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SWISS EVENTS
IN NEW YORK
AND CT/ ME/ MA/ MI/ MN/ NH/ NJ/ ND/ OH/ PA/ RI/ SD/ VT/ WI/ BM/ PR/ VI
for the period of May 13 28, 2015

UPCOMING/ONGOING EVENTS
Film | Music | Visual Arts | Architecture | Theater | Dance | Design | Above and Beyond | Coming Soon | Meanwhile in Switzerland
Dates, locations and ticket prices are subject to change. Please confirm before visiting events!

HIGHLIGHT
Thursday May 28
Saturday May 30
11am 10pm

ETH ZURICH FUTURE GARDEN AND

PAVILION AT IDEAS CITY FESTIVAL
On the occasion of the IDEAS CITY festival,
ETH Zurich brings a cutting-edge artifact of
the future to the East Village: a pavilion
created from waste materials. Recasting
trash as a valuable asset, ETH Zurich
Future Garden and Pavilion will redefine the
notion of waste, acknowledging its value as a
resource from which new cities can rise.
Over the course of three days, the ETH
Zurich Future Garden and Pavilion will host
events, workshops, and an exhibition
outlining the future metropolis. Food and
drinks will be provided by Caf Select. Make
sure to check the website for more
information and updates.
Image: ETH Zurich Garden and Pavilion.

First Street Garden

Enter at the corner of East
Houston Street and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY
www.ideas-city
eth-meets-you.org
#ETHMeetsYou

FILM
Friday, May 15

DARK STAR
OPENING
Belinda Sallin's definitive documentary Dark
Star: H.R: Gigers World shares the intimate
last years of the artist's life and brings
viewers into H. R. Giger's mysterious realm:
from the first skull he was given by his father
at the age of six, to macabre dinner parties
with his close-knit team, to the grisly
souvenirs from his time spent on the Alien
set. The film also addresses Giger's complex
relationship to the art world, where he defied
traditional
categories
and
embraced
commercial projects for musicians like
Debbie Harry, Korn, Emerson, Lake and
Palmer and the Dead Kennedys.
Image: Film still Dark Star by Belinda Sallin,

Sunshine Cinema
143 East Houston Street
New York, NY
www.landmarktheatres.com

Switzerland, 2014, 1 hrs, 35 mins.

Friday, May 22, 2015

7pm

THE COLLABORATIONS OF HR GIGER

FILM SCREENINGS

Mad Museum
New York, NY
www.madmuseum.org

Although often thought of as a solitary artist,

HR Giger collaborated throughout his career
with filmmakers, performers, and other
artists. This collection of short films captures
a variety of these intimate collaborations,
ranging from Blondies Debbie Harry to
filmmaker FM Murer. Special introduction by
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein.
Image: A New Face of Debbie Harry, 1982,
Directed by Fredi M. Murer, courtesy of HR
Giger Museum and the HR Giger
Documentary Film Festival
Saturday, May 23
3pm

INSIDE HR GIGERS SANCTUARIES

FILM SCREENINGS

Mad Museum
New York, NY
www.madmuseum.org

Join MAD for this collection of documentaries

revealing the inner thoughts and visions of
the iconic artist HR Giger. From the HR
Giger Museum and Bar in Gruyeres,
Switzerland, to the artists atelier, these films
explore how the environments of Giger
inform his work, as well as revealing the
personal thoughts that helped to shape his
works.
Image: HR Giger Revealed, 2010, Dir David
N Jahn, courtesy of HR Giger Museum and
the HR Giger Documentary Film Festival.
Saturday, May 23
5pm

BEHIND THE SCENES OF HR GIGERS

STUDIO
FILM SCREENINGS

Mad Museum
New York, NY
www.madmuseum.org

Step behind the scenes of HR Gigers studio

practice in this collection of short films. From
working on the set of Alien to making some
of his earliest sculpture, these shorts reveal
the experiences and methods Giger utilized
to make many of his iconic creations.
Image: Swissmade 2069, 1968, Dir Fredi M.
Murer, courtesy of HR Giger Museum and
the HR Giger Documentary Film Festival.
Saturday, May 23
3:30pm

