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SWISS EVENTS

IN NEW YORK AND CT/ ME/ MA/ MI/ MN/ NH/ NJ/ ND/ OH/ PA/ RI/ SD/ VT/ WI/ BM/ PR/ VI for the period of June 25 July 9, 2014

UPCOMING/ONGOING EVENTS Music | Visual Arts | Architecture | Theater | Design | Coming Soon | Meanwhile in Switzerland Dates, locations and ticket prices are subject to change. Please confirm before visiting events!

HIGHLIGHT

June 14 August 25

CHRISTIAN MARCLAY THE CLOCK Winner of the Golden Lion award at the 2011 Venice Biennale, The Clock by Christian Marclay samples thousands of excerpts from the history of film that indicate the passage of timefrom clock towers to wristwatches to buzzing alarm clocksthat the artist has edited together to unfold on the screen in real time as a 24-hour montage. At the Walker Art Center, the work is screened in the Burnet Gallery, a space designed by the artist specifically for viewing the piece. Coordinating curators are Siri Engberg and Sheryl Mousley. Image: Christian Marclay, The Clock, 2010 (video still). Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.

The Walker Art Center 1750 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN www.walkerart.org

MUSIC

Wednesday, July 2 7pm

OY CONCERT The incomparable Berlin-based band OY, aka Swiss-Ghanaian vocalist & musician Joy Frempong and drummer & producer Lleluja-Ha, perform at Joes Pub on Wednesday, July 2

nd at 7pm.

Image: OY

Joes Pub 425 Lafayette Street New York, NY www.joespub.publictheater.org

VISUAL ARTS

Saturday, June 28 3 5pm

NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION First Street Gallery is pleased to present the 2014 National Juried Exhibition, juried by Jed Perl, the art critic for The New Republic. The exhibition includes paintings, photography, drawings, mixed media, and sculpture by 45 artists including the works of New York based Swiss painter Marie-Louise McHugh. Image: Marie-Louise McHugh, Daydream Solace.

First Street Gallery 526 West 26th Street Suite 209 New York, NY www.firststreetgallery.net

Thursday, July 10 Sunday, July 13

HARRY BERTSCHMANN EXHIBITION Rediscovered Masters is pleased to present five paintings by Swiss artist Harry Bertschmann at ArtHamptons (booth #215) from July 10 through July 13, 2014. Image: Harry Bertschmann

ArtHamptons Bridgehampton, NY www.arthamptons.com

Through July 1

SWISS ARTISTS AT AGORA GALLERY GROUP EXHIBITION Agora Gallery is pleased to present the original work of five innovative and talented Swiss artists Arlette Zurbuchen, Clia Bai Lambert, Murielle Argoud, Sylva Kanderal, and Yves Siegrist from June 10, 2014 to July 1, 2014 with an opening reception on the evening of Thursday June 12, at 6-8pm. Image: Arlette Zurbuchen, Timeless Desires

Agora Gallery 530 West 25th Street New York, NY www.agora-gallery.com

Through July 27

SUSANNE HOFER EXHIBITION Fresh Window Gallery is pleased to present Light Bulb Magic by Swiss artist Susanne Hofer from June 13 July 27, 2014 Image: Susanne Hofer Light Bulb Magic.

Fresh Window 56 Bogart Street Brooklyn, NY www.freshwindow.org

Through August 1

THE BIGGER PICTURE GROUP EXHIBITION Founded in 1994, the Tanya Bonakdar Gallery celebrates its 20

th anniversary with

the exhibition The Bigger Picture: Work from the 1990s. The show features the work of Hubbard / Birchler (Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler) who have worked collaboratively in video, photography and sculpture since 1990. Image: installation view of The Bigger Picture

Tanya Bonakdar Gallery 521 West 21st Street New York, NY www.tanyabonakdargallery.com.

Through August 24

OLAF BREUNING PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION Public Art Fund presents a playful new commission by Olaf Breuning entitled Clouds installed at the southeast entrance to Central Park. The artists largest public art installation in the United States to date, the work features six clouds rendered as childlike drawings made of polished blue aluminum towering nearly 35 feet above the plaza and mounted on seemingly makeshift steel supports. Image: Olaf Breuning, Clouds.

Central Park Doris C. Freedman Plaza 60

th Street and 5

th Avenue

New York, NY www.publicartfund.org

Through August 24

THE ST. PETERSBURG PARADOX EXHIBITION Based on the theory of the same name developed by 18

th century Swiss

mathematicians, brothers Nicolaus and Daniel Bernoulli, The St. Petersburg Paradox invites artists to consider notions of risk aversion, expected value, and gaming. Featuring: Giovanni Anselmo, Jean Arp, Ericka Beckman, Barbara Bloom, Alex Mackin Dolan, Marcel Duchamp, Cayetano Ferrer, Douglas Gordon, John Miller, Kaspar Mller, Sarah Ortmeyer, Tabor Robak, and Amalia Ulman. Curated by Simon Castets. Image: Kaspar Mller, detail of Tropic of Cancer, 2014. Galerie Francesca Pia, Zurich.

