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"Untitled" (1979), by Verena Loewensberg. One of the pioneers of Concrete art, the artist has long been in the shadow of his (male) peers, more savy in self-promotion. Loewensberg's oeuvre is finally being 'rediscovered'.

From Dada to Concrete Art: when Zurich was a modernist battleground

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 A new book about the pioneers of Concretism fills a gap in the history of the most internationally influential Swiss art movement of the 20th century.

Bryan Cyril Thurston in his studio: the ambivalent depiction of the artist by his son also points to the potentially anachronistic nature of 1970s activist Romanticism.

Art, activism, and family legacy flow through a Swiss mountain pass

This content was published on Nov 19, 2024 A new documentary about British-Swiss artist Bryan Cyril Thurston makes a nuanced case for the power of art as a form of environmentalist activism.

A special exhibition of the returned heritage was opened in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell’Antica Capua. The artefacts will remain the property of the museum.

Precious archaeological vases and coins returned to Italian museum

This content was published on Nov 18, 2024 The Italian authorities have recovered over 2,500 precious ancient coins, vases and small sculptures that had been illegally dug up and sold in Switzerland, Eurojust announced on Monday.

Vallotton to be celebrated in several Swiss museums in 2025

Swiss museums to mark centenary of death of painter Félix Vallotton

This content was published on Nov 18, 2024 Swiss museums will celebrate the centenary of the death of the artist Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) next year. A major retrospective is planned in Lausanne, his birthplace, in autumn.

Zora del Buono wins Swiss Book Prize

This content was published on Nov 17, 2024 The 17th Swiss Book Prize has been awarded to Zora del Buono for her research novel Seinetwegen (For his sake).

Kunstmuseum Basel compensates heirs of a Jewish art collector

Swiss museum compensates Jewish heirs for Camille Pissarro painting

This content was published on Nov 14, 2024 The Kunstmuseum Basel is compensating the heirs of a Jewish collector for a painting by Camille Pissarro.

Montreux’s, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

Swiss towns unite to boost Christmas market experience

This content was published on Nov 12, 2024 Montreux, Vevey and Villeneuve are joining their Christmas markets under the banner "Riviera Noël" with the slogan “Together, we're stronger”.

Israel, diaspora, Gaza: Swiss film festival exposes the fault lines of Jewish identity

This content was published on Nov 9, 2024 Michel Rappaport, director of the Yesh! Jewish Film Festival in Zurich, talks about the soul-searching within the Jewish diaspora in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks.

First decline in films on demand in Switzerland last year

Films on demand decline in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 8, 2024 Film viewings via subscription and streaming services fell in 2023 by 5% on the previous year.

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Sabor: the Swiss robot that earned global fame

This content was published on Nov 8, 2024 One of the world’s first remote-controlled robots, called Sabor, hails from Switzerland. Built in 1923, it is now back on display at its birthplace in Teufen in canton Appenzell Outer Rhodes.