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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
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.[1] SI is located at 38 St. Marks Place, at the corner of Second Avenue, in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

History

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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

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Directors

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Chairs of the Board

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Awards

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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

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  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.
  2. ^ Thomas Gebremedhin (May 29, 2018), A New Art Space in New York City’s East Village Archived December 17, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ Swiss Institute Moves to Wooster Street Artforum, September 6, 2011.
  4. ^ Karen Rosenberg (October 13, 2011), Pamela Rosenkranz and Nikolas Gambaroff: ‘This Is Not My Color/The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’ Archived June 17, 2022, at the Wayback Machine New York Times.
  5. ^ Martha Schwendener (April 21, 2016), SoHo and TriBeCa, a Cradle of Contemporary Art Archived April 29, 2021, at the Wayback Machine New York Times.
  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.
  10. ^ Rita Emch (January 8, 2007), Swiss Institute: Ein "Juwel" in einer Stadt der Museen Archived December 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Swissinfo.
  11. ^ Rita Emch (January 8, 2007), Swiss Institute: Ein "Juwel" in einer Stadt der Museen Archived December 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Swissinfo.
  12. ^ Rita Emch (January 8, 2007), Swiss Institute: Ein "Juwel" in einer Stadt der Museen Archived December 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Swissinfo.
  13. ^ Rita Emch (January 8, 2007), Swiss Institute: Ein "Juwel" in einer Stadt der Museen Archived December 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Swissinfo.
  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.
  16. ^ Swiss Institute in New York ehrt Sam Keller und Pipilotti Rist Archived December 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Swissinfo, November 13, 2010.
  17. ^ Rita Emch (November 7, 2011), New York: Swiss Institute in neuem Gewand Archived December 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Swissinfo.
  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. ^ Swiss Institute in New York ehrt Sam Keller und Pipilotti Rist Archived December 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Swissinfo, November 13, 2010.
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