Centro Arte Contemporanea Ticino

8. Oktober – 13. November 2011
Opening: Saturday 8. Oktober 5:30 pm
Eintritt CHF 5.-
Freitag, Samstag, Sonntag, 2 pm – 6 pm

We’re happy to announce the opening of our group exhibition Think Art – Act Science in the Walter and McBean Galleries at the San Fancisco Art Institute on September 21st at 5pm with a sound performance by Alexandre Joly.

The exhibition in San Francisco is a cooperation between the Swiss artists-in-labs program, swissnex San Francisco, the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) and the Bay Area Science Festival.

Featured Artists:

Monika Codourey | Christian Gonzenbach | Alexandre Joly | Roman Keller | Pe Lang | Wenfeng Liao | Alina Mnatsakanian | Nicole Ottiger

Think Art – Act Science exhibits works and collaborative processes from artists who have engaged in long-term creative dialogues with scientists. During an immersive nine-month residency in a scientific research institute the artists were exposed to the discourses within the scientific community and gained deep insights into the methodologies and processes of scientific research. From a total of twenty-four artists who have participated in the Swiss artists-in-labs program since 2007 and created works so far, eight will be on display in San Francisco. Since two of these artists took part in a Sino-Swiss residency exchange 2009 between Switzerland and China, the exhibition not only tries to build a bridge between different cultures of knowledge, but moreover points towards promising exchanges between art and science on a global scale.

For the duration of the exhibition a surrounding program includes a variety of participative formats such as workshops (student and public), conferences, performances and lectures. Additionally, both SFAI and swissnex San Francisco sites will host such events as part of the Bay Area Science Festival, which runs from 26 October – 6 November 2011.

More infomation on:

thinkartactscience.com | sfai.edu | swissnexsanfrancisco.org

Petit Palais Didactica : Art & Science on StageSamedi 9 juillet 2011, 17h

Steffen Schmidt (Swiss artists-in-labs, ZHdK Zurich) et Prof. Ludwig Karl von Segesser (CHUV, Lausanne) :

Cœur et sons – Paysages sonores

Artiste en résidence au Service de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire du CHUV, Steffen Schmidt crée des paysages sonores avec pour matériau les éléments concrets enregistrés au hasard de la vie urbaine et de l’hôpital et plus particulièrement lors d’examens médicaux spécialisés. Cet atelier fera part de ses recherches musicales où convergent l’art et la science. Avec la participation du Prof. Ludwig Karl von Segesser, chef du Service de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire, CHUV. Introduction Irène Hediger, co-directrice Swiss artists-in-labs, et Caroline de Watteville, Chargée des activités culturelles, CHUV. Pour plus d’information :
www.cardio-vascular.chuv.ch

Heart and sounds – Sound landscapes

Artist in residence at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of the CHUV, Steffen Schmidt creates sound landscapes using as his material concrete elements recorded during the bustle of city and hospital life and more particularly in the course of specialist medical examinations. This workshop will be part of his musical research in which art and science converge. With the participation of Prof. Ludwig Karl von Segesser, Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, CHUV. Introduction by Irène Hediger, Co-Director Swiss artists-in-labs, and Caroline de Watteville, Head of Cultural Activities, CHUV. For more information:
www.cardio-vascular.chuv.ch

Think Art – Act Science

27. Mai – 10. Juli 2011 | Kunsthalle Luzern

Eröffnung: 26. Mai 2011 | 19 Uhr  
mit einer Sound Performance von Pe Lang

KünstlerInnen: Christian Gonzenbach, Sylvia Hostettler,
Pe Lang, Wenfeng Liao, Ping Qiu, Pablo Ventura & Daniel Bisig,
Hina Strüver & Mätti Wüthrich.

Die Ausstellung präsentiert Werke, die an der Schnittstelle von Kunst und Wissenschaft entstanden sind. Während eines neunmonatigen Stipendiums an verschiedenen Schweizer Forschungsinstituten haben KünstlerInnen tiefe Einblicke in die wissenschaftliche Arbeit
über Forschungsthemen wie Biodiversität, Künstliche Intelligenz, Teilchenphysik und Mikrotechnologie erhalten.

Think Art – Act Science stellt vorgefasste Wahrnehmungen und verschiedene Wissensformen zur Disposition. Sie bietet eine Plattform für den interdisziplinären Diskurs zwischen Kunst, Technologie und Gesellschaft sowie die Eröffnung wechselseitiger Perspektiven auf das Zusammenspiel von Wissenschaft und Kultur.

Die Ausstellung ist ein Kooperationsprojekt zwischen dem Swiss artists-in-labs program (ZHdK Zürich, ICS) und der Kunsthalle Luzern, kuratiert von Irène Hediger.

Realisiert mit der Unterstützung von: Minerva Kunststiftung, Lachen; Pro Helvetia; ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste.

Szenografie:

Fontana. Hunziker.
Design Works
www.fontanahunziker.com

www.kunsthalleluzern.ch | www.thinkartactscience.com | www.artistsinlabs.ch

kunsthalle luzern
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bourbaki
postfach 3202
löwenplatz 11
6004 luzern

You are cordially invited to the opening of the group exhibition

Think Art – Act Science

Friday, 17th December 2010 at 7 pm

Exhibition 18.12.2010 -15.05.2011

Arts Santa Monica | La Rambla 7 | Barcelona

artists:

Christian Gonzenbach | Sylvia Hostettler | Alexandre Joly | Pe Lang | Wenfeng Liao | Hina Strüver & Mätti Wüthrich | Ping Qiu | Claudia Tolusso | Pablo Ventura

Think Art – Act Science is an exhibition of works from artists who have engaged in a long-term creative dialogue with scientists within the Swiss artists-in-labs program. These artists have all been exposed to specific debates within the scientific research community through an immersive nine month residency. Among them, a group of four participated in a specific sino-swiss residency exchange, with two artists of each country exploring for five month not only a scientific environment, but the sociocultural interaction within the host country.

The Swiss artists-in-labs program is a collaboration between the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK, Institute for Cultural Studies in the Arts ICS and the Federal Office of Culture (FOC).

Curated by:Irène Hediger and Josep PerelloCatalogue: Think Art – Act Science ed. ACTAR Barcelona New York/Arts Santa Monica

Ausstellung 10.11.2010 – 19.11.2010

Der Schweizerische Nationalfonds (SNF) und das Swiss artists-in-labs Programm präsentieren die Lichtskulptur „QUARC Quantum Art Crystal“ des Genfer Künstlers Christian Gonzenbach in den Räumlichkeiten des SNF in Bern.

Mehr Infos: www.artistsinlabs.ch/taac

Ausstellung 19.11.2010 – 03.12.2010 in der Stadtgalerie im PROGR, Bern
Vernissage 18.11.2010 ab 18.30 Uhr in Kollaboration mit dem Kunstmuseum Bern.

Vor kurzem noch in Shanghai, öffnet nun die Ausstellung „ 山水 SHANSHUI – BOTH WAYS“ bald in Bern ihre Tore. Gezeigt werden drei Künstler und eine Künstlerin aus der Schweiz und China, welche bei Swiss artists-in-labs am „Sino-Swiss Residency Exchange“ der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste teilgenommen haben.

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