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Olivier Mosset
30 May to 8 September 2019
Media orientation: 28 May, 11 am / Opening: 29 May, 6 pm
Olivier Mosset (b. 1944) is considered one of the most radical representatives of contemporary painting. Taking the question of what painting is and how it works as a starting point, he created a diverse oeuvre consisting of monochrome and abstract geometric works that rejects any kind of mystifying interpretation.
Kirstine Roepstorff
30 May to 8 September 2019
Media orientation: 28 May, 11 am / Opening: 29 May, 6 pm
In her solo exhibition, Kirstine Roepstorff (b. 1972) will explore darkness and its role in the formation of meaning. Although most often associated with the unknown and the uncanny, for Roepstorff darkness does not have any negative connotations. At Museum Haus Konstruktiv, she will build an installation that leads visitors from the light to the darkness.
Zurich Art Prize 2019: Leonor Antunes
31 October 2019 to 12 January 2020
Media orientation: 29 October, 11 am / Opening: 30 October, 6 pm
In 2019, the Zurich Art Prize goes to Portuguese artist Leonor Antunes (b. 1972). Antunes is known for her large-scale installations, in which she refers to themes and artists from the domains of 20th-century architecture, design and art.
Fritz Glarner’s “Rockefeller Dining Room” revisited by Alfredo Häberli
Permanent Presentation from the collection
The famous designer Alfredo Häberli was invited to conceive a new interior design for Fritz Glarner’s permanently exhibited Rockefeller Dining Room (1963/64), so as to make it possible to experience Glarner’s room-specific work in the context of a dining room once again.
Museum Haus Konstruktiv
Museum Haus Konstruktiv is located in the Heart of Zurich, in one of the finest industrial buildings: the former electrical substation Selnau. The museum is the leading institution for constructivist, concrete, and conceptual art in Switzerland, and is highly regarded internationally.
