The Summer Salon of Art brings together 27 Swiss and international artists at the Galerie Renaissance. Drawing inspiration from historical salons and the Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition, this contemporary showcase highlights paintings, drawings, and prints, fostering a dialogue between tradition and innovation.
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.
“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.
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.
The UNIGE exhibition offers an immersive journey into the heart of volcanoes, blending science with stories and myths. Captivated by their power and majesty, humans have always endeavored to understand and narrate the mysteries of volcanoes. The exhibition delves into how they work, the force of eruptions, eruption forecasting, and the sharing of knowledge. It invites visitors to touch, experiment, and listen to grasp the dual nature of volcanoes, balancing danger with their bountiful offerings.
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.
The Polomarco Gallery presents “Street Scripts,” its inaugural exhibition dedicated to urban art, featuring artists L’Atlas and Rafael Sliks. This visual dialogue delves into urban calligraphy transformed into sensory shapes and messages. L’Atlas, a Parisian trained in calligraphy in Morocco and Egypt, merges geometric abstraction with scriptural traditions to craft optical and enigmatic works. Rafael Sliks, hailing from São Paulo, blends graffiti and abstract style, inspired by urban chaos and nature, turning writing into a form of visual expression and escape.
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