Museum of Design Zurich

2016
Museum
of Design
Zurich
Museum für Gestaltung
Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96
CH–8005 Zurich
museum-gestaltung.ch
Museum Bellerive
Höschgasse 3
CH–8008 Zurich
museum-bellerive.ch
Until 20.3.2016
PLEASE TOUCH!
Museum für Gestaltung
1.4.–24.7.2016
REALSURREAL – MASTERPIECES OF AVANTGARDE PHOTOGRAPHY Museum Bellerive
Until 21.2.2016
THE TEXTILE ROOM
Museum Bellerive
12.2.–5.6.2016
JASPER MORRISON – THINGNESS
Museum für Gestaltung
2.9.2016–29.1.2017
COULEURS DÉSERT – CARPET ART FROM MOROCCO
Museum Bellerive
22.4.–18.9.2016
TARGETS – PHOTOGRAPHS BY HERLINDE
KOELBL Museum für Gestaltung
15.7.2016–22.1.2017
BUILDING WORLDS – MODELS FOR DESIGNING, COLLECTING, REFLECTING
Museum für Gestaltung
4.11.2016–19.3.2017
LES SUISSES DE PARIS – GRAPHIC DESIGN AND
TYPOGRAPHY Museum für Gestaltung
NORDWAND
Museum für Gestaltung
FRANÇOIS BERTHOUD
OPERN
POSTERS 13/14
WOYZECK
PREMIERE 17 NOV 2O12
Until 28.2.2016
HAND SIGN
18.3.–29.5.2016
FRANÇOIS BERTHOUD –
OPERA HOUSE
4.11.2016–19.3.2017
ESPRIT FRANÇAIS – CULTURAL
POSTERS FROM FRANCE
15.7.–9.10.2016
HERBERT LEUPIN – SEDUCTION,
WIT AND POETRY
Museum für Gestaltung
Until 20.3.2016
video and sound installations as well as interview quotes, these
PLEASE TOUCH!
pictures are now being shown in Switzerland for the first time.
What happens when we handle, press or operate things? When They make the brutality of death and war tangible.
we touch or feel objects, how does this affect us? Particularly in The exhibition is a parallel event to Manifesta 11.
our visually and digitally shaped culture the tactile perception
of concrete items is becoming an increasingly rare sensual 15.7.2016–22.1.2017
experience. In museums generally barriers or display cases BUILDING WORLDS –
preserve a distance between viewer and object. The exhibition MODELS FOR DESIGNING, COLLECTING, REFLECTING
“Please Touch!” in the Museum für Gestaltung turns the tables Models are all-rounders. They make it possible for us to own
for once and encourages visitors to, quite literally, grasp the ob- things we could not otherwise possess. Here one thinks, for
jects displayed. A broad range of everyday and consumer prod- example, of the innumerable collections of faithfully made railucts illustrates what goes on between material and form, shows way or motorcar models. But models are also indispensable in
where the interface of hand and object comes into play, and ex- designing furniture or buildings, and they can give scientific
plains the way in which touching interacts with our feelings.
ideas like the DNA double helix a form. Models make us think
and they often also entice us to play. Some are aesthetically
12.2.– 5.6.2016
delightful and more fascinating than the reality to which they
JASPER MORRISON – THINGNESS
relate: they are generally smaller and easier to handle or exist
Good design is “super normal.” With this approach Englishman only digitally. Moreover, if a model depicts reality with little detail,
Jasper Morrison has shaped a new understanding of design. For it embodies the essence of the thing. This exhibition presents
the internationally acclaimed designer form takes a back seat. the wide range of model worlds in design, science and leisure
The relationship to history, the requirements of production and culture – and offers you a chance to build.
the material and, above all, the contribution to the atmosphere
of a space are the relevant values in his work. The first retro- 4.11.2016–19.3.2017
spective about Jasper Morrison is a plea for design beyond pa- LES SUISSES DE PARIS –
thos, bits and pieces, exaggerated determination to create form GRAPHIC DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY
or programmatic asceticism. The show combines pioneering Off to Paris! From the 1950s onward many Swiss graphic dedesigns for international firms with histories of how the works signers and typographers followed this call. Many of them
were developed. In addition, for the “MyCollection” part of the achieved important key positions in the French capital: Peter
exhibition, Jasper Morrison selects objects from the museum’s Knapp and Jean Widmer with Galeries Lafayette or Adrian
collections and explains what fascinates him about each of them. Frutiger in the type foundry Deberny & Peignot. With their modIn cooperation with the CID/Grand-Hornu, Belgium
ern training, something still lacking at that time in Paris, the
Swiss filled a gap. They also involved themselves in teaching.
