Swiss Events in New York - September 4 - 17, 2014

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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/ VIfor the period of September 417, 2014

UPCOMING/ONGOING EVENTSMusic |Visual Arts |Architecture |Theater |Design |Above and Beyond |Coming Soon |Meanwhile in Switzerland

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HIGHLIGHT

Wednesday, September 1011:30 6pm

ZERO POWER SMART FASHIONEXHIBITION AND SYMPOSIUM

Zero Power Smart Fashion Wearablesensors and green energy, an eventorganized by the cole polytechniquefdrale de Lausanne EPFL and swissnexBoston, showcases latest innovations inwearable technology, connecting the fashionand high-tech industries with researchinstitutions and universities from the US andEurope. Join us for the exhibition andsymposium on September 10th in New YorkCity! For more information and to registervisitwww.zpfashion.org.Image: ZPSF

The Gallery of MetropolitanPavilion135 West 18thStreetNew York, NYwww.swissnexboston.org

MUSIC

Saturday, September 68pm and 10pm

DANIEL SCHLPPI + MARC COPLANDJAZZ CONCERT

Daniel Schlppiand Marc Coplandperformat Jazz Gallery on Saturday September 6 at8 pm and 10 pm. Schppli and Copland

published a highly acclaimed duo-album in2012 and have played three European toursthus far. Their second album was recorded inJanuary 2014 and will be released in 2015.Image: Daniel Schlppi.

Jazz Gallery1160 Broadway, 5thFloorNew York, NYwww.jazzgallery.org

Monday, September 88pm

SYLVIE COURVOISIER TRIOJAZZ CONCERT

One of the most creative pianists in thedowntown scene, Sylvie Courvoisiercombines a brilliant technique with a wildimagination that straddles classical, jazz,improvisation and more. The SylvieCourvoisier Trioperforms at ROULETTE inBrooklyn on Monday, September 8 withSylvie Courvoisier on piano, Drew Gress,bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums.Image: Sylvie Courvoisier Trio

ROULETTE509 Atlantic AvenueBrooklyn, NYwww.roulette.org
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VISUAL ARTS

Thursday, September 41 4pm

MARIE LOUISE MCHUGHRECEPTION AND AWARD CEREMONY

Swiss artist Marie Louise McHughs work is

featured in the 100 Year AnniversaryExhibition of the Allied Artists of America atthe Salmagundi Club. The show includes oiland acrylic paintings, water media, pastelsand sculpture. A Reception and AwardCeremony will take place on Sunday,September 14th at 1-4pm.Image: Marie Louise McHugh, In the Park.

Salmagundi Club47thFifth AvenueNew York, NYwww.ateliermchugh.com

Tuesday, September 96pm

Wednesday, September 109:30am 6pm

WORLD OF MATTERSEXHIBITION AND SYMPOSIUM

James Gallery is pleased to present UrsulaBiemann in the group exhibition World ofMatters at James Gallery Graduate Centeron Tuesday, September 9 and in person at

the all-day symposium entitled RadicalMaterialism: Making the World Matterheld inconjunction with the exhibition on September10. World of Matteris an international art andmedia project investigating primary materials(fossil, mineral, agrarian, maritime) and thecomplex ecologies of which they are a part.Image: World of Matters.

James Gallery, CUNYGraduate Center365 Fifth AvenueNew York, NYwww.centerforthehumanities.org

/james-gallerywww.worldofmatter.net

Friday, September 12 TAIYO ONORATO + NICO KREBSEXHIBITION OPENING

Swiss duo Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs(both b. 1979) simultaneously explore thesubject of artistic collaboration, as well as theexpansion of photography as an artistic

medium. The One-Eyed is the first majormuseum exhibition for Onorato and Krebs inthe United States, and collects a variety ofeclectic, but interrelated bodies of work.Curated by Kevin Moore for FOTOFOCUSImage: Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs

Contemporary Arts Center212 E. 14thStreetCincinnati, OHcontemporaryartscenter.org

Friday, September 126 8pm

VIVIANE ROMBALDI SEPPEYOPENING RECEPTION

Kentler International Drawing Space ispleased to present the work of New Yorkbased Swiss artist Viviane RombaldiSeppey. The opening reception of theexhibition A Sense of Place will be held onSeptember 12, 6 8 pm and an artist's talk

on September 28, 4 pm.Image: Viviane Rombaldi Seppey, Who Saidit Was Easy.