DAYS OF GLORY
FILM SCREENING

Film Society of Lincoln Center

New York, NY
www.filmlinc.com

Noted by Martin Scorsese in My Voyage to

Italy but seldom screened in the U.S., Days
of Glory marked the first documentary on the
German occupation of Rome and Italian
resistance in the waning years of World War
II by. Days of Glory / Giorni di gloria
Giuseppe De Santis, Mario Serandrei,
Marcello Pagliero & Luchino Visconti,
Italy/Switzerland,
1945,
35mm,
71m
Italian with English subtitles.
Image: Film still Days of Glory, 1945.

MUSIC
Friday, May 22
8 + 10pm

OHAD TALMOR
CONCERTS

GRAND

ENSEMBLE

Saturday, May 23
8 + 10pm

Ohad Talmor Grand Ensemble plays Book

of Etudes with Matt Mitchell piano, Miles
Okazaki guitar, Matt Pavolka bass, Dan
Weiss drums, Shane Endsley, Russ
Johnson, Justin Mullens, Sam Hoyt -

Jazz Gallery NYC

1160 Broadway, 5th Fl.
New York, NY
www.jazzgallery.org

trumpets/french horn, Alan Ferber, Jacob

Garchik, Bryan Drye, Max Seigel trombones/tuba, and Oscar Noriega, Christof
Knoche, Anna Webber, Chet Doxas, Josh
Sinton - saxophones/flutes/clarinets.
Image: Ohad Talmor. R. Cifarelli phocus.
Tuesday, May 26
8pm

MATTHIAS ZIEGLER
CONCERT
The Stone presents Spectral Syn by Mark
Dresser and Sarah Weaver, Min Xiao-Fen
(voice), Matthias Ziegler (flutes), Jane Ira
Bloom (soprano sax), Marty Ehrlich (alto sax,
clarinet), Julie Ferrara (oboe), Sara
Schoenbeck
(bassoon),
Dave
Taylor
(trombone), Denman Maroney (piano), Matt
Wilson (drums), Mark Dresser (bass), Sarah
Weaver (conductor).
Image: Matthias Ziegler.

The Stone
Ave. C and 2nd St
New York, NY
www.thestonenyc.com

VISUAL ARTS
Thursday, May 14
Sunday, May 17

SWISS GALLERIES AT FRIEZE

ART FAIR

Randalls Island
New York, NY
www.friezenewyork.com

Dont miss Swiss galleries Freymond-Guth

Fine Arts, Hauser & Wirth, Karma
International, Barbara Seiler, Gregor
Staiger at Frieze Art Fair. Housed in a
distinct serpentine structure overlooking the
East River, the fair brings together the most
dynamic galleries working today. See and
buy art by over 1,000 of the worlds leading
artists, and experience the fairs critically
acclaimed Projects, Talks, Sounds and
Education programs.
Image: Frieze Art Fair
Thursday, May 21
6 8pm

PAUL HAEHLEN
EXHIBITION
Portal of Enigma is pleased to feature the
artwork of Swiss artist Paul Haehlen. The
exhibition opens on May 19th and will run
until June 9th, 2015. The opening reception
will take place Thursday, May 21st, from 68pm.
Image: Paul Haehlen, Sublim

Tuesday, May 26

NICOLE SCHMLZER
EXHIBITION OPENING
Simon Gallery is pleased to present an
exhibition of works by Swiss artist Nicole
Schmlzer from May 16 to June 27. A
reception will take place on Friday, May 29
from 6 to 8pm.
Image: Nicole Schmlzer, Imbuing # 163,
2014.

