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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 11 25, 2014

UPCOMING/ONGOING EVENTS

Film | Music | Visual Arts | Architecture | Design | Above and Beyond | Coming Soon | Meanwhile in Switzerland

Dates, locations and ticket prices are subject to change. Please confirm before visiting events!
HIGHLIGHT
Saturday, June 14
9 6:30pm

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SYMPOSIUM

The Center for Architecture is pleased to
present Open to the Public, a day-long
international symposium that examines the
multiple dimensions of public space,
featuring key note speaker Christine Brm,
Executive Director, Office of Parks and Open
Spaces, City of Zurich. Discussions will
explore how city authorities understand
public spaces and how their decisions reflect
the needs and experiences of their citizens
while exploring new strategies and innovative
practices for place making.
Image: Tessiner Platz, Zurich Markus
Frietsch.
Center for Architecture
536 La Guardia Place
New York, NY
www.cfa.aiany.org
FILM
Monday, June 16
9:30pm

Tuesday, June 17
6:30pm

THE BEEKEEPER
NY PREMIERE

Human Rights Watch Film Festival presents
The Beekeeper by director Mano Khalil. The
film relates the touching story of Ibrahim
Gezer, a Kurdish beekeeper from southeast
Turkey, and his unusual experience of
integration into the seemingly conservative
heart of today's Switzerland. The Monday,
June 16
th
screening at IFC will be followed by
a discussion with filmmaker Mano Khalil.
Image: Films still from The Beekeeper, Mano
Khalil, Switzerland, 2013, 107m.
Human Rights Watch
Film Festival
New York, NY
www.ff.hrw.org
Monday, June 23
7:30pm

UP TO AND BEYOND HER LIMITS
FILM AND VIDEO SCREENING

Up To And Beyond Her Limits, curated and
presented by Pascal Richard and
Christopher Zimmerman, juxtaposes VALIE
EXPORTS expanded cinema, Carolee
Schneemanns films, and Pipilotti Rists
single-channel videos. Playing off a title of
one of Schneemanns performance pieces,
Austrian Cultural Forum
11 East 52
nd
Street
New York, NY
www.acfny.org
this two-part program explores how these
radically creative women have challenged
patriarchal modes of seeing and domination
and have opened alternative spaces and
perspectives from which to think about the
body, sexuality, and performativity.
Image: VALIE EXPORT.
MUSIC
Wednesday, June 11
9:30pm

Tuesday, June 24
8:30pm

EMILIE WEIBEL
CONCERTS

With her solo voice project oMoO, Emilie
Weibel has created a confection of sound,
where the invention and accessibility of the
best art-pop mixes with the improvisational
fluidity of jazz. Weibel performs oMoO shows
at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 on
Wednesday, June 11 and on Tuesday, June
24 at Cornelia Street Cafe, in double bill with
Rachel Brotman's band.
Image: Emilie Weibel
Rockwood Music Hall
Stage 3
185 Orchard Street
New York, NY
www.rockwoodmusichall.com

Cornelia Street Caf
29 Cornelia Street
New York, NY
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
Wednesday, June 11
Thursday, June 19

FABIEN SEVILLA
SOLO-TOUR

Swiss bass player Fabien Sevilla performs
at SEEDS::Brooklyn on June 11, at Church
of St Luke and Matthew with Swiss dancer
Elina Mller Meyer on June 12 and at
IBEAM on June 19.
Image: Fabien Sevilla Laetitia Gessler.
Various Locations
New York, NY
www.fabiensevilla.net


Saturday, June 14
6pm

TAIKOZA
SUMMER FESTIVAL

Taikoza, the phenomenal Japanese taiko
group directed by Marco Lienhard, presents
a Japanese summer celebration, full of
colorful and exciting performances. The
perfect summer concerts for children of all
ages.
Image: Marco Lienhard.
Isham Park
Inwood, Manhattan
www.taikoza.com
Monday, June 16
10pm + Midnight

Monday, June 23
10pm + Midnight

JOJO MAYERS NERVE + DJ MULTIPLE
MONO
CONCERTS

Jojo Mayer's Nerve and Dj Multiple Mono
perform on Monday, June 16 and Monday,
June 23
rd
at Nublu in the East Village at
10pm and midnight.
Image: Jojo Mayer's Nerve
NUBLU
62 Avenue C
New York, NY
www.nublu.net
VISUAL ARTS
Wednesday, June 11
6 8:30pm