22.4.–18.9.2016
Paris, in turn, offered them an international setting and exciting
TARGETS – PHOTOGRAPHS BY HERLINDE KOELBL
work. The exhibition shows creations by the most important
What does the enemy look like? Does he have a face? In the designers in exchange with their Parisian colleagues and introproject “Targets” Herlinde Koelbl shows the images of enemies duces design schools influenced by the Swiss. Visitors can see
that are used to systematically practice aiming, shooting, hit- works from the areas of editorial design, photography, film,
ting, and, ultimately, killing. Over a period of six years this out- advertising graphics, scenography, corporate design, signage,
standing German photo artist took pictures of military shooting typography and type design.
ranges in 30 different countries. Her photos show shredded
human silhouettes made of cardboard, plastic dolls riddled with
holes or metal figures shot to pieces in a field. Whether in China,
Russia, North Iraq or Switzerland: the targets always stand for
the respective adversary. Accompanied by portraits of soldiers,
15.7.–9.10.2016
HERBERT LEUPIN – SEDUCTION, WIT AND POETRY
Whether for Pepita, Bata or Milka, Herbert Leupin, a poster designer from the early days of advertising, knew how to combine
professional handcraft, strategic advertising requirements and
Until 28.2.2016
a design approach. By presenting everyday things in a sensual
HAND SIGN
way he lent them a fascinating aura. Filled with humor and poetry,
Stop! Come here! Super! Facial expressions and hand gestures his sketchily jotted picture stories are among the icons of poster
are the most important nonverbal means of human communi- history. To mark the 100th anniversary of Herbert Leupin’s birth
cation. Therefore it is hardly surprising that the hand is a popular the museum pays tribute to one of Switzerland’s most popular
motif in the mass medium of the poster. In consumption post- poster designers.
ers it presents desirable products. The symbolically loaded gesture has also established itself in political visual language. The 4.11.2016–19.3.2017
exhibition brings together very different design uses to present ESPRIT FRANÇAIS – CULTURAL POSTERS FROM FRANCE
a small cultural history of the hand as the expression of mean- Their imposing dimensions alone display self-confidence! Curingful messages.
rent French culture posters surprise with the freshness of their
design approach. Poetic, surreal images or expressively alien18.3.–29.5.2016
ated typography make them a visual big event. Photography,
FRANÇOIS BERTHOUD – OPERA HOUSE
illustration and typography condense to form worlds of images
In the past four years Zurich Opera House has built a new visual that challenge habitual ways of seeing. The poster exhibition,
identity. Each production is represented by a single object, for however, also shows that in France fear of contact between art
instance a shoe, a trumpet or a hand-grenade. François Berthoud, and graphic design hardly exists – instead these area cross ferone of the most important contemporary illustrators, is respon- tilize each other in the loveliest way.
sible for this memorable form of public presence. This exhibition
brings together the first 48 posters that Berthoud has created
for the Opera House and offers an insight into this Swiss illustrator’s expressive and highly aesthetic visual world.
NORDWAND
In the entrance hall of the Toni-Areal the Museum für Gestaltung
uses the 140 m2 of the Nordwand for exhibitions.
Admission is free.
Museum Bellerive
Until 21.2.2016
THE TEXTILE ROOM
Today textiles once again line our living rooms, as Swiss designers are omnipresent with new kinds of carpets and curtains. Around one hundred years ago Sophie Taeuber-Arp was
a pioneer in the innovative use of textile techniques and directed the floral embroideries of her students along geometric
paths. Elsi Giauque wove shimmering threads and natural materials to form spatial sculptures and is regarded as an important networker in the field of Swiss textile art. During the heyday of this “Fiber Art” striking tapestries were made that
placed architectural accents in public spaces. Designers like
Alfred Hablützel or Trix and Robert Haussmann followed this
lead with extravagant room textiles. The exhibition traces this
development, weaving textile art and design together to create
an exciting network.
1.4.–24.7.2016
REALSURREAL –
MASTERPIECES OF AVANT-GARDE PHOTOGRAPHY
The pictures taken by avant-garde photographers seem to be
like images from a dream. Covering an area that extends from
the selection of new perspectives and details to photomontages and technical experiments or consciously “staged” pictures,
“RealSurreal” reveals the breadth and complexity of photography between real and surreal. The exhibition guides visitors
through the New Vision in Germany, Surrealism in France and
the avant-garde in Prague. Thanks to rare original prints by
well-known photographers from between 1920 and 1950 the
term New Vision can be understood literally. Historic photo
books, magazines and rare artists’ books accompany around
200 photographs and help visitors to grasp this new vision.
Film excerpts illustrate the fruitful relationship between
avant-garde photography and cinema during this era.