Through May 14

ILLUMINATION
EXHIBITION
Chelseas Agora Gallery is pleased to
present original works of Swiss photographer
Nol Aeby in Illumination: An Exhibition of
Fine Art Photography. Nol Aeby has been
practicing photography professionally since
1958. His ongoing investigation into nature
and humanity manifests in a one-of-a-kind
catalog of culture, architecture, and
international landscapes.

Agora Gallery
530 West 25th Street
New York, NY
www.agora-gallery.com

Simon Gallery
48 Bank Street
Morristown, New Jersey
www.simongallery.com

Agora Gallery
530 West 25th Street
New York, NY
www.agora-gallery.com

Image: Nol Aeby, Colza Photographic Print

on B/W Argentic Paper.
Through May 15

THOMAS JULIER
EXHIBITION
Swiss Institute is delighted to present the first
institutional solo exhibition of Thomas Julier
in the United States, entitled Dawn in the
Basement. Juliers practice incorporates
photography, video, music and sculpture into
site-specific installations that challenge
spatial conceptions of architectural surfaces
and structures.
Image: Thomas Julier, Dawn in the
Basement.

Through May 24

VALENTIN CARRON
EXHIBITION
Work Hard, the graffiti message enhancing
this Lausanne public sculpture from 1945 by
Pierre Blanc is the title of Swiss Institutes
latest exhibition and curatorial debut of
celebrated artist Valentin Carron. Carron,
who represented Switzerland at the 2013
Venice Biennale, selects an exceptional
range of seminal artworks combining his key
homegrown
influences
and
inspiring
contemporaries.
Image: Pierre Blanc, Taureau et Berger,
1945. Photo courtesy Kevin Seisdedos,
FAP.

Through May

CHRISTIAN BRECHNEFF
EXHIBITION
Swiss artist Christian Brechneffs St. Martin
flower drawings and early pieces are on view
at Swiftys restaurant back room gallery
through May 2015.
Image: Christian Brechneff, Bird of paradise
flower, St.Martin 2015.

Through June 7

HIDE AND SEEK

EXHIBITION
Fresh Window is pleased to present the work
of Margaret Coleman, Susanne Hofer,
Kyoung eun Kang, and Wei Xiaoguang from
May 8 June 7, 2015. The opening reception
will take place on Friday, May 8 from 7
9pm.
Image: Hide and Seek.

Swiss Institute
18 Wooster Street
New York, NY
www.swissinstitute.net

Swiss Institute
18 Wooster Street
New York, NY
www.swissinstitute.net

Swifty`s Back Room Gallery

1007 Lexington avenue
New York, NY
www.swiftysnyc.com

Fresh Window Gallery

56 Bogart Street
Brooklyn, NY
www.freshwindow.org

ARCHITECTURE
Thursday May 28
Saturday May 30
11am 10pm

ETH ZURICH FUTURE GARDEN AND

PAVILION AT IDEAS CITY FESTIVAL
On the occasion of the IDEAS CITY festival,
ETH Zurich brings a cutting-edge artifact of
the future to the East Village: a pavilion
created from waste materials. Recasting
trash as a valuable asset, ETH Zurich
Future Garden and Pavilion will redefine the
notion of waste, acknowledging its value as a
resource from which new cities can rise.
Over the course of three days, the ETH
Zurich Future Garden and Pavilion will host
events, workshops, and an exhibition
outlining the future metropolis. Food and
drinks will be provided by Caf Select. Make

First Street Garden

Enter at the corner of East
Houston Street and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY
www.ideas-city
eth-meets-you.org
#ETHMeetsYou

sure to check the website for more

information and updates.
Image: ETH Zurich Garden and Pavilion.

