Abetz & Drescher
Saadane Afif
John Armleder
Dominique Blais
Francis Baudevin
Thomas Bayrle
Alighiero Boetti
Valentin Carron
Philippe Decrauzat
Jeremy Deller
Dewar & Gicquel
Andreas Dobler
Isa Genzken
Philippe Gronon
Vincent Kohler
Rainier Lericolais
Constantin Luser
Jorge Macchi
Arnaud Maguet
Christian Marclay
Dawn Mellor
Dave Muller
Christian Pahud
Sandrine Pelletier
Frederic Post
Anne-Julie Raccoursier
Hugues Reip
Robin Rhode
Dario Robleto
Allen Ruppersberg
Michael Sailstorfer
Jim Shaw
Hannes Schmid
Matt Stokes
Su-Mei Tse
Pierre Vadi
Jean-Luc Verna
Catherine Ceresole
Jean-Paul Felley
Olivier Kaeser
Francis Baudevin
The first programme of 2011 is devoted to music and in particular the relationship between visual arts and music. This multidisciplinary project, bringing together artists from Switzerland, France and other countries, extends throughout the Centre Culturel Suisse with two exhibitions and a series of special evenings.
Visual artists have taken an interest in music in a variety of ways, and regularly on a reciprocal basis. From
the correspondence between Arnold Schönberg and Wassily Kandinsky to Dan Graham’s film Rock My
Religion (1984) and from Piet Mondrian’s interest in jazz and boogie-woogie to the elective affinities
between Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Richard Serra, Sol Lewitt, Bruce Nauman or Michael Snow, and including
the many album covers designed by artists or dominant figures active in both disciplines such as Laurie
Anderson or Christian Marclay, the field of convergence between the two art forms is rich and fertile.
Parallel to the two exhibitions, the CCS has also wanted to involve exhibiting artists like Saâdane Afif or
Hugues Reip in the conception of different special evenings, thus sparking off new and original artistic
collaborations. This is also the opportunity to highlight a network of artists with a passion for music
working in and around Lausanne, in particular Francis Baudevin, the art centre Circuit, the musician
Christian Pahud and the photographer Catherine Ceresole.
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Echoes
28th January – 10th April 2011
curated by Jean-Paul Felley and Olivier Kaeser
With: Abetz & Drescher (DE) / Saâdane Afif (FR) / John Armleder (CH) / Dominique Blais (FR) / Francis
Baudevin (CH) / Thomas Bayrle (DE) / Alighiero Boetti (IT) / Valentin Carron (CH) / Philippe Decrauzat (CH)
/ Jeremy Deller (GB) / Dewar & Gicquel (FR) / Andreas Dobler (CH) / Isa Genzken (DE) / Philippe Gronon
(FR) / Vincent Kohler (CH) / Rainier Lericolais (FR) / Constantin Luser (AU) / Jorge Macchi (AR) / Arnaud
Maguet (FR) / Christian Marclay (CH/US) / Dawn Mellor (GB) / Dave Muller (US) / Christian Pahud (CH) /
Sandrine Pelletier (CH) / Frédéric Post (CH) / Anne-Julie Raccoursier (CH) / Hugues Reip (FR) / Robin
Rhode (ZA) / Dario Robleto (US) / Allen Ruppersberg (US) / Michael Sailstorfer (D) / Jim Shaw (US) /
Hannes Schmid (CH) / Matt Stokes (GB) / Su-Mei Tse (LU) / Pierre Vadi (CH) / Jean-Luc Verna (FR)
The main exhibition brings together soundless works referring to the music of 37 contemporary artists.
What is the music “treated” by visual artists, when sound is absent from the work? Multiple angles of
approach are up for discussion. Some of the artists like Alighiero Boetti, Valentin Carron and Constantin
Luser have chosen to represent or revisit the “musical instrument” as an object, others, including Saâdane
Afif, Philippe Gronon, Dominique Blais and Isa Genzken, have considered the sound equipment used for
amplified music - amp, speakers, radio etc. - like an image, sculpture or micro architecture.
Contemporary icons like Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Ian Curtis or Morrissey are the source of
inspiration for artists like Dawn Mellor or the duo Abetz & Drescher, while Anne-Julie Raccoursier and
Hannes Schmid have concentrated on the imagery conveyed by music such as the body language and the
look of musicians and their fans. Finally, identification marks, symbols, logos and specific typefaces can be
seen in different formats from Matt Stokes, Jeremy Deller and Philippe Decrauzat.
Opening Friday 28th January (5-9 pm) throughout the evening: screening of Long After Tonight by
Matt Stokes (2006, 6’40) in the auditorium
Exhibition visits with the curators: Wednesday 2nd February, Thursday 3rd March and Tuesday 5th April at
7 pm
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Unisson
28th January – 10th April 2011
curated by Francis Baudevin
Following on from his Audio exhibitions at the Cabinet des estampes in Geneva in 2006 and Autour de Jon
Gibson at Circuit (Lausanne) in 2008, the artist Francis Baudevin is presenting Unisson in the CCS’s second
exhibition space La pièce sur cour. Taking as its starting point the compilation Plow! (1985, label Organik)
which brought together American bands like Sonic Youth, Live Skull, Swans and Swiss musicians like Abt.
409, Copulation or Christian Marclay, Francis Baudevin is revisiting the links between the music scenes in
New York and Switzerland.
The exhibition focuses particularly on the work of Swiss artist Catherine Ceresole, who has been covering
these scenes extensively since the 80s with photos, often contrasted and close to the noise range, and
who has found a natural extension in fanzines like Thurston Moore’s Killer. Newspapers and flyers collected
from events from venues like the Rote Fabrik in Zurich and a number of records will complete this
exhibition.
Francis Baudevin is offering a guided visit of the exhibition, followed by the screening of the documentary
Step Across the Border by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel (1990, 90’), an impromptu stroll around
several towns featuring Fred Frith and his musician friends. (09.02).
EVENTS (auditorium)
A number of special evenings are echoing these exhibitions.
CONCERTS
- The group GOL (FR) and the musician Anton Bruhin (CH): presented by Circuit (Lausanne) (23.02)
- That Summer (FR), Vale Poher (FR) and Rainier Lericolais (FR): carte blanche to Saâdane Afif (25.02)
- Rhys Chatham (US) playing with Christian Pahud (CH) (1.03)
- The group SpliTt (FR) in concert followed by a performance by Christian Pahud (3.03)
ARCHITECTURE
- Architecture created for music, a round table discussion with architect agencies including Meili, Peter
architectes (CH, Zurich) and acoustician Jean-Paul Lamoureux (11.02)
CINEMA
- Jean-Luc Godard One+One (1968, 97’) screening preceded by a conference by François Bon (23.03)
- An evening with Dieter Meier / YELLO, films and videos (1969 – 2010), in the presence of Dieter Meier
(31.03)
DANCE
- Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: a solo created by Pascal Rambert for dancer Tamara Bacci (16 - 17.03)
EXTRA MUROS
Alongside his participation in the Echoes exhibition, Matt Stokes (GB) will present the Sacred Selections
project, where electronic music from the 90s has been transcribed for organ and played in a Paris church
by British organist Paul Ayres (GB) (8.04 / church of the Blancs-Manteaux).
Image: Abetz & Drescher, Time for action, 2009 © courtesy Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve
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