Thursday, June 12
10 6pm (upon appointment)


ABSENCE OF EVIL IS THE EVIL
OF ABSENCE
EXHIBITION

Residency Unlimited is pleased to present
the group exhibition Absence of Evil is the
Evil of Absence, curated by Mikkel Carl &
Pedro Wirz, featuring the works of Mikkel
Carl, Liz Craft, Maja Cule, Olivia Erlanger,
Rochelle Goldberg, Lucas Knipscher, Sam
Lipp, Carlos Reyes, Jessie Stead, Justin
Swinburne, Andrew Norman Wilson, Pedro
Wirz.
Residency Unlimited
360 Court Street
Brooklyn , NY
www.residencyunlimited.org
Image: Pedro Wirz (work in progress)
Thursday, June 12
6 8pm

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

Friday, June 13
7 9pm

SUSANNE HOFER
EXHIBITION OPENING

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 June 21

CAROLE FREYSZ GUTIERREZ
EXHIBITION

DM Contemporary is pleased to present the
work of Swiss artist Carole Freysz
Gutierrez. A special opening reception will
take place on Friday, May 9 from 6 to 8 pm.
Image: Atmosphere 4 2013, Carole Freysz
Gutierrez.
DM Contemporary
39 East 29
th
Street, 2
nd
Floor
New York, NY
www.dmcontemporary.com
Through June 22

CHRISTINE ZUFFEREY
EXHIBITION

frosch&portmann is pleased to present
random access memory, the gallerys first
solo exhibition by New York based Swiss
artist Christine Zufferey.
Image: photo series random access memory
#1.
frosch&portmann
53 Stanton Street
New York, NY 10002
www.froschportmann.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: Detail of SANKT PETERSBURG
PARADOX, 2014 by Sarah Ortmeyer.
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
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.
Image: Lauren Kalman, Tongue Gilding,
2009, Digital video, 12 minutes; Courtesy of
the artist and Sienna Patti.
Museum of Art and Design
2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY
www.madmuseum.org
ABOVE AND BEYOND
Tuesday, June 17
6:30pm

FINSTERWORLD
FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN
A CONVERSATION

Deutsches Haus presents a conversation
about the film FINSTERWORLD (2013) with
the films director Frauke Finsterwalder and
the Swiss screenwriter and author Christian
Kracht. FINSTERWORLD is an ensemble
piece focusing on the lives of twelve main
characters and examines the themes of
loneliness, ostracism, and the process of
coming to terms with the past. In this
discussion, moderated by Nein.Quarterly's
Eric Jarosinski we will examine these themes
and the inspiration that led to the making of
the film.
Image: Finsterworld by Frauke Finsterwalder,
2013, Germany.
Deutsches Haus at NYU
Maison Franaise
16 Washington Mews
www.deutscheshaus.as.nyu.edu
COMING SOON
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
MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND
BASEL

ART BASEL
JUNE 19 22, 2014

Art Basel has been described as the Olympics of the Art World. Over 300
leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa
show the work of more than 4,000 artists, ranging from the great masters of
Modern art to the latest generation of emerging stars. The show's individual
sectors represent every artistic medium: paintings, sculpture, installations,
videos, multiples, prints, photography, and performance. Each day offers a full
program of events, including symposiums, films, and artist talks. Further afield,
exhibitions and events are offered by cultural institutions in Basel and the
surrounding area, creating an exciting, region-wide art week.
Image: Art Basel www.artbasel.com
Contact :

Contact:
Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, Cultural Department: nyc.culture@eda.admin.ch

Swiss Links:
Consulate General of Switzerland in New York: www.swissconsulatenyc.org
Embassy of Switzerland and Swiss representations in the USA: www.swissemb.org
General Information on Switzerland: www.switzerland.com, www.swissworld.org
Swiss News World Wide: www.swissinfo.org
Government: www.admin.ch
Tourism: www.myswitzerland.com
Presence Switzerland (PRS): www.fdfa.admin.ch/presenceswitzerland
Swissnex- Swiss network for science and technology: www.swissnex.org
Trade and Investment: www.s-ge.com

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