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.
In “Forms of the Never Was,” Matthew Harris and Patrick Loughran combine their distinct practices of textiles and ceramics to create innovative forms. Harris layers textile compositions through painted and stitched fabrics, while Loughran crafts contemporary ceramic shapes. Together, they explore form, movement, and abstraction, unfolding a surprising universe of new forms.
Vernissage Music and Drinks on Thursday 10 July, 18:00-21:00.
A fascinating off-site exhibition by the Martin Bodmer Foundation traces the evolving history of medicine through 15 striking plates from rare texts. Curated by Jacques Berchtold and Yoann Givry, this journey through centuries of scientific thought is hosted at the University of Geneva’s Medical Center and enriched with QR-coded commentaries.
Guided Visits:
Wednesday 2 July, 12:15
Tuesday 22 July, 12:15
Thursday 4 September, 12:15
Wednesday 24 September, 12:15
“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.
Enjoy an engaging guided tour that explores the intriguing parallels between football and Protestantism, tackling some unusual questions along the way. Philippe Muri, a former sports columnist, and Jean-Quentin Haefliger, a leader from Compagnie 1602, lead this hour of reflection. They draw surprising comparisons between reformers and referees, iconoclasts and hooligans, among other unexpected similarities.
In French.
CKS Gallery presents “Impulsion abstraite”, an exhibition dedicated to the paintings of renowned artists such as Georges Mathieu, André Marfaing, Alfred Reth, Anselm Kiefer amongst others. This exhibition explores the dynamic and expressive abstract styles of these 20th century painters, focusing on their innovative use of form and gesture. Through a selection of powerful and evocative artworks, “Impulsion abstraite” offers a deep dive into the post-war abstract movement.
Wilde presents Your Thoughts Become Your Words, Your Words Become Your Reality, the first solo exhibition in the city by Márton Nemes, fresh from representing Hungary at the 60th Venice Biennale. Blending abstraction with techno aesthetics and meditative themes, Nemes creates immersive environments using enamel murals, LED-infused paintings, mirrored steel, and ceramics. His bold, multisensory works challenge the boundaries of painting and sculpture, inviting viewers into a vibrant, psychedelic space where perception and intention shape reality.
Opening on Thursday July 10, from 6 to 9pm on the occasion of the Nuit des Bains.
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