Art | GENEVA Gagosian
The Gagosian Gallery, Geneva, inaugural exhibition includes rarely seen sculptures, paintings and additional documentary material from the estate archives.
Gagosian Has Opened a New Gallery in Geneva
On November 18th, 2010, Gagosian inaugurated a gallery in Geneva. The inaugural exhibition “Giacometti in Switzerland” is curated by Véronique Wiesinger, director of the Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti in Paris, who is also responsible for the catalogue raisonné of Alberto Giacometti. A fully illustrated catalogue with an essay by Véronique Wiesinger accompanies the exhibition. Works in the exhibition include rarely seen sculptures, paintings and additional documentary material from the estate archives.
“Giacometti in Switzerland” focuses on the works that Giacometti produced in Stampa, a town in the Bregaglia valley near the Italian border where he was born, and in Geneva, where he spent time during WWII. From its spectacular, almost anthropomorphic, mountainous landscapes to the incidental details of village streets, Stampa remained an inspiration to Giacometti throughout his life. Though intimate in scale and character, Gagosian Gallery’s first solo exhibition of his work – following important group exhibitions at Gagosian London and Gagosian New York in which his work has featured prominently – encompasses the breadth of his prodigious career, from an early still-life drawing to a Buste d’homme of 1965. Between these two markers are other still-lifes, portraits and figure studies, including drawings in ink and pencil, paintings on cardboard and canvas, lithographs and sculptures in plaster and bronze.
The exhibit has introduced the Gagosian Gallery’s new Geneva location: In the center of Geneva’s business district between Lake Geneva and the historic old town, steps away from the famous Rue du Rhône. The building chosen is a noted 1931 Art Deco - the perfect venue and significant location for the historical and contemporary exhibitions of artists represented by Gagosian Gallery.
Gallery Opening
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