A Photographic Dialogue Between Japan and KoreaBy Bob van Orsouw and Christophe Guyecurated by Bob van Orsouw
Christophe Guye Galerie is pleased to present its upcoming exhibition of latest works by Esther Mathis. In this exhibition the photographer and video artist also works with installations to explore the points of intersection between art and science while developing an elaborate, sophisticated aesthetic that plays with abstraction. The works of Esther Mathis are wrought with lightