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Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York

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Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
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Established1986
Standort38 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003
TypContemporary art
DirectorStefanie Hessler
Websitehttps://www.swissinstitute.net/

Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York (SI) is an independent non-profit contemporary art organization founded in 1986.[1] SI is located at 38 St Marks Pl, the corner of Second Avenue and St Marks Place in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

History

The Swiss Institute was founded in 1986 and originally had headquarters at the Swiss Townhouse at 35 West Sixty-seventh Street. It moved to the third floor of the New Era Building at 495 Broadway in Soho in 1994.[2]

From 2011 to 2016, the Swiss Institute was located in a 460 m2 (5,000 sq ft) space at 18 Wooster Street.[3][4]

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.[5]

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 – was 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.[6]

Leadership

Directors

Chairs of the Board

SI Award

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

References

  1. ^ Giovannini, Joseph (28 June 2018). "Swiss Institute Has a New Home Ready-Made for Art". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ^ Swiss Institute Moves to Wooster Street Artforum, 6 September 2011.
  3. ^ Karen Rosenberg (13 October 2011), Pamela Rosenkranz and Nikolas Gambaroff: ‘This Is Not My Color/The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’ New York Times.
  4. ^ Martha Schwendener (21 April 2016), SoHo and TriBeCa, a Cradle of Contemporary Art New York Times.
  5. ^ Andrew Russeth (26 July 2016), Mobile for the Moment, Swiss Institute Will Stage Shows at Temporary Space in TriBeCa ARTnews.
  6. ^ Andrew Russeth (7 May 2018), Printed Matter Plans East Village Location in Swiss Institute’s New Home ARTnews.
  7. ^ Rita Emch (8 January 2007), Swiss Institute: Ein "Juwel" in einer Stadt der Museen Swissinfo.
  8. ^ Rita Emch (8 January 2007), Swiss Institute: Ein "Juwel" in einer Stadt der Museen Swissinfo.
  9. ^ Rita Emch (8 January 2007), Swiss Institute: Ein "Juwel" in einer Stadt der Museen Swissinfo.
  10. ^ Rita Emch (8 January 2007), Swiss Institute: Ein "Juwel" in einer Stadt der Museen Swissinfo.
  11. ^ Salomé Gómez-Upegui (15 December 2022), With a New Director at the Helm, New York’s Swiss Institute Seeks to Highlight Concerns Around Climate Change ARTnews.
  12. ^ Hannah Ghorashi (3 June 2015), Swiss Institute Elects Maja Hoffmann as New Board Chair, Effective June 2016 ARTnews.
  13. ^ Swiss Institute in New York ehrt Sam Keller und Pipilotti Rist Swissinfo, 13 November 2010.
  14. ^ Rita Emch (7 November 2011), New York: Swiss Institute in neuem Gewand Swissinfo.
  15. ^ Nate Freeman (11 November 2016), The Election Over, Gala Season Continues, With Swiss Institute Celebrating 30 Years ARTnews.

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