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SWISS EVENTS

IN NEW YORK AND IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE U.S. for the period of September 4 – 17, 2013

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

HIGHLIGHT

Wednesday, September 11 -Tuesday, September 17

HARRY DEAN STANTON FILM SCREENING + Q & A Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction by Swiss director Sophie Huber is an impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor, comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. The film explores the actor's enigmatic outlook on his life, his unexploited talents as a musician, and includes candid scenes with David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Sam Shepard, Kris Kristofferson and Debbie Harry. Join Village East Cinema on Wednesday, September 11 following the 7:10pm screening for a Q & A with Harry Dean Stanton and director Sophie Huber. Stanton and Huber will also give a special introduction at 9:50pm. Image: Harry Dean Stanton photographed by Laura Wilson, 2005.

Village East Cinema 181 – 189 2

nd Ave

New York, NY www.villageeastcinema.com

FILM

Friday, September 16 6pm

A MI LADO FILM SCREENING The documentary film A Mi Lado by Swiss director Jean-Cosme Delaloye will be the closing film of New York Icaro Film Festival on Friday, September 16 at 6pm at La Guardia Performing Arts Center in Long Island City. Image: A Mi Lado by Jean-Cosme Delaloye, Switzerland / United States 2012, 96 min.

Icaro Film Festival La Guardia Performing Arts Center Long Island City, Queens www.bymysidefilm.com

MUSIC

Sunday, September 15 7pm

TAIKOZA CONCERT See Taiko drumming, Bamboo Flutes and Traditional Japanese dances with Taikoza, the international touring Taiko group led by director Marco Lienhard, and with special guest from Japan: Ichiro Jishoya in his first NY appearance. Image: Marco Lienhard.

Symphony Space 2537 Broadway New York, NY www.symphonyspace.org

VISUAL ARTS

Friday, September 6 Sunday, September 8 6:30pm

STATION TO STATION PUBLIC ART PROJECT Over the course of three weeks, a train will travel from New York City to San Francisco, making nine stops at train stations across the country. Starting in New York, Station to Station, will connect leading figures and underground creators from the worlds of art, music, food, literature, and film for a series of cultural interventions and site-specific happenings. Organized by artist Doug Aitken, Station to Station features images, artworks and sculptures by Swiss artist Urs Fischer, Olaf Breuning and Fischli & Weiss. Image: Olaf Breauning, Kubat & Billot.

Riverfront Studios Brooklyn, NY Union Station Pittsburgh, PA www.stationtostation.com

Tuesday, September 10 6pm

FUGITIVART OPENING RECEPTION Swiss photographer Reto Sterchi presents Artbreak Hotel as part of the Fugitivart exhibit at Soho Photo Gallery. Fugitivart is a conceptual exhibition that explores the implications of fine art photographs as ephemeral objects. Join the opening reception on Tuesday, September 10 at 6pm. Image: Artbreak Hotel © Reto Sterchi, 2013.

Soho Photo Gallery 15 White Street New York, NY www.sohophoto.com www.fugitivart.com

Thursday, September 12 6 – 8pm

DEATH OF A CAMERAMAN OPENING RECEPTION apexart is pleased to present Death of a Cameraman featuring works by Broomberg & Chanarin, Harun Farocki, Rabih Mroué, Hrair Sarkissian, and Swiss artist Rudolf Steiner, organized by Martin Waldmeier. On view through October 26. Image: Rudolf Steiner, Pictures of me, shooting myself into a Picture (2), 1997, Farbdia Fujichrome RDPII, 25.5 x 20.5 cm.

apexart 291 Church Street New York, NY www.apexart.com

Friday, September 13 6 – 9pm

I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR OPENING RECEPTION The School at ICP presents I’ll Be Your Mirror: Navigating Interaction in the Digital Age, a photographic exhibition examining contemporary forms of contact and communication in an ever-changing media landscape. Featuring works by Swiss photographer Andreas Rentsch and other alumni of the Full-Time Programs, the exhibition critiques various modes of representation and consumption in the digital era. Image: Andreas Rentsch, from X-Ray Series, 2012.