KentlerInternational Drawing Space353 Van Brunt StreetBrooklyn, NYwww.kentlergallery.org

Tuesday, September 166 8pm

SLEUTHING THE MINDOPENING RECEPTION

Pratt Manhattan Gallery is pleased to presentthe works of Swiss artists Nicole OttigerandJill Scott in the group exhibition SleuthingThe Mind. Through video, performance,human-computer interface, virtual reality, andtraditional artistic approaches, this exhibitionexplores the mind's many facets, presentingan expanded field of artistic practice informedby neuroscience. Special performance of"Axial Music" by George Quasha andCharles Stein will take place on September16 at 7 pm.

Pratt Manhattan Gallery144 West 14th StreetNew York, New Yorkwww.pratt.edu
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Image: Kurt Hentschlger, HIVE, 2011, 3D-animated audiovisual installation

Through September 28 FRANCO MUELLEREXHIBITION

Pentimenti Gallery is delighted to present thepaintings of Swiss artist Franco Mueller for

the month of September. The exhibitentitled, Transferable Views, will be openfrom September 1 to September 28 with anartist reception on September 5, from 6:30 -8:30 pm. Franco Mueller is a self-taught artistand the recipient of many awards andhonors: Paul Zuppinger Prize; MalereiKanton Solothurn Prize andWekjahresbeitrag Kanton Solothurn.Image: Franco Mueller,Adjoining Lot #6.

Pentimenti Gallery145 North Second St.Philadelphia, PAwww.pentimenti.com

Through October 19 OLAF BREUNINGPUBLIC ART INSTALLATION

Public Art Fund presents a playful newcommission by Olaf Breuning entitled

Clouds installed at the southeast entrance toCentral Park. The artists largest public artinstallation in the United States to date, thework features six clouds rendered as childlikedrawings made of polished blue aluminumtowering nearly 35 feet above the plaza andmounted on seemingly makeshift steelsupports.Image: Olaf Breuning, Clouds.

Central ParkDoris C. Freedman Plaza60thStreet and 5thAvenueNew York, NYwww.publicartfund.org

Through January 11 URSULA BIEMANNEXHIBITION

As part of its newly inaugurated artistsresidency and commissioning program, theEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum atMichigan State University presents theexhibtion The Land Grant: Forest Law bySwiss artist Ursula Biemann and PauloTavares. The exhibition will be on viewthrough January 11, 2015.Image: Ursula Biemann, Forest Law, 2014(video still) Ursula Biemann.

Eli and Edythe Broad ArtMuseumMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MIwww.broadmuseum.msu.edu

ARCHITECTURE

Through October THE SWISS TOUCH IN LANDSCAPEARCHITECTUREEXHIBITION

The Swiss Touch in Landscape Architectureprovides an insight into the extreme richnessand variety of Swiss landscape architectureand presents the relevant works of renownedSwiss architects such as Bernard Tschumi,Herzog & de Meuron and that of engineerJrg Conzett. The exhibition was producedby Pro Helvetia, curated by Michael Jakob,and made possible by Presence Switzerland.Image: Birkenhof, Hotel Greulich, Zrich Christian Vogt / Vogt LandschaftsarchitektenAG, Zrich.

Center for Architecture536 LaGuardia PlaceNew York, NY

www.cfa.aiany.org

THEATER
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Through September 6 IN THE RINGPREMIERE

Premiering on Tuesday, August26th,DifFRactions Theatre and Theatre forthe New City proudly present the worldpremiere of the English version of In TheRing, by Swiss - French author and 2014Moliere Awards nominee, Leonore

Confino. A part of the Dream Up Festival2014, this intriguing play explores theuniversal conflicts between men and women,when they are "in the ring." Instead oftraditional scenes, these are rounds in aboxing between two actors interpretingdifferent characters. The play runs throughSeptember 6, 2014.Image: In the Ring.

