Welcome to the 2nd edition of ZURICH ART WEEKEND, a unique event for art lovers, professionals, collectors and artists, taking place from Friday June 7th to Sunday June 9th, 2019. Three days to discover the current state of the art of Switzerland’s largest city. Museums, institutions, foundations, galleries and cutting-edge off-spaces open their doors to showcase their best exhibitions of the year. Meet for openings, guided visits, art walks, walkthrough with curators and artists, talks, performances, and a diverse program of free activities and festivities, and don’t miss the exceptional interdisciplinary and cross-cultural events organised with world-leading academic institutions and international organisations! Enjoy the city, enjoy the show! PRACTICAL INFORMATION 04 EVENTS Friday June 7th 06 Saturday June 8th 06 Sunday June 9th 09 VENUES Institutions 15 Galleries 31 Visiting Galleries 54 Off-Spaces 57 COLLABORATIONS 67 MAP 70 YOUR STAY IN ZURICH Eat 75 Sleep 75 Thanks to its lifelong independence, Mirabaud Drink 76 can support you in your ambitions and ventures. For 200 years, we have been thinking about the present. www.mirabaud.com PARTNERS 78 LEAD PARTNER WEALTH MANAGEMENT - ASSET MANAGEMENT - SECURITIES VENUES Zurich’s major art institutions, galleries and off-spaces present EVENTS their best shows of the year. Zurich Art Weekend VIP pass holders as well as Art Basel First Choice and VIP card holders will benefit from free admission or reduced entrance rates at all participating venues. OPENING HOURS PRACTICAL INFORMATION PRACTICAL | Friday June 7th: until 21:00 4 Saturday June 8th: 10:00 – 18:00 Sunday June 9th: 10:00 – 18:00 EVENTS Enjoy all weekend long special events organised in the venues: Breakfasts, talks, collection visits, art walks, performances, cocktail parties and dinners … For events with limited capacity, please register online on www.zurichartweekend.com/events MOBILITY Public transport: Zurich has an efficient public transport network. Most venues can be reached via tram line number 4. Uber is available in Zurich. For Taxis call +41 44 321 28 28. E-scooters will be available in front of the main venues. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram, Facebook @zurichartweekend #zurichartweekend CONTACT Latest news on exhibitions, events & interactive map on www.zurichartweekend.com Press inquiries please contact: [email protected] All other inquiries please contact: [email protected] 11:00 TALK GUILLAUME BRUÈRE, BARBARA FREY, EVENTS FRIDAY JUNE 7th BICE CURIGER EVENTS Kunsthaus Zurich | | 14:00 VISIT MUSEUM RIETBERG Talk with Guillaume Bruère (artist), Barbara Frey (director 7 6 Guided tour of the exhibition MIRRORS – The Reflected Schauspielhaus Zurich), Bice Curiger (artistic director Self with the curatorial team. Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles) and Mirjam Varadinis 1 hour | DE (curator of the exhibition). 1 h 15 | EN 18:00 LATE VENUE OPENINGS Late opening of the venues and vernissage of the 11:00 PERFORMANCES CABARET VOLTAIRE exhibitions in presence of the artists (until 21:00). 11:00 Setting #21 and 12:00 Setting #22 by Marcel Zaes curated by Philipp Cron taking place as a cursory 21:00 ZAW LAUNCH PARTY «Living Installation», in the greater Zurich area. Löwenbräukunst Free and open to the public. More information online. Good vibes, international DJs, long drinks and food on the terraces of Löwenbräukunst (until 22:00). 11:00 VISIT MUSEUM RIETBERG Guided visit of the exhibition MIRRORS – The Reflected Self with the curatorial team. 1 hour | DE 11:00 VISIT MIGROS MUSEUM SATURDAY JUNE 8th Guided visit of the exhibition Stephen Willats – Languages of Dissent with the mediation team. 10:00 VENUES OPEN 1 hour | DE Institutions, galleries and off-spaces are open all day (until at least 18:00). 13:00 VISIT LUMA WESTBAU Exhibition walkthrough of Victoria Colmegna with the 10:00 BREAKFAST IN GALLERIES & OFF-SPACES artist and the curators Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen. Start your morning by visiting galleries and off-spaces 1 hour | EN open for breakfast. List of participating venues online. 14:00 ART & SCIENCE TALK 1 From ART WALKS Schwarzescafé | Löwenbräukunst 10:00 Art Walks with young curators to discover upcoming Matias Faldbakken (artist) in discussion with Prof. Ravit and established artists shows in institutions, art Helled (planetary scientist and Professor for theoretical centres, museums, galleries and off-spaces. In colla- astrophysics), moderated by Gesa Schneider (director boration with ZHdK. Start time, meeting point and free Literaturhaus Zürich). registration online. Free and open to the public. RSVP online recommended. 