A newcomer arrived in Geneva: The Gagosian Gallery opens a new page even more international in ourcity at a cultural level.
Well known American circles and London, Larry Gagosian now has 140m2 at 19, up Longemalle. He has chosen for entry in the general Giacometti, a reference in modern art whose style is still current and unprecedented.
Giacometti valued Geneva and worked there from 1941 to his hotel room at Shore. An exhibition had also been devoted to this topic with other artists at the Museum of Art and History in 2009.
Another new very interesting exhibition at the Palais des Nations in the Concourse on Tunisian artists from 29 November at 18:30.
It brings in all five women. Firstly, a commissioner, the art critic, professor of aesthetics and philosophy, Rachida Triki. Then, artists, Sadika, the alchemist of glass material that knack to decline according to processes and issues various Mouna Jemal, intimate photographer, National Prize of Photography in 2009, Fatma Charfi painter and visual artist, well known in Europe and the United States where she exhibits regularly. And, like art brings cultures, women and men, an American photographer was invited to join this group. (In Magazine.net Jetset)
Exhibition Title: The Special Education Division
Another sign of the cultural influence of Geneva, the gallery Xippas left Paris for Geneva in Spring 2011.
Parisian circles explain this interest in our city following the opening of the Mamco in 1994 and also to the French that seems difficult for Art at the moment but we let judges, of course.
Another event, found on frenchchina.org:
The event “Perception of China”, organized by the Information Office of China Council of State Affairs, the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland will take place from November 24 to December 24 to UN headquarters in Geneva.
Consisting of four main parts, a show, a photography exhibition, a film week and an offer of books, the program performs a new journey after his success in Turkey. Many contemporary Chinese artists will give the Geneva public emblematic representations beautiful, especially folklore concerts, dances and acrobatics. This will allow local audiences to discover and better understand China.
The Information Office of the Council of State Affairs of China will provide the United Nations Office at Geneva books on Chinese traditional philosophy, literature, art, ethnicity and religion, as well as urban architecture.
Another sign of the international development of the city of Calvin …