Swissart News RSS Feed 27.02.2010 Kunsthaus Zürich shows Salomon Gessner In an exhibition entitled ‘Idyll in an Obstructed Landscape’, to run from 26 February until 16 May 2010, the Kunsthaus Zürich presents the work of Zurich painter and poet Salomon Gessner. The show reconstructs Gessner’s cabinet, which comprises 20 gouaches and watercolours and laid the cornerstone for the Kunsthaus collection in the first half of the 19th century. An additional 50 pieces from the museum’s own collection and on loan from owners domestic and foreign round out the survey of Gessner’s oeuvre. Continue.... 30.01.2010 100 Masterpieces from the Städel Museum COROT, RENOIR, BECKMANN… at the Fondation Hermitage Pursuing its exploration of world-famous collections, the Fondation de l’Hermitage is privileged to present an exceptional selection of 100 masterpieces from the prestigious Städel Museum in Frankfurt, one of the oldest art museums in Germany founded in 1815 by merchant and banker Johann Friedrich Städel (1728-1816). Taking the visitor on a fascinating journey through the main artistic movements from Romanticism to Expressionism, this rich exhibition will give special emphasis to the German and French schools. Continue.... 15.01.2010 Martin Laurance: Recent Paintings at LAST, Zurich Martin Laurance is an expressive painter, expressing how it feels to be at a particular place at a particular time. His style has always been bold, using colours and techniques in a way that make an inimitable statement. Continue.... 22.12.2009 100 YEARS KUNSTHAUS ZÜRICH In 2010 the Kunsthaus Zürich will celebrate its hundredth anniversary. Switzerland’s oldest combined collection and exhibition space opened its doors in ... >>Continue 11.12.2009 Exceptionally high quality and very solid sales at Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 The eighth edition of Art Basel Miami Beach closed on Sunday, December 6, 2009. More than 250 galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia ... >>Continue

Headlines 14.03.2010 United by art, split by the Rhine Boston Globe The men find it pretty, but it's not art.' '' If that were the case, it would be hard to say where the boundaries for art begin and end in Switzerland's ... Continue... 13.03.2010 Oil magnate makes huge donation to Swiss museum AFP Gandur admitted that his 250 strong collection of European post-war abstract art -- Pierre Soulages, Mathieu or Jean Fautrier -- was an acquired taste. ... Continue... 11.03.2010 Swiss Arts Council opens Joburg office Artslink.co.za The liaison office of Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council, in Southern Africa, announces the opening of a new office in Newtown, Johannesburg, to advance its mission to promote art in its creation, dissemination and reception in Southern Africa and to foster cultural interaction between Switzerland and the region... Continue... 11.03.2010 What's new in Germany and Switzerland for 2010 Seattle Times In Lucerne, the Rosengart Collection now incorporates art from its former Picasso Museum, and the Swiss Transport Museum has a new two-story hall stacked ... Continue... 05.03.2010 Ernst Beyeler, 1921-2010 Art Newspaper I remember going to his gallery and there were 50 Albers on the floor. He immersed himself in art. And he was a very good businessman yet with a great ... Continue... Agenda Art Exhibitions in Switzerland Newest Artist Member Marietta Widmer Newest Gallery Member Galerie Anton Meier