2 hours | DE/EN 1 hour | EN 14:30 VISIT MUSEUM HAUS KONSTRUKTIV Hospital of Zurich) moderated by Finn Canonica (editor EVENTS Guided visit of the exhibitions Olivier Mosset TUTU in Chief Das Magazin). EVENTS and Kirstine Roepstorff EX CAVE with Sabine Schaschl Free and open to the public. RSVP online recommended. | | (director Museum Haus Konstruktiv). 9 8 1 hour | EN 1 hour | EN 17:00 FRIEZE MAGAZINE LAUNCH 15:00 TALK RYUICHI KANEKO Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst Mai 36 Galerie Editors and publishers of frieze invite to join them Talk with Ryuichi Kaneko, leading historian of japanese for a cocktail on the occasion of the launch of their photography. Summer issue (until 20:00). Free and open to the public. RSVP online recommended. RSVP to: [email protected]. 1 hour | EN 20:00 PERFORMANCE CABARET VOLTAIRE Setting #23 by Marcel Zaes curated by Philipp Cron 15:00 ART & SCIENCE TALK 2 takes place as a cursory, medicalized performance. Schwarzescafé | Löwenbräukunst Free and open to the public. Monica Bonvicini (artist) in discussion with Prof. Heike Bischoff-Ferrari (distinguished European Dr. and Prof. in geriatric and gerontology), moderated by Mareike Dittmer (director Art Stations Foundation Muzeum Susch). Free and open to the public. RSVP online recommended. 1 hour | EN SUNDAY JUNE 9th 15:00 PARCOURS ART IN PUBLIC SPACES | KIÖR 10:00 VENUES OPEN Meeting point: Maagplatz/Primetower, Museums, art centres, foundations, galleries and Angela Bulloch statue. off-spaces are open all day (until at least 18:00). Go on a tour to discover monumental sculptures and temporary art installations by Cristian Andersen, Veli 10:00 BREAKFAST IN THE GALLERIES & OFF-SPACES & Amos, Olaf Breuning, Angela Bulloch, Matthias Gabi, Start your morning by visiting galleries and off-spaces Beatriz González, Florian Graf, Hamish Fulton, Robert open for breakfast. List of participting venues online. Indiana, Renata Kaminska, LAST (Nico Lazúla | Ruedi Staub), Mélodie Mousset, Reto Steiner, Nicolas Vionnet. From Free and open to the public. RSVP online required. 10:00 ART WALKS Art Walks with young curators to discover upcoming 16:00 ART & SCIENCE TALK 3 and established artists shows in institutions, art Schwarzescafé | Löwenbräukunst centres, museums, galleries and off-spaces. In colla- Phyllida Barlow (artist) in discussion with Prof. Frank boration with ZHdK. Start time, meeting point and free Ruschitzka (worldwide renowned surgeon-scientist, i.a. registration online. Director of the Cardiology Department of the University 2 hours | DE/EN 11:00 TALK KUNSTHAUS ZÜRICH 11:30 GWBJ × ZAW TALK EVENTS Kunsthaus Zürich Schwarzescafé | Löwenbräukunst EVENTS Conversation on the historical influence of night Both Sides Now: Cultural Contexts of looking at art. | | between Prof. Elisabeth Bronfen, Zilla Leutenegger Panel discussion with Lu Jie (founder Long March Space, 11 10 (artist), moderated by Cathérine Hug (curator), Beijing), Albert Lutz (director Museum Rietberg), Heike with an introduction by Carlotta Graedel Matthäi Munder (director Migros Museum), Uli Sigg (patron (art historian). of the arts) and Craig Yee (founder Ink Studio, Beijing). 1 h 15 | DE Organised in the frame of the Zurich Art Weekend × Gallery Weekend Beijing collaboration. 11:00 VISIT MUSEUM FÜR GESTALTUNG ZÜRICH Free and open to the public. RSVP online recommended. Ausstellungsstrasse 60 1 hour | EN Guided visit of the exhibition Sebastião Salgado – Genesis with the mediation team. 12:30 GWBJ × ZAW LUNCH 1 hour | DE Schwarzescafé I Löwenbräukunst Get together for lunch & informal exchanges after 11:00 VISIT MUSEUM FÜR GESTALTUNG ZÜRICH the GWBJ × ZAW talk on the terrace of Luma Westbau Toni Areal | Schwarzescafé by Heimo Zobernig. Guided visit of the exhibition Bally – Swiss Shoes Since RSVP online recommended. 1851 with the mediation team. 1 hour | DE 14:00 KUNSTFORUM ZÜRICH TALK Schwarzescafé I Löwenbräukunst 11:00 VISIT MUSEUM RIETBERG Do Galleries Really Have to Grow or Go? with Vanessa Guided tour of the exhibition MIRRORS – The Reflected Carlos (gallerist) and Alain Servais (collector) moderated Self with the curatorial team. by Ewa Hess (art critic). 1 hour | DE Registration online recommended. Limited seats. 1 h 20 | EN 11:00 VISIT HELMHAUS Guided visit of the exhibition Träume werden wahr. 14:00 PARCOURS ART IN PUBLIC SPACES | KIÖR Free and open to the public. Meeting point: Maagplatz/Primetower, 1 hour | DE Angela Bulloch statue. Go on a tour to discover monumental sculptures and 11:15 VISIT MUSEUM HAUS KONSTRUKTIV temporary art installations by Cristian Andersen, Veli Guided tour of the exhibitions Olivier Mosset & Amos, Olaf Breuning, Angela Bulloch, Matthias Gabi, TUTU and Kirstine Roepstorff EX CAVE with Joy Neri Beatriz González, Florian Graf, Hamish Fulton, Robert (art historian). Indiana, Renata Kaminska, LAST (Nico Lazúla | Ruedi 1 hour | EN Staub), Mélodie Mousset, Reto Steiner, Nicolas Vionnet. Free