Summer-Break Exhibition

Summer-Break Exhibition

Opening: Wednesday, July 24, 6 pmExhibition: July 25 through August 10Opening Hours: Wednesday to Saturday - 11 am to 6 pm During the summer vacation ArteMorfosis welcomes Swiss Artist Alain Rebord to exhibit in the gallery space. Invitation to Opening and Exhibition Alain Rebord is his full name, Swiss artist, he holds a Bachelor of Art in visual arts from the HEAD (Haute Ecole d’Art et Design) school in Geneva as well as diploma from the HEP (Haute Ecole Pedagogic, Vaud) and was a visual art teacher for 38 years. He sofar held…Read more …
Onay Rosquet – ATTACHMENTS

Onay Rosquet – ATTACHMENTS

Exhibition: January 11 through March 16, 2019 Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm Onay Rosquet (Havanna, *1987) takes inventory of our lives. He demonstrates: We can not give up our "attachments", cannot live on bread alone. As insignificant as every object, every meaning appears, in their totality they show our life. The exhibition ATTACHMENTS is his second solo exhibition in Zurich. The latest work presented is a continuation of his series of collection of objects shown in 2017. His seemingly random - yet carefully orchestrated - compilation of papers…Read more …
Everyday Universe – Curated By Rosemary Rodríguez – Works by Hector Frank and Abel López

Everyday Universe – Curated By Rosemary Rodríguez – Works by Hector Frank and Abel López

The art historian and curator Rosemary Rodríguez (* Havanna, 1984) shows in the exhibition EVERYDAY UNIVERSE with works of Hektor Frank (* Havana, 1961) and Abel López (* Havanna, 1985), how scarcity gives rise to artistic impulses. In Cuba, in the early 1990s, when the former Soviet Union ceased to exist and the gross national product of Cuba collapsed by more than 30%. Practically over nicht everything became scarce, including canvas, paper or paint - but not creativity. The curator shows current works by both artists, in which this creativity of scarcity still…Read more …
Mabel Poblet – FLASHBACK –

Mabel Poblet – FLASHBACK –

THE POETRY OF MEMORY - By Virginia Alberdi - In visual arts, Mabel Poblet applies a practice deeply rooted in the history of culture: the documentation of voyages. Since ancient times, travelers have made accounts of their voyages. These chronicles, regardless of their diversity and of the time when they were written, usually aimed at discovering and, at the same time, sharing new experiences. For Mabel, however, the story is not important. Each piece – or page – in the diary focuses on the impressions on the senses, on the memories, and works as a palimpsest.…Read more …
EL HILO ROJO – curated by Sandra De Giorgi

EL HILO ROJO – curated by Sandra De Giorgi

  The works of this exhibition are all united by one common thread, the color red. Despite using different styles, each artist is united by the passionate language of red. The use of red can be traced throughout art history; artists have used red to convey passion, royalty, violence, sensuality, and contrast. Red is intense, elemental and dramatic. It can be lucky, protective or political. Its symbolic value is endless. Thread of Red The title of this exhibition has both literal and symbolic meaning. It references the exhibition's focus on works depicting the…Read more …
Carlos Quintana – CONTEMPLATION –

Carlos Quintana – CONTEMPLATION –

Carlos Quintana: Contemplation as a synthesis of Santería and Buddhism Carlos Quintana is one of the most internationally renowned Cuban contemporary artists. His work is influenced by many cultural influences, both of his home country and from his living and traveling abroad Carlos Quintana: Contemplation as a synthesis of Santería and Buddhism The figures and portraits of Quintana have in common a self-contained attitude: the distance, emotionless facial expressions and the barely comprehensible gaze, which characterize the figures of Carlos Quintana, testify to a kind of introversion or rather to contemplation. They are…Read more …