School of the International Center of Photography 1114 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY www.icp.org

Tuesday, September 17 6:30pm

MARIE CHRISTINE KATZ PERFORMANCE / WORKSHOP The exhibit Brooklyn Utopias, In TRANSITion addresses critical issues relating to public transportation in Brooklyn and beyond. On opening night, September 17

th the Swiss

artist Marie Christine Katz will conduct a participatory performance Let's take a walk #32, starting at 6.30pm. Follow on Twitter twitter.com/mcayer or join at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn. Image: Marie Christine Katz.

The Old Stone House & Washington Park 5th Ave. between 3

rd and 4

th St.

Park Slope, Brooklyn www.brooklynutopias.com www.letstakeawalkmc.com

Through September 5

PORTALS OF PERCEPTION EXHIBITION Agora Gallery is pleased to present the group exhibition Portals of Perception, featuring works by Jennifer Ferdinandsen, Susannah Virginia Griffin, Natali Karppinen, and Fred Mou. Image: Walk These Woods Alone © Natali Karppinen.

Agora Gallery 530 West 25

th Street

New York, NY www.agora-gallery.com

Through September 6

ART & FRIENDS AT DEUTSCHES HAUS EXHIBITION Deutsches Haus at NYU presents works by Swiss artists Arnold Helbling, Katrin Roos und Regula Rüegg, German artists Deike Benjoya and Silvelin von Scanzoni, and American Artist Mitche Kunzman. This year the show will focus on painting, drawing, collage and photography. On view until September 6. Image: Katrin Roos, Chicken Coop, 2012.

Deutsches Haus at NYU 42 Washington Mews New York, NY www.deutscheshaus.as.nyu.edu

Through September 8

A DIFFERENT KIND OF ORDER ICP TRIENNIAL Every three years, ICP's curators round up some of the most interesting contemporary photography and video works from around the world. The 2013 Triennial, A Different Kind of Order, focuses on artworks created in our current moment of widespread economic, social, and political instability. The exhibition includes 28 international artists who employ photography, film, video, and interactive media. Among the 28 is Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn. Image: Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse, Windows, Ponte City (detail), 2008-2010. © Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse.

International Center of Photography 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY www.icp.org

Through September 15

THOMAS HIRSCHHORN GRAMSCI MONUMENT Gramsci Monument is the fourth and final work in Thomas Hirschhorn’s series of monuments dedicated to major writers and thinkers. Gramsci Monument will be located on the grounds of a housing development and take the form of a temporary pavilion with a theater stage, a library of Antonio Gramsci’s books, a public lounge, an internet corner, a workshop area with carpentry tools, and a food kiosk. Daily and weekly programs will include: lectures by scholars on Antonio Gramsci, poetry readings and workshops, open microphone event, art workshops led by Thomas Hirschhorn, field trips organized by the ambassador, and a play, titled Gramsci Theater.

Forest Houses Bronx, NY www.gramsci-monument.com

Image: Preparatory drawings, Gramsci Monument 2013 © Thomas Hirschhorn

ARCHITECTURE

Through September 23

LE CORBUSIER EXHIBITION MoMA presents its first major exhibition on the work of Le Corbusier, encompassing his work as an architect, interior designer, artist, city planner, writer, and photographer. Conceived by guest curator Jean-Louis Cohen, the exhibition reveals the ways in which Le Corbusier observed and imagined landscapes throughout his career. Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes is the largest exhibition ever produced in New York of his prodigious oeuvre. On view through September 23, 2013. Image: Le Corbusier with Pierre Jeanneret. Villa Savoye Poissy-sur-Seine, France. 1929–31 © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris/FLC.

MoMA 11 West 53

rd Street

New York, NY www.moma.org

THEATER

Friday, September 6 Saturday, September 7 6pm

THIS IS NOT FOR YOU PERFORMANCE In a platonic dialogue interrupted by movement, music, and memory, award-winning Swiss opera director Julie Beauvais and American director/performer Jon Foley Sherman explore the limits and possibilities of solitude in a unique form of performance lecture. This Is Not For You is a concept and performance by Julie Beauvais and Jon Foley Sherman. Image: Monica Bonvicini, Not For You, 2009 © Monica Bonvicini, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Photo: Matthieu Génon.