Swiss Institute 18 Wooster Street New York, NY www.swissinstitute.net

ARCHITECTURE

Through July 19

THE SWISS TOUCH IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION The Swiss Touch in Landscape Architecture provides an insight into the extreme richness and variety of Swiss landscape architecture and presents the relevant works of renowned Swiss architects such as Bernard Tschumi, Herzog & de Meuron and that of engineer Jrg Conzett. The exhibition was produced by Pro Helvetia, curated by Michael Jakob, and made possible by Presence Switzerland. Image: Birkenhof, Hotel Greulich, Zrich Christian Vogt / Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten AG, Zrich.

Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place New York, NY www.cfa.aiany.org

THEATER

Friday, June 27 7pm

DER RING GOTT FARBLONJET STAGED READING Swiss actress Graldine Dulex plays the role of Brunnhilda in a one night reading of Charles Ludlam's Der Ring Gott Farblonjet, an adaptation of Wagner's Ring Cycle with the legendary Ridiculous Theatrical Company. The staged reading is part of the Pride Weekend Festivities. All proceeds will benefit a LGBTQ youth organization. Image: Graldine Dulex Eric James Walsh

St. John's Lutheran Church 81 Christopher Street New York, NY www.geraldinedulex.com

DESIGN

Through September 14

MULTIPLE EXPOSURES EXHIBITION Multiple Exposures: Jewelry and Photography is the first museum exhibition to explore how contemporary jewelry artists transform and add new meaning to the pervasive images of this digital age. The exhibition features works by more than 80 renowned artists from over 20 countries, including Swiss artists: Esther Brinkmann, Otto Kunzli, Bernhard Schobinger, and Fabrice Schaefer.

Museum of Art and Design 2 Columbus Circle New York, NY www.madmuseum.org

Image: Lauren Kalman, Tongue Gilding, 2009, Digital video, 12 minutes; Courtesy of the artist and Sienna Patti.

COMING SOON

July 17 August 3

BLOCH NORTH DAKOTA INTERACTIVE GLOBAL ART PROJECT BLOCH is an interactive global art project by Com&Com which connects artists and folk traditions to facilitate a worldwide conversation. The core of this unique project is a large tree trunk called Bloch which originates from an ancient Swiss tradition from the Appenzell region. Bloch travels to every continent where local artists contribute to Bloch and add their mark or story to the tree trunk. Image: Fashion Show on Bloch at Shanghai Biennale, 2013. Photography by Zhu Hai, PSA, Johannes Hedinger, Fabian Kaiser.

Various locations North Dakota www.bloch23781.com

MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND

AARGAU

ROBERT WALSER AND THE VISUAL ARTS MAY 10 JULY 27, 2014 Robert Walser (1878 1956) is regarded today as one of the most important authors of the twentieth century. The exhibition Paying No Attention I Notice Everything. Robert Walser and the Visual Arts traces Walsers manifold impact on the visual arts by presenting contemporary artwork as well as paintings from Robert Walsers time www.aargauerkunsthaus.ch Image: Ohne Achtsamkeit beachte ich alles Robert Walser und die bildende Kunst

ASCONA

30TH

ANNIVERSARY JAZZ ASCONA JUNE 20 28, 2014 Celebrating its 30th anniversary, JazzAscona presents a packed program with Stefano Bollani & Irene Grandi, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Geg Telesforo mit Special Guest Renzo Arbore, Craig Adams & the Voices of New Orleans, and the birthday event The Trumpet Summit for Louis Armstrong with some of the best trumpet players of New Orleans: Nicholas Payton, Wendell Brunious, Leroy Jones, Gregg Stafford, Marcus Blegrave & more www.jazzascona.ch Image: The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys

ZURICH

FESTSPIELE ZRICH JUNE 13 JULY 13, 2014 This years edition of the Zurich Festival focuses on the theme of Prometheus and the unleashing of powers with theatre productions, concerts, exhibitions, discussions, a symposium and much more. Taking center stage is the production of Luigi Nonos epoch-defining work, Promoteo Tragedia dellascolto, directed by Ingo Metzmacher at the Tonhalle in Zrich www.festspiele-zuerich.ch Image: Anonymous P 2014 Festspiele Zrich

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