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The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has nominated Christian Kerez, architect and professor at ETH Zürich, to exhibit at the Swiss Pavilion at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia in 2016. «Salon Suisse», the supporting programme, has been assigned to the Geneva-based architecture expert Leïla el-Wakil. The 15th Architecture Biennale in …

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Pro Helvetia’s Centre Culturel Suisse, situated in the heart of the Marais district in Paris, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. In a ceremonial act tonight, Federal Counsellor Alain Berset is due to open the jubilee production «PerformanceProcess», which presents Parisian audiences with highlights of Swiss performance art from the pioneers of the 1960s to the …

A contribution from Switzerland has become a prize-winner at the 13th Prague Quadrennial, with the jury awarding the gold medal in the category Best Performance Design Photo to Swiss photographer Iren Stehli. Her work documents an installation – also a Swiss contribution – on Wenceslas Square in the heart of Prague and the various reactions …

The Swiss contribution to the 13th Prague Quadrennial for scenography is due to be opened today by Pro Helvetia. The overarching topic for the projects from roughly 60 countries is «Shared Space», with a focus on temporary and innovative use of public space. Switzerland’s installation on Wenceslas Square in the heart of Prague makes for …

Pro Helvetia has selected eight artists from over 100 applicants for the latest edition of its artist monographs, the Collection Cahiers d’Artistes. For the first time, the Swiss Arts Council will be presenting the current series of publications at LISTE in Basel, from 15 to 21 June 2015. The new series has now begun a …

Federal Councillor Alain Berset officially opened the Swiss Pavilion at the 56th Venice Art Biennale this afternoon. The Pavilion hosts the exhibition «Our Product» by 36-year-old Swiss artist Pamela Rosenkranz. Alain Berset will also be performing the opening of «Salon Suisse» at Palazzo Trevisan on 9 May. «Salon Suisse» is Switzerland’s official support programme, illustrating …

Under the title of «Our Product», Pamela Rosenkranz will present a project at the Art Biennale in Venice from 9 May to 22 November 2015. The artist, born in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, has been selected by the biennials jury of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. For her exhibition, Pamela Rosenkranz has teamed …

The Swiss Arts Council, with its «Digital Culture» programme, supports creative work that makes use of new technological possibilities. This targeted form of promotion has now borne rich fruit. At this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and its parallel events, the most important get-together in the game development field worldwide, Swiss games backed …

For her exhibition at the Swiss Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia artist Pamela Rosenkranz is working with Susanne Pfeffer, curator and director of the Fridericianum in Kassel. Running concomitantly for the duration of the Biennale, the events programme «Salon Suisse», organized by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia …

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Federal Councillor Alain Berset officially opened the Swiss Pavilion at the 14th Architecture Biennale in Venice this afternoon. Swiss curator Hans Ulrich Obrist is responsible for the pavilion’s installation, a laboratory for exploring the future of architecture and urban planning. In addition, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, which is responsible for Switzerland’s presence at …

Pamela Rosenkranz (b.1979) will be responsible for the exhibition at the Swiss Pavilion during next year’s Venice Art Biennale. The Biennale, a globally leading platform for contemporary art, will take place from 9 May to 22 November 2015. Pamela Rosenkranz, born in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, has been selected to create the exhibition at …