Pig Iron Studio 1 Crane Old School 1417 North 2

nd Street

Philadelphia, PA www.fringearts.com

DESIGN

September 15 – February 2, 2014

CHRISTIAN WASSMANN EXHIBITION Studio Christian Wassmann presents an architectural structure in the form of a star tetrahedron as part of the New York-based fashion collective threeASFOUR’s latest project MER KA BA, an otherworldly installation that fuses avant-garde couture, architecture, and video projections. Image: threeASFOUR, in collaboration with Bradley Rothenberg; rendering of 3D-printed weave for MER KA BA, 2013 © threeASFOUR.

Jewish Museum 1109 5

th Avenue

New York, NY www.thejewishmuseum.org

ABOVE AND BEYOND

Thursday, September 5 4pm

HAUS-FEST AT DEUTSCHES HAUS GERMAN LANGUAGE CELEBRATION Deutsches Haus at NYU opens its doors to celebrate 36 years as New York’s leading German language school. Join Deutsches Haus annual Haus-Fest and learn more about their program, stop by the Swiss Table, win a free Air Berlin ticket and enjoy live music. 4:00 – 4:30 p.m: Kasperltheater for kids, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m: Registration for language classes (lobby), 6:00 – 6:30 p.m: Presentation language program and raffle (auditorium), 7:00 – 8:00 p.m: Live concert: Berlin - City of Twilight, Daniel Isengart & Jeffrey Klitz.

Deutsches Haus at NYU 42 Washington Mews New York, NY www.deutscheshaus.as.nyu.edu

COMING SOON

Thursday, September 19 6 – 8pm

DESCARTE’S DAUGHTER EXHIBITION OPENING The Swiss Institute is pleased to open its September exhibition Descartes' Daughter, featuring works by Malin Arnell, Miriam Cahn, John Chamberlain, Hanne Darboven, Melanie Gilligan, Rochelle Goldberg, Nicolàs Guagnini / Jeff Preiss, Rachel Harrison, Lucas Knipscher, Jason Loebs, Ulrike Müller, Pamela Rosenkranz, Karin Schneider, Sergei Tcherepnin, Charline von Heyl. Curated by Piper Marshall. Image: Rachel Harrison, Untitled (Perth Amboy), 2001.

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

Friday, September 20 – Sunday, September 22

SWISS FOCUS AT NY ART BOOK FAIR ART BOOK FAIR Printed Matter presents the eighth annual NY Art Book Fair with a special focus on Switzerland. The principal aim of Swiss Focus is to highlight the importance of the close collaboration between Swiss publishers and their artists. The participating publishers have invited nine artists to present their interventions within the context of the fair. Please check the website for the complete list of participants. Image: NY Art Book Fair at PS1

NY Art Book Fair MoMA PS1 Long Island City, Queens www.nyartbookfair.com

MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND

BERNE

IRON AND STEEL AUGUST 18 – NOVEMBER 10, 2013 Paolo Bellini, James Licini and Josef Maria Odermatt are among the leading representatives of present-day Swiss iron sculpture. In continuation of the monographic exhibitions of Bernhard Luginbühl (2003) and Oscar Wiggli (2007), the Kunstmuseum Bern is now showing Iron and Steel to present further innovative developments in Swiss iron sculpture by Paolo Bellini, James Licini and Josef Maria Odermatt. www.kunstmuseumbern.ch

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 www.switzerlandportal.us Swiss News World Wide: www.swissinfo.org Government: www.admin.ch Tourism: www.myswitzerland.com Presence Switzerland (PRS) US-Programs: www.image-switzerland.ch ThinkSwiss: www.thinkswiss.org Swissnex- Swiss network for science and technology: www.swissnex.org Trade and Investment: www.osec.ch

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