THEATER
Now playing

THE VISIT
MUSICAL
Based on the 1956 play by Friedrich
Drrenmatt, The Visit directed by John
Doyle stars Broadway legend Chita Rivera
and Roger Rees, featuring music and lyrics
by legendary songwriter pair John Kander
and Fred Ebb. Book by Terrence McNally.
Image: Chita Rivera in The Visit
Broadway.com

Lyceum Theatre
149 West 45th Street
New York, NY
www.broadway.com
Special offer for the Swiss
community:
Code: TVSWISS422
https://www.telechargeoffers.co
m/go.aspx?MD=2001&MC=TVS
WISS422

DANCE
Saturday, May 16

AS BALLET AT DANCE PARADE

PARADE

Dance Parade
New York, NY
www.danceparade.org

American Swiss Ballet is pleased to once

again participate in the New York Dance
Parade. On Saturday May 16 over 10,000
dancers will converge on the streets of New
York City showcasing 75 styles of dance
making the 9th Annual Dance Parade and
Festival the worlds largest display of cultural
diversity.
Image: AS Ballet.
Saturday, May 23
7:30pm

IN-MOBILITY AT IDACO
DANCE FESTIVAL
IDACO NYC Festival presents IN-MOBILITY
by Swiss dancer and choreographer Alessia
Della
Case.
IN-MOBILITY
is
a
multidisciplinary performance that explores
movement and the absence of movement
respectively in dance, photography and
music. Choreographer: Alessia Della Casa.
Photographer: Gaetano Alfano. Dance Artist:
Alessia Della Casa, Carmen Caceres.
Music/Composer: Zeno Gabaglio.
Image: Photo by Gartano Alfano

Sheen Center
18 Bleecker Street
New York, NY
www.idaconyc.com

DESIGN
Through November 15

HOW POSTERS WORK

DESIGN EXHIBITION
Featuring more than 125 works from Cooper
Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museums
permanent collection, the exhibition How
Posters Work shows how dozens of different
designersfrom prominent pioneers like
Herbert Matter, Paul Rand, Philippe Apeloig
and M/M (Paris), to lesser-known makers
have mobilized principles of composition,
perception and storytelling to convey ideas
and construct experiences. On view at
Cooper Hewitt from May 8 through Nov. 15,
2015, the exhibition is organized by Ellen
Lupton, senior curator of contemporary
design at Cooper Hewitt.
Image: Herbert Matter

Cooper Hewitt
New York, NY
www.cooperhewitt.org

Saturday, May 9
Tuesday, May 19

UNDER PRESSURE
EXHIBITION

Wanted Design
Brooklyn, NY
www.wanteddesignnyc.com

The EPFL+ECAL Lab, an award winning

Swiss laboratory exploring the potential of
emerging technologies through design, is
back in New York to present how the
amazing scientific performance of densified
wood can be turned into real objects. Soft to
the touch, yet as hard and dense as precious
tree species from the tropical rainforest, this
wood surprisingly stems from fast growing
spruce and is easy to cultivate. The
exhibition at WantedDesign Brooklyn /
Industry City features works by Paul
Cocksedge, Chris Kabel, Normal Studio, BigGame and Lea Longis and is organized
by EPFL+ECAL Lab with the support of
swissnex Boston.
Image: Under Pressure

ABOVE AND BEYOND

Saturday, May 16
4 6pm

THOMAS HIRSCHHORN
BOOK LAUNCH
Dia Art Foundation presents the book launch
of Thomas Hirschhorn: Gramsci Monument
with a conversation between Thomas
Hirschhorn and Dia's curator Yasmil
Raymond on Saturday, May 16 at 4pm.
Thomas Hirschhorn: Gramsci Monument is
available to preorder at www.diabooks.org.
Image:
Thomas
Hirschhorn:
Gramsci
Monument.

Sunday, May 31
6pm

MARIE CHRISTINE KATZ

PERFORMANCES
Introspective Mega Fluff presents three
performances taking place at Five Myles
Gallery on Sunday, May 31: Marie Christine
Katz What's my Worth? Valerie Kuehne &
Natalia Steinbach Sacred521 and The
Madmen of the Mountain.

