The stained glass collections of the Musée Ariana are coming out of storage! When the museum was bequeathed to the City of Geneva in 1890, Gustave Revilliod had acquired 118 stained glass pieces. Today, the museum boasts over 400 pieces, spanning from the 12th to the 21st century. The fifth installment of the “The Ariana Unveils Its Reserves” series showcases an exceptional selection of this heritage.
The group exhibition DREAM UP, curated by Séverine Redon, features over 40 works by 23 artists. In a world facing crises, it seeks to reimagine our connections with life, matter, and time through the lens of dreaming. The artworks blend dream and wonder, reviving ancient and intuitive knowledge to offer an expanded consciousness. Here, dreaming becomes a gentle yet profound commitment, a gateway to other worlds.
Olivier Varenne showcases the first solo exhibition of Benoît Mazzer, a French artist whose work blends abstraction with figuration. Mazzer’s paintings, influenced by nature, memory, and the subconscious, unveil dreamlike inner worlds rooted in Romanticism, German Neo-Expressionism, and Vedantic philosophy. His pieces range from monumental landscapes to dreamlike maps and composite portraits, inviting viewers into uncharted inner realms.
Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Wednesday 17 September, 17:00 – 20:00.
Gilles Furtwängler transforms everyday words into visual, musical, and poetic elements that challenge and reinterpret their meanings. The exhibition “Musique douce. Disque rayé. Zut.” delves into the visual and auditory potential of words. Through a variety of installations, wall paintings, canvases, and performative readings, Furtwängler reconfigures and recontextualizes texts, turning them into graphic, musical, and poetic components, cleverly interacting with the surrounding messages.
Johannes Nagel’s works explore a dynamic dialogue with material, emphasizing process over perfection. In Silhouette Extended, tunnels, cuts, and patterns reveal the tension between form and movement, creating a language of immediacy where objects unfold and surprise, embracing the potential within rather than a flawless finish.
Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Wednesday 17 September.
Axelle Snakkers presents a collection at Galerie Andata/Ritorno, featuring works on aluminum that delve into themes of time, perception, and plant memory. Her oil paintings, characterized by bold colors and recurring circular shapes, interact with light to create shifting landscapes, inviting viewers to contemplate and wander.
FURTHER AFIELD
The exhibition at Château de Prangins transports us to the golden age of elite exploration journeys from 1869 to 1914. Through the perspectives of Swiss globetrotters like Alfred Bertrand and Emilio Balli, it traces the advent of early tourist circuits in a seven-stage experience that feels straight out of a Jules Verne novel.
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