In 2010, large numbers of visitors electronic media on hand, participants banks of beech trees. These offer the ideal caught a glimpse of its many treasures in will be able to shape their own teaching backdrop for sculptures and transform the widely acclaimed ‘Van Gogh, Cézanne, and learning experience. the green space into a rest and recreation

— 13 — The New Kunsthaus, main hall, section model, 2012 © Ute Zscharnt for David Chipperfield Architects

Large exhibitions Medium-sized exhibitions (Bührle Gallery)

Auditorium Group rooms and and restaurant art education workshops

Kunsthaus collection (Classical Modernism Kunsthaus collection PFISTER and contemporary art (Giacometti, from 1960) Expressionism, Old Masters, Swiss art) Shop Garden of Art MOSER MÜLLER CHIPPERFIELD Exhibition Underground passage shop Entrance hall

Bar

Café Bührle Collection and Impressionism

Small exhibitions (cabinet) Banquet hall

— Allocation of key content and offerings to the buildings

— 14 zone shielded from the traffic in Rämi­ existing building to the new one, makes strasse and Kantonsschulstrasse: a visiting the Kunsthaus both safe and place that can accommodate not just convenient. New technology enhances and Henry Moore’s ‘Reclining Figure’ but also simplifies ticketing, while the cloakroom schoolchildren, students and local and toilet facilities will also be upgraded. residents on their way from the old town or Heimplatz to the university area, as well — as guests attending an exhibition opening. STRIKING AND ATTRACTIVE ARCHITECTURE — EXPERIENCES FOR THE SENSES David Chipperfield understands what art and audiences expect from a 21st-century Medium-sized exhibitions, which used to venue for collections and exhibitions. be presented in the less than ideal He has taken the idea proposed by the surroundings of the collection galleries, Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft and transformed will in future be accommodated in it into spaces that serve their purpose the more suitable environment of the but also make an impression: represen­ temporary exhibitions area. Large, tative areas of grand proportions medium-sized and cabinet exhibitions alternate with smaller, more intimate — will be better coordinated, and gaps in zones. Mélanie Gugelmann the programme due to assembly and Void, 2004 dismantling will be avoided. The additional — (detail) exhibition area can be used in a wide A CULTURE OF HOSPITALITY Acrylic and oil on paper, 152 x 357 cm © Mélanie Gugelmann variety of ways – from classical formats to contemporary experimentation. At the heart of the building is the central Arnold Böcklin The urban context of the two buildings hall. Designed as a meeting place, it is Putto and Butterfly, 1895 Tempera on wood, 18.5 x 14.5 cm on Heimplatz and the art garden will three storeys high and flooded with light. Donated by the artist for also create a novel experience of the city. Here, visitors are greeted and attended the auction to support the new The visual relationship with the sur­ to personally by members of Kunsthaus Künstlerhaus, 1895 rounding area is maintained, and in the staff. Through direct contact with art, Augusto Giacometti centre lies a new urban square framed by visitors are guided, inspired and animated. Phaeton in the Sign of Scorpio, 1911 the Kunsthaus and the Schauspielhaus, Access to all areas is simple, clear and Oil on canvas, diameter 140 cm offering everything from the peace of the affordable. garden to the lively street scene in front of A contemporary museum cannot be run Pipilotti Rist Still from Pickelporno, 1992 the bar. The spacious shop, which remains for free, but with an association like the Video, 12’ open outside museum opening hours and Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft and its 21,000 © Pipilotti Rist can be accessed direct from Heimplatz, members meeting more than half the Dan Graham stocks editions, objects and accessories operating costs, the Kunsthaus remains a Sine Wave, 2007-2008 that complement the existing range of good deal for the public at large. That Glass and steel, 230 x 702 x 383 cm illustrated books and postcards to appeal will not change with the advent of the New Long-term loan from the Walter to the general public as well as museum Kunsthaus. An increased subsidy from A. Bechtler Foundation © Dan Graham visitors. the public purse will help to ensure that the activities of what will be Switzerland’s Claude Monet — largest art museum remain accessible to The Water Lily Pond in the Evening, around 1916 / 1922 SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE a wider audience. Oil on canvas, 200 x 600 cm Donated by Emil Georg Bührle As visitors wander through the Kunsthaus, they are perhaps unaware of the many Richard Paul Lohse Complementary Groups Formed behind-the-scenes activities that are vital by Six Horizontal Systematic to the museum’s smooth operation: the Colour Series, 1950/1976 secure art stores within the building, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm the coordinated deliveries, the separate © 2015 ProLitteris, Zurich entrance for groups and the clear but Visitors in an Urs Fischer installation unobtrusive signage that guides them (detail) through the various galleries. An under­ Photo © www.jpg-factory.com ground link, running beneath the All works from the Kunsthaus Zürich bustling Heimplatz and connecting the —