Through July 26

BIRDLY
FLIGHT SIMULATOR
The flight simulator Birdly, created by the
research team at the Zrich University of Art
and Design, will be at the Museum of the
Moving Image in New York from April 18 to
July 26 as part of the exhibition Sensory
Stories: An Exhibition of New Narrative
Experiences presented by Future of
StoryTelling.
Image: Birdly

COMING SOON

Dia:Chelsea
541 West 22nd Street
New York City
www.diaart.org

Five Myles Gallery

558 Saint John Place
Brooklyn, NY
www.mariechristine.com

MOMI
36-01 35 Avenue
Astoria, NY
www.movingimage.us
www.somniacs.co

Thursday, May 28

24 HOURS IN THE LIFE OF A SWISS

CUCKOO CLOCK
EXHIBITION
The clockwork and dcor of the Swiss
cuckoo clock has always been emblematic of
Swiss know-how and meticulous attention to
quality and detail. Originally, these small
clocks evoked the delightful simplicity of an
idealized agrarian life, set in the fresh
mountain air. Does the iconic Swiss cuckoo
clock serve only as folklore and tourist-bait?
No! It is so much more. Students and faculty
at HEAD Geneva have re-imagined the
cuckoo clock in 24 iterations. - See more at:
Image: Cuckoo clock.

Friday, May 29
7:30pm

GLASS FARM ENSEMBLE

CONCERT
Glass Farm Ensemble performs music by
John Cage, Mary Ellen Childs, Luigi Laveglia,
Paula Matthusen, and Lars Werdenberg on
Friday, May 29 at Symphony Space (Leonard
Nimoy Thalia).
Image: Glass Farm Ensembler

Gallery 360
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA
www.swissnexboston.org

Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York, NY
www.glassfarm.org

MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND
SOLOTHURN

SOLOTHURNER LITERATURTAGE
MAY 15 17, 2015
The Solothurner Literaturtage, one of the most important festivals for
contemporary literature in Switzerland, chose a significant topic, seen from
different angles, for its 37th edition: Conflicts. Authors read from books that tell
stories about crises and conflicts. Translators deliver insight into the tension-filled
relation between different languages.
Image: Swiss writer Michael Fehr Affolter/Savolainen 2014
www.literatur.ch

ZURICH

SWISS STYLE
APRIL 17 JULY 26, 2015
With founding fathers such as Josef Mller-Brockmann, Karl Gerstner or Armin
Hofmann, reduced design under the name Swiss Style developed into a
movement that pointed the way to the future. The exhibition Swiss Style
International Graphic Design traces the successful spread of Swiss Style and
confirms its relevance with a selection of contemporary works.
Image: Josef Mller-Brockmann, berholen ...? Im Zweifel nie!, 1957.
www.museum-gestaltung.ch

WINTERTHUR

AFRO-PFINGSTEN
MAY 19 24, 2015
Afro-Pfingsten, the biggest African music festival in Switzerland, takes place
annually on Pentecost Weekend and is celebrating its 25th anniversary year. With
colorful markets and the numerous workshops, the festival offers a wide range of
music. The Reggae Night unites two sons and a grandson of Bob Marley on
stage to pay homage to the greatest Reggae Star of all. Other musical highlights
include the performances by Blufunk Star Keziah Jones and Rapper Talib
Kweli.
Image: Mr Blufunk Keziah Jones.
www.afro-pfingsten.ch

Contact :
Contact:
Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, Cultural Department: nyc.culture@eda.admin.ch
Swiss Links:
Consulate General of Switzerland in New York: www.swissconsulatenyc.org
Embassy of Switzerland and Swiss representations in the USA: www.swissemb.org
General Information on Switzerland: www.switzerland.com, www.swissworld.org
Swiss News World Wide: www.swissinfo.org
Government: www.admin.ch
Tourism: www.myswitzerland.com
Presence Switzerland (PRS): www.fdfa.admin.ch/presenceswitzerland
Swissnex- Swiss network for science and technology: www.swissnex.org
Trade and Investment: www.s-ge.com
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