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26 artists from Guatemala and Switzerland present new artworks made
using a white sheet of paper.
26 artistas de Guatemala y de Suiza presentan anónimamente nuevas
obras basadas en una hoja blanca.
26 Künstler/innen aus Guatemala und der Schweiz präsentieren
anonym neueste Werke aus einem weissen Blatt Papier.
A1 53167, Fabian Bertschinger, Dagmar Bühler, Florian Bühler, Edgar Calel, Pedro Chavajay,
Stefan Ege, Thierry Furger, Johannes Gees, Yasmín Hage, huber.huber, Rémi Jaccard, Esther
Kempf, Maya Lemus, Jorge de León, Andrea Marmol, !Mediengruppe Bitnik, Prisca Rauch,
Alberto Rodriguez Collía, Mario Santizo, Sebastian Schaub, Marco Spitzbarth, Ángel Poyón,
Fernando Poyón, TIKA, Navid Tschopp
WEISSES BLATT / HOJA BLANCA examines current art trends in two randomly selected, but representative
places: how do contemporary artists work in a particular place, how do they express themselves and what
interests them? Who are these people and what do they want to achieve? Is there is a visible difference in
the art or not? And is it possible to distinguish between the artists of two such different places?
In order to create a minimal degree of comparability between the works and to encourage the artists to pro
duce new works, the curators gave all participating artists a blank sheet of paper (30 x 30 cm, 90g/m2). This
paper had to be used in some way in their work. A white sheet of paper is both a raw material and a universal
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The white square is reminiscent of an icon of modernity, evoking the artist’s genius creating masterpieces,
but conversely also brings about the fear of emptiness and a creative block.
It was important for us as curators to create a mix of emerging and wellknown artists, and to include people
outside the traditional context of art. The works show a wide range of different styles and techniques.
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Rémi Jaccard & Stefan Ege, March 2011
Further information an images
www.weissesblatt.com
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