Home truths: Hauser & Wirth’s domestic bliss in Zurich

Hauser & Wirth's Zurich outpost takes a domestic turn for its winter exhibition

For its winter exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Zurich has transformed its second floor gallery into an immersive domestic environment with artworks, editions and books displayed amongst furniture
For its winter exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Zurich has transformed its second floor gallery into an immersive domestic environment with artworks, editions and books displayed amongst furniture.
(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

Hauser & Wirth’s outpost in Zurich has undergone a domestic reimagining, swapping its usual white cube format for a homely salon in which to explore artworks, books and prints during winter. Entitled ‘Salon d’Hiver’, the show draws inspiration from Hauser & Wirth’s publishing arm as well as its more recent initiative focusing on prints, editions and multiples.

Art objects and books by the likes of Dieter Roth, Louise Bourgeois, Martin Creed and Subodh Gupta are peppered throughout the gallery, nestled amongst furniture and other curios in an immersive environment conceived to feel like a home.

Wallpapers created by the gallery’s stable of artists serve as a brilliant backdrop to the exhibition – think Paul McCarthy’s butt plug-wielding, chocolate Santa Clauses; kaleidoscopic limbs by Pipilotti Rist; and a vibrant floral design by Caro Nieder. The gallery partnered with an antique furniture dealer to furnish the space, showcasing a Mies van der Rohe daybed amongst the art.

A comprehensive events programme is planned in tandem with ‘Salon d’Hiver’. The gallery has already hosted a children’s tea part as well as a duet of music evenings, with Martin Creed’s band and Allan Kaprow’s musical works taking the spotlight.

Visitors will be rewarded by repeat trips to the Swiss gallery, with new artworks set to regularly be installed throughout the duration of the exhibition. The current Christmas incarnation of the space will soon be rehung with a fresh selection of works, to creating an experience akin to a house being redecorated. We already feel at home.

Entitled 'Salon d’Hiver', the show suggests how these art objects and books might reside as part of a private collection

Entitled 'Salon d’Hiver', the show suggests how these art objects and books might reside as part of a private collection. 

(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

Art objects and books by the likes of Dieter Roth, Louise Bourgeois, Martin Creed and Subodh Gupta are peppered throughout the gallery, in a setting conceived to feel like a home

Art objects and books by the likes of Dieter Roth, Louise Bourgeois, Martin Creed and Subodh Gupta are peppered throughout the gallery, in a setting conceived to feel like a home. 

(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

'Yard', by Allan Kaprow, 1990

'Yard', by Allan Kaprow, 1990. 

(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

'Lieblingsarm (Favourite Arm)', by David Zink Yi, 2009

'Lieblingsarm (Favourite Arm)', by David Zink Yi, 2009.

(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

Inspired by the activity of Hauser & Wirth Editions and Hauser & Wirth Publications, this exhibition grew from a desire to showcase the varied activity of the gallery’s two key initiatives

Inspired by the activity of Hauser & Wirth Editions and Hauser & Wirth Publications, this exhibition grew from a desire to showcase the varied activity of the gallery’s two key initiatives. 

(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

Wallpapers created by the gallery’s stable of artists serve as a brilliant backdrop to the exhibition – think Paul McCarthy’s butt plug-wielding, chocolate Santa Clauses

Wallpapers created by the gallery’s stable of artists serve as a brilliant backdrop to the exhibition – think Paul McCarthy’s butt plug-wielding, chocolate Santa Clauses. 

(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

Visitors will be rewarded by repeat trips to the Swiss gallery, with new artworks set to regularly be installed throughout the duration of the exhibition

Visitors will be rewarded by repeat trips to the Swiss gallery, with new artworks set to regularly be installed throughout the duration of the exhibition. 

(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

The current Christmas incarnation of the space will soon be rehung with a fresh selection of works, to creating an experience akin to a house being redecorated

The current Christmas incarnation of the space will soon be rehung with a fresh selection of works, to creating an experience akin to a house being redecorated. 

(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

The gallery partnered with an antique furniture dealer to furnish the space

The gallery partnered with an antique furniture dealer to furnish the space. 

(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

'Autumn Wave', by Mary Heilmann, 2012

'Autumn Wave', by Mary Heilmann, 2012. 

(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth)

INFORMATION

’Salon d’Hiver: Books - Prints - Multiples’ runs until 26 February. For more information visit the Hauser & Wirth website

ADDRESS

Limmatstrasse 270
8005 Zurich
Switzerland

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