Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York

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Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
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Established1986
Location38 St. Marks Place,
New York City
TypeContemporary art
DirectorStefanie Hessler
Websitehttps://www.swissinstitute.net/
Swiss Institute 18 Wooster Street
Swiss Institute at 18 Wooster Street in 2014

Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York (SI) is an independent non-profit contemporary art organization founded in 1986.

St. Marks Place, at the corner of Second Avenue, in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan
in New York City.

History

The Swiss Institute was founded in 1986 by a group of Swiss expats looking to highlight their country’s artists and culture.[2] It originally had headquarters at the Swiss Townhouse at 35 West 67th Street. It moved to the third floor of the New Era Building at 495 Broadway in Soho in 1994.[3]

From 2011 to 2016, the Swiss Institute was located in a 460 m2 (5,000 sq ft) space at 18 Wooster Street.[4][5] During that time, it showed its inaugural design exhibition in 2014.[6] In addition to hosting art exhibitions, the space became the venue for the fall/winter 2016 presentation of New York City-based accessories brand Mansur Gavriel, which enlisted a handful of collaborators to turn the space into a domestic scene.[7]

From 2016, the Swiss Institute staged shows at Swiss In Situ, a temporary 460 m2 (5,000 sq ft) space at 102 Franklin Street in

TriBeCa.[8]

Since 2018, the Swiss Institute has been located in a 700 m2 (7,500 sq ft) space at 38

St. Marks Place and Second Avenue. Formerly a bank, the four-story building was re-designed by Selldorf Architects
and includes exhibition space, an education and public programs floor, a library, and a usable rooftop. Exhibitions include visual and performing arts, design, and architecture, with public programs spanning a wide range of topics. SI also has weekly public programming and education classes. Admission is free.

Printed Matter, Inc. St. Mark’s bookstore is located on the ground floor.[9]

Leadership

Directors

Chairs of the Board

Awards

At its annual fundraiser, the Swiss Institute has recognized several individuals with the SI Award, including the following:

Since 2003, the Swiss Institute has also been honoring artists with the SI Artist Tributes:

References

  1. ^ Giovannini, Joseph (June 28, 2018). "Swiss Institute Has a New Home Ready-Made for Art". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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  3. ^ Swiss Institute Moves to Wooster Street Artforum, September 6, 2011.
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  6. ^ Su Wu (September 16, 2014), At the Swiss Institute, a Survey of Eccentric Chair Designs Archived December 17, 2022, at the Wayback Machine T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
  7. ^ Hilary Moss (February 16, 2016), How Mansur Gavriel Turned a White Box Into a Cozy Home Archived December 17, 2022, at the Wayback Machine T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
  8. ^ Andrew Russeth (July 26, 2016), Mobile for the Moment, Swiss Institute Will Stage Shows at Temporary Space in TriBeCa Archived November 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine ARTnews.
  9. ^ Andrew Russeth (May 7, 2018), Printed Matter Plans East Village Location in Swiss Institute’s New Home Archived October 31, 2023, at the Wayback Machine ARTnews.
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  14. ^ Salomé Gómez-Upegui (December 15, 2022), With a New Director at the Helm, New York’s Swiss Institute Seeks to Highlight Concerns Around Climate Change Archived June 8, 2023, at the Wayback Machine ARTnews.
  15. ^ Hannah Ghorashi (June 3, 2015), Swiss Institute Elects Maja Hoffmann as New Board Chair, Effective June 2016 Archived January 27, 2023, at the Wayback Machine ARTnews.
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  18. ^ Nate Freeman (November 11, 2016), The Election Over, Gala Season Continues, With Swiss Institute Celebrating 30 Years Archived March 22, 2023, at the Wayback Machine ARTnews.
  19. Swissinfo
    , November 13, 2010.

External links

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