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— — ARCHITECTS PROJECT COSTS David Chipperfield Architects Cost target CHF 180 million David Chipperfield, born in 1953 in London, Capped costs including reserves CHF 206

2020 is considered one of the world’s leading million, shared by museum architects. The restoration City of Zurich CHF 88 million of Berlin’s Neues Museum, his new annex Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft CHF 88 million to the Museum Folkwang in Essen Canton of Zurich CHF 30 million 1958 as well as Museo Jumex in Mexico City, 1910 1925 housing one of the largest private — 1976 collections of contemporary art in Latin BALANCED OFFER America, impressively confirm his In the extension building international reputation. Chipperfield 19th century, French painting and employs a staff of some 250 in London, Impressionism, Classical Modernism, — Berlin, Milan and Shanghai. The design contemporary art, photography, Stages in the construction of the of the art garden is based on plans video, performances. Kunsthaus Zürich 1910 –1976 and extension 2020 © City of Zurich / project drawn up by Wirtz International from Medium-sized temporary exhibitions Schoten, the renowned Belgian landscape E.G. Bührle Foundation Collection architecture firm. In the existing Kunsthaus — Old Masters, Expressionism, groups BUILDING MANAGEMENT of works by Swiss artists such as Füssli, Building Department of the City of Zurich Hodler and Giacometti. Drawings and prints, Dada. Cabinet exhibitions Major temporary exhibitions

— 18 — — — DIMENSIONS CLIENT NEW CONTENT Net floor space 18,700 2m Einfache Gesellschaft Kunsthaus Video, photography, prints and graphics Erweiterung in appropriately designed spaces. Space for art 5,040 m2, including Public and private partners: Dynamic presentation of the post-1960 French art and Impressionism collection City of Zurich, offices of Cultural Affairs collection via regularly alternating, 550 m2 and Building and Construction interactive displays. E.G. Bührle Foundation Collection 960 m2 Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, museum New acquisitions and gifts swiftly Classical Modernism 1,070 m2 operator integrated and exhibited. Contemporary art from 1960 900 m2 Stiftung Zürcher Kunsthaus, proprietor Performances, installations and audio Temporary exhibitions 710 m2 and administrator of properties formats. Focus on French painting and Public areas 2,980 m2, including — Impressionism. Art education 330 m2 OBJECTIVES The Bührle Collection. Banquet hall including catering 800 m2 Presentation of 20% of all works Integration of private collections such Visitor services / lobby 1,610 m2 from the Middle Ages to the present day as the Hubert Looser Collection. Bar 120 m2 (currently 10%) Higher standards for medium-sized Shop 120 m2 More visitors: up from 300,000 to 400,000 exhibitions in the new temporary Internal financing to remain above 50% exhibitions area. Dedicated rooms for groups. Arts Education laboratory. Banquet hall with state-of-the-art infrastructure. Objects, accessories and artist publications in the museum shop. Bar.

— Longitudinal section of three-storey extension with connection between below-ground level and existing museum.

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­— CONSTRUCTION Scheduled for completion in —­ — Auch in Deutsch erhältlich 20 — Published by 20 Einfache Gesellschaft Kunsthaus Erweiterung — — Edited by As of August 2015 Kunsthaus Zürich — Heimplatz 1, CH-8001 Zurich Current documentation at [email protected] www.kunsthaus.ch Telephone +41 (0)44 253 84 84