21 – 31 August

BIG: Biennale Intrépide des espaces d’art de Genève

For its 6th edition, La BIG takes over the Bois de la Bâtie, transforming the hill into a vibrant, ephemeral village where independent art spaces and collectives from Greater Geneva come together to celebrate ten years of shared creation. Between forest paths and the open esplanade, the site becomes a joyful and intentional space for experimentation, care, rest, and collective imagination. With installations, performances, talks, and gatherings, this biennale celebrates the vitality and resilience of Geneva’s independent art scene while inviting us to dream up future possibilities—together.

Chemin de la Bâtie,
1213 Geneva

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10 July – 6 September

Gritli Faulhaber & Augusta Lardy Micheli: Memory Shelf

Art & Exhibits

Galerie lange+pult

The duo exhibition Memory Shelf by Gritli Faulhaber and Augusta Lardy Micheli invites viewers into a delicate dialogue between presence and absence. Their works, displayed side by side but never fully aligned, explore the edges of perception and meaning. Faulhaber’s large-scale collages evoke quiet, breath-held moments where absence speaks volumes, while Lardy’s paintings reveal sudden gestures born from long internal reflections. Together, they navigate the space between hesitation and revelation, inviting us to linger in what resists clear definition.

Opening on Thursday July 10, from 18:00 to 21:00 on the occasion of the Nuit des Bains.

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29 January – 14 September

Échos

Art & Exhibits

Musée Barbier-Mueller

The Barbier-Mueller Museum presents “Échos,” an exhibition where photographer Jean-Baptiste Huynh explores the museum’s works through his artistic lens. This sensitive and aesthetic approach encourages reflection on universal themes such as birth, life, aging, and death.

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15 May – 15 August

AI, Imagination, and Innovation

Art & Exhibits

Voie verte

“AI, Imagination, and Innovation” is an outdoor exhibition presented by Mich’Line, a project from the City of Thônex Art Fund along the Voie Verte. Open to all, the exhibition questions the role of artificial intelligence in artistic creation. Swiss artists Maëlle Gross and Elsa Wagnières delve into AI’s potential and limitations through works that blur the lines between reality and fiction. Gross tackles the postpartum experience with AI-generated compositions, while Wagnières offers an imagined bestiary reflecting environmental and technological impacts. This immersive installation invites contemplation on the aesthetic, ethical, and environmental challenges in our digital world.

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12 June – 31 August

Climate Fiction: A Story on the Cantonal Contemporary Art Fund Collection

Art & Exhibits

Musée de Carouge

Climate Fiction is an exhibition that offers a unique perspective on the Fonds cantonal d’art contemporain collection by exploring the multiple oppressions and inequalities underlying ecological crises. Curated by the winners of the exhibition grant, this traveling show features 20th and 21st-century artworks that reveal the connections between production models, power dynamics, social discrimination, and environmental issues.

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22 May – 7 September

Jean Tinguely

Art & Exhibits

Musée Rath

To mark the 100th anniversary of Jean Tinguely’s birth, the MAH celebrates the artist’s deep ties to the museum with a vibrant tribute. A restored kinetic sculpture—Si c’est noir, je m’appelle Jean (1960)—takes center stage, joined by a major donation of graphic works from the Niki Charitable Art Foundation. Echoing the spirit of Tinguely’s last exhibition at the Musée Rath in 1983, the show features over thirty mechanical sculptures and rarely seen works on paper, many connected to Geneva’s cultural history.

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3 October 2024 – 24 August 2025

Tuning in – The Acoustics of Emotion

Art & Exhibits

Red Cross Museum

“Tuning in – The Acoustics of Emotion” is an exhibition that delves into the connections between sound, voice, heritage, and humanitarian action. Utilizing sound archives and collections from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, the exhibition explores which voices we preserve, their significance, and the role of music in humanitarian efforts. It features soundtracks, historical recordings, posters, photographs, prisoners’ objects, and artworks both historical and contemporary.

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