GENERAL NEWS

Curator

Tobia Bezzola, Photo © Markus Bühler

Tobia Bezzola leaves the Kunsthaus to become new head of the Museum Folkwang, Essen
Our long-serving curator Tobia Bezzola is leaving the Kunsthaus to take up a new position as Director of the Museum Folkwang in Essen from 1 January 2013. Tobia Bezzola has been with the Kunsthaus Zürich since 1995, and has headed our exhibitions department since 2001.

Membership

Reduced fee
From 1 August, membership of the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft until the end of December costs just CHF 40 for individuals, CHF 67 for couples and CHF 18 for young people up to the age of 25. More information

1 August

Changed opening hours
On Wednesday, 1 August – Swiss National Day – the museum is only open until 6 p.m. The library will be closed for the whole day. Opening hours

EXHIBITIONS

Christian Marclay

	Christian Marclay, The Clock, 2010 Video, 24 hours © Christian Marclay, Courtesy White Cube

The Clock
From 24 August to 2 September the Kunsthaus Zürich presents the first and only showing in Switzerland of Christian Marclay’s masterpiece ‘The Clock,’ which was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2011. This fascinating 24-hour collage of thousands of clips from thousands of movies, which is not just a film about time and timepieces but also a chronograph in its own right, shows a scene from a different film every minute, featuring a wristwatch, alarm clock, clock tower, and so on, each displaying the actual time at the location.
On 24 and 31 August the film will be shown non-stop for 24 hours. More information
‘The Clock’ is a work in co-ownership of the Kunsthaus Zürich and Luma Foundation.

Final days

Adrian Zingg or workshop, The Prebischkegel Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Dresden State Art Collections

Adrian Zingg
The last chance to see the exhibition of landscapes by Adrian Zingg is on 12 August. Zingg is one of the most important representatives of landscape painting between the European Enlightenment and Pre-Romanticism in Dresden.
The last public guided tour (in German), with curator Bernhard von Waldkirch, takes place on 2 August. More information
We wish to thank the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung for their support.

COLLECTION

Photographic art replaces oil paintings

	Photo Kunsthaus Zürich

Photographs on display in the Old Masters department during the exhibition ‘Riotous Baroque.’
Numerous paintings have been moved from the Old Master galleries to the Bührle gallery for the exhibition ‘Riotous Baroque.’ We are taking the opportunity to bring out some treasures from our photography collection – including works by Richard Avedon, Valérie Belin, Balthasar Burkhard, Nan Goldin, Alex Prager, Thomas Struth, Robert Walker, Wim Wenders and Erwin Wurm – and display them in unconventional surroundings. The 15 photographic gems will be on show on the 1st floor of the Moser building – but only until 2 September.

Special presentation

Giovanni Giacometti, Annetta and Giovanni Giacometti, around 1902/03 Estate of Bruno Giacometti

Giovanni and Alberto Giacometti
From 27 July 2012 to 17 February 2013 the Kunsthaus presents ‘Giacometti. The Donations’ – important ensembles of works connected to the celebrated family of artists from the Val Bregaglia in Graubünden, including pieces recently acquired by the Kunsthaus following the death of patron Bruno Giacometti that are being shown for the first time. The temporary presentation, in the spacious and high-ceilinged galleries of the Müller building, offers a foretaste of how the Giacometti collection will be displayed from 2017 onwards. More information
Supported by the Hans Imholz Foundation.

EVENTS

Filmpodium

	The Tempest

Riotous Baroque
This July, to accompany the exhibition ‘Riotous Baroque,' the Filmpodium Zurich is screening a number of films by Derek Jarman, including The Tempest, Caravaggio and The Angelic Conversation. The British filmmaker deals extensively with the human body, and his work is characterized by stunning visuals. www.filmpodium.ch

Something for night-owls

Museums at Night
It’s that time of year again: from 7 p.m. on 1 September Zurich’s museums will be open for much of the night, offering a mix of entertainment, insights and information until 2 a.m. The Kunsthaus Zürich will be awake even longer, with a party and dancing in the lecture hall until 4 a.m.
Highlights of the Kunsthaus programme include video art in the collection, ‘Move it!’ in the painting workshop, a sound installation from the exhibition ‘Riotous Baroque,’ guided tours of the collection and, of course, the lounge and party in the lecture hall. For details of the full programme see www.langenacht.ch
Museums at Night in the Kunsthaus Zürich is supported by Japan Tobacco International.