In cooperation with the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany
2.9.2016–29.1.2017
COULEURS DÉSERT – CARPET ART FROM MOROCCO
Out of materials that have served their purpose they create a
new kind of applied art: in the Moroccan Sahara the women of
a Berber tribe use wool from old pullovers to weave carpets,
blankets and cushions of high design quality. Since the 1980s
these talented weavers have opened up a unique world of
forms and colors by creatively examining traditional handcraft
and employing a highly individual style. The exhibition shows
the creations of the women from the Aït Khebbach for the first
time outside the Moroccan desert. It is not only the aesthetics
and colors of the pieces presented that are amazing, but also
their contemporary quality. In addition, a weaver’s loom, the
weaver’s stories and photo portraits of them offer insights into
this handcraft and traditional way of life.
In cooperation with the Musée Bargoin, France
Special Programs
Collections
Publications
7.12.2016–8.1.2017 | Entrance hall Toni-Areal
THE BEST OF 2016 IN ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN
AND LANDSCAPE
Awarded by Hochparterre, presented by the Museum
für Gestaltung
GUIDED TOURS OF THE COLLECTIONS
Tuesday – Friday 12 noon, Wednesday 5pm,
Sunday 1pm
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Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, CH–8005 Zurich
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Phone +41 43 446 67 67
Tram 4, tram stop Toni-Areal
The exhibition rooms are wheelchair-accessible.
The location on Ausstellungsstrasse 60 is closed
for renovation and will reopen as an exhibition space
in 2017.
Design, Graphics, Applied Art and Poster Collection:
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Collections online: eMuseum.ch
With a total of more than 500,000 objects the
HERBERT LEUPIN
collections of the Museum für Gestaltung – Design,
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Graphics, Applied Art and Poster – are regarded
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internationally as among the most important of their
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kind. On guided tours of the collections visitors can
enjoy a firsthand experience of design history. Reserve July 2016
your place today!
COLLECTING AS RESEARCH
LES SUISSES DE PARIS
Almost 90,000 objects from the collections are
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presented online at eMuseum.ch
E/G, November 2016
Guided tours of the collections (in English):
Wednesday 12 noon
Guided tours of the collections (in German):
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 12 noon,
Wednesday 5pm, Sunday 1pm
Limited number of participants per tour,
registration required
Registration: For tours of the collections, groups,
school classes, workshops and special tours in English
and French
museum-gestaltung.ch
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Phone +41 43 446 66 20
Admission fees: CHF 12 / 8 (reduced)
eShop: museum-gestaltung.ch/en/eshop
Opening hours exhibitions and shop:
Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm, Wednesday 10am – 8pm Membership Museum für Gestaltung Zürich:
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Guided tours / discussions at the exhibition (in German): Phone +41 43 446 67 11
Wednesday 6pm, Sunday 11am
Captions | Fine knit protective glove for handling objects, 2010 | Beatrix Sitter-Liver, Zenith, 1989,
Fondation Toms Pauli, photo: Alain Chudeu, Angers | Herbert Bayer, Self Portrait, 1932, photo:
Christian P. Schmieder, Munich © 2015, ProLitteris, Zurich | Jasper Morrison, Rotary Tray, Vitra,
2014 © Jasper Morrison Studio | Touda Boumrour, Aït Khebbach carpet, 1994, photo: Serge Anton | Herlinde Koelbl, Targets – Libanon | Schweiz Modellbahn Park, 2003, photo: Stefan Jaeggi
© Keystone | Jean Widmer, Galeries Lafayette, advertisement, 1959, Museum für Gestaltung,
Graphics Collection | Melchior Annen, Tungsram D, 1937, Museum für Gestaltung, Poster Collection | Illustration: François Berthoud, design: Studio Geissbühler, Woyzeck, poster for premiere, 2012, Museum für Gestaltung, Poster Collection | Laboratoires CCCP = Dr. Pêche + Melle
Rose, Centre Dramatique National / Illusions comiques, 2006, Museum für Gestaltung, Poster
Collection | Herbert Leupin, Pepita, 1958, Museum für Gestaltung, Poster Collection
Museum Bellerive
Höschgasse 3, CH–8008 Zurich
museum-bellerive.ch
Phone +41 43 446 44 69
Tram 2, 4 or bus 33, stop Höschgasse
Admission fees: CHF 9 / 6 (reduced)
Opening hours exhibitions and shop:
“RealSurreal – Masterpieces of Avant-Garde Photography”
Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm, Thursday 10am – 8pm
“The Textile Room” and “Couleurs désert – Carpet Art
from Morocco”
Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
Guided tours at the exhibition (in German): Sunday 2pm
Registration: For groups, school classes, workshops
and special tours
[email protected]
Phone +41 43 446 44 69