“On Half a Tank of Gas” at various locations
Artists: Olga Balema, Lorenzo Bernet, Sarah Burger, Valentin Carron, Christina Forrer, Simon Fujiwara, Bradley Kronz, Miriam Laura Leonardi, Paul McCarthy & Mike Kelley, Gianni Motti, Selina Grüter & Michèle Graf, Yannic Joray & Daniel Horn, Chadwick Rantanen, Elda Schiesser, Roman Signer, Shirin Yousefi
Venues: Various locations in New Glarus, United States (Citizens Banks Building, Chalet of the Golden Fleece Museum, Puempel’s Olde Tavern, SwissLand Miniature Golf, and the New Glarus Village Park)
Exhibition Title: On Half a Tank of Gas
Organized by: Swiss Institute, New York and Kunsthaus Glarus
Date: October 13 – 15, 2017
Note: A publication by Sarah Burger associated with the exhibition is available for download here.
Lorenzo Bernet, documentation of Krating Daeng กระทงิ แดง, 2017, Mechanized ground fireworks at the New Glarus Village Park
Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump.
Images:
- Citizens Bank Building
- Daniel Horn & Yannic Joray
- Daniel Horn & Yannic Joray
- Sarah Burger
- Christina Forrer
- Selina Grüter & Michèle Graf
- Elda Schiesser
- Miriam Laura Leonardi
- Chadwick Rantanen
- Chadwick Rantanen
- Chadwick Rantanen
- Bradley Kronz
- Shirin Yousefi
- Gianni Motti
- Olga Balema
- Olga Balema
- Gianni Motti
- Gianni Motti
- Gianni Motti
- Chalet of the Golden Fleece Museum
- Simon Fujiwara
- Simon Fujiwara
- Simon Fujiwara
- Simon Fujiwara
- Simon Fujiwara
- Swissland Miniature Golf
- Valentin Carron
- Miriam Laura Leonardi
- Miriam Laura Leonardi
- New Glarus Hotel Restaurant
- Roman Signer
- Roman Signer
- Barn
- Paul McCarthy & Mike Kelley
- Selina Gruter & Michele Graf
- Selina Gruter & Michele Graf
- Selina Gruter & Michele Graf
- Lorenzo Bernet
- Lorenzo Bernet
- Lorenzo Bernet
Images courtesy of Swiss Institute, New York and Kunsthaus Glarus
Press Release:
Swiss Institute and Kunsthaus Glarus are thrilled to present a village-wide project that will take place in New Glarus, Wisconsin. Self-described as “America’s Little Switzerland,” New Glarus is a rural town where a group of economic migrants from Glarus, Switzerland, moved in the mid-nineteenth century, fleeing deteriorating economic conditions at home.
With its title taken from a flyer for a local business advertising that one can “Visit Switzerland…On Half a Tank of Gas!”, the project explores New Glarus as an unusual place of cultural crossover between America and Switzerland. The particular history and culture of the village is the central point of departure for the project, which explores migration, economic development, and the heritage and tourism industries that preserve and market a sense of place. Swiss Institute and Kunsthaus Glarus have invited contributions from a number of artists from Switzerland, Wisconsin and elsewhere, who have approached such histories through material concerns, ranging from hunting equipment and tapestries to fragrances and fireworks.