Riotous Baroque

View of the exhibition, photo © Caroline Minjolle

Special guided tour with Bice Curiger
Bice Curiger, curator of ‘Riotous Baroque,’ offers a personal guided tour of the exhibition (in German).
Sunday, 2 September, 11 a.m. to midday. More information

Excursions

In the footsteps of Adrian Zingg
Join Frank Richter (photographer and author of various books on artists and their exploration of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains near Dresden) for a journey through ‘Saxon Switzerland’ in the footsteps of Adrian Zingg and C.D. Friedrich.
Saturday, 22 September, meet at 10.15 a.m. at Bad Schandau station (S-Bahn) Bad Schandau - with the Kirnitzsch Valley Tramway to Beuthenfall - Kuhstall - return to Bad Schandau.
Registration required. Individual bookings may be made until two weeks before the walk by contacting monique.meyer@kunsthaus.ch. Tel. +41 (0)44 253 85 89. Price EUR 16. Participants should make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. More information

ART EDUCATION

Adults

Mirror, mirror, on the wall
Everyone knows the quotation from ‘Snow White.’ And of course we all aspire to be ‘fair’! The mirror, as a symbol of vanity and lechery, fits as perfectly into the Baroque era as it does with the present day. A comparison of works from the two periods reveals the significance of superficial appearance back then and in the present day.
A conversation on art with Regula Strauman (in German)
30 August, 6.30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
CHF 20. Registration required. Information

Ages 5 and over

	Photo © Caroline Minjolle

Sunday painting workshop
Leave your children in our care at the painting workshop while you enjoy a public guided tour of the exhibition.
15 / 22 July, 5 / 12 / 19 August 10.30 a.m. – midday
CHF 12. Registration required. Information

Sunday morning workshop for families

Outrageous!?
We all know that artists like to kick over the traces. But is it acceptable? How far should they go – and when should they stop? On our tour of the Kunsthaus we’ll encounter all manner of curiosities. And there’s a chance to run riot in our painting workshop. Welcome to a Sunday with a difference!
With Barbara Brandt
29 July / 26 August, 10.30 a.m. – midday
Adults CHF 12 / children CHF 8. Registration required. Information

An afternoon’s painting for all

From Baroque to rock
How best to convey acoustic impressions on paper? Whether it’s gentle brushwork or broad strokes – we can’t wait to see what you come up with. You, your family and your friends are welcome to join us in our painting workshop!
With Barbara Brandt
29 July / 26 August, 1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Adults CHF 10 / up to age 16 free of charge. Registration required. Information

KUNSTHAUS EXTENSION

A Yes for the Kunsthaus

On 4 July, by a large majority (79:41), Zurich's municipal council approved the proposals (funding and design plan) for the Kunsthaus extension.

New model and latest developments

The architectural model in the entrance hall of the Kunsthaus is being revised, and will be back on show from 17 August. Information on the current status of the project can be found at www.kunsthaus.ch.

The E.G. Bührle Collection is coming to the Kunsthaus

The Bührle Collection Visits the Kunsthaus Zürich View of the exhibition in 2010, © FBM Studio

Agreement signed
On 28 May 2012 the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft signed an agreement with the Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection setting out the terms under which some 190 paintings and sculptures are to be made available on long-term loan to the Kunsthaus Zürich. The internationally renowned collection of the industrialist Emil Bührle (1890-1956) is to be exhibited from 2017 in the extension to the Kunsthaus Zürich. It will be the largest assembly of French Impressionist painting in Europe, outside Paris.