Theatre For The New CityJohnson Theater155 first avenueNew York, NYwww.theaterforthenewcity.net

Through September 7 DEATHTRAPTHEATER PERFORMANCE

John W. Engeman Theater presentsDeathtrap, a wickedly funny slice ofmurderous showbiz satire by Ira Levinfeaturing Sue Mathys as Helga Ten Drop,directed by Richard T. Dolce.Image: Deathtrap.

John W. Engeman Theater250 Main StreetNorthport, NYwww.engemantheater.comwww.web.ovationtix.com

DESIGN

Through September 14 MULTIPLE EXPOSURESEXHIBITION

Multiple Exposures: Jewelry andPhotography is the first museum exhibition toexplore how contemporary jewelry artiststransform and add new meaning to the

pervasive images of this digital age. Theexhibition features works by more than 80renowned artists from over 20 countries,including Swiss artists: Esther Brinkmann,Otto Kunzli, Bernhard Schobinger, andFabrice Schaefer.Image: Lauren Kalman, Tongue Gilding,2009, Digital video, 12 minutes; Courtesy ofthe artist and Sienna Patti.

Museum of Art and Design2 Columbus CircleNew York, NYwww.madmuseum.org

ABOVE AND BEYOND

Wednesday, September 10

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SWISS BOOTH AT HAUS FEST

CELEBRATIONDeutsches Haus at NYU is delighted to inviteyou to their annual HAUS-FEST to celebratetheir 37th year as New York Citys leadingGerman language school. Dont miss theSwiss Booth of the Consulate General ofSwitzerland in New York at Haus Fest!Image: Haus Fest.

Deutsches Haus at NYU

42 Washington MewsNew York, NYwww.deutscheshaus.as.nyu.edu

COMING SOON
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Friday, September 196:30pm

SWISS TALKS: LISA ELSSSERREADING IN GERMAN

Deutsches Haus presents a reading andconversation (held in German) with the Swissauthor and poet, Lisa Elssserand ConsulThomas Schneider, Head of the Culture andEducation Department at the ConsulateGeneral of Switzerland.

Image: Lisa Elssser, Feuer ist eineseltsame Sache.

Deutsches Haus at NYU42 Washington MewsNew York, NYwww.deutscheshaus.as.nyu.edu

MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND

BADEN FANTOCHESEPTEMBER 27, 2015

The 12thedition of the international animation festival Fantoche offers a colorfularray of films in a wide range of genres, narrative styles and animationtechniques. The festival presents a selection of exciting and quirky feature films,along with four themed programs: Japan as Focus Country, War and Peace tocelebrate the 1714 Treaty of Baden, the well established Animation goes

Multimedia program thread andwith Animation yesterday, today, tomorrow a tour dhorizon of European animation film.Image: Fantoche 2014www.fantoche.ch/de

BERN BIENNALE BERNSEPTEMBER 1120, 2014

The Biennale Bern is a contemporary art festival organized by cultural institutionsof the city of Berne in collaboration with the University of the Arts. The 10-dayfestival hosts a wide variety of events ranging from performing to visual arts.Highlights include the CD-release concert by Justin Clark and the Tranzientensemble cast, Antony Gromleys Expansion Field curated by Peter Fischer andthe unannounced artistic interventions with the title Lecture for Every One bySarah Vanhee.Image: Jurczok 1001 Spoken Beats Andreas Greber

www.biennale-bern.ch

ASCONA 69 SETTIMANE MUSICALI DI ASCONAAUGUST 28OCTOBER 10

In the last 60 year, the Settimane Musicali di Ascona has become the mostestablished classical music festival in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.The festival is held in the picturesque setting of the Churches Collegio Papio inAscona and San Francesco in Locarno, two historical landmarks with exceptionalacoustic properties. For his second year as artistic director, FrancescoPiemontesi captivates the audience through the highest quality of classicalmusic.Image: Pianist Till Fellner.www.settimane-musicali.ch
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Contact :

Contact:Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, Cultural Department:[email protected]

Swiss Links:Consulate General of Switzerland in New York:www.swissconsulatenyc.org Embassy of Switzerland and Swiss representations in the USA:www.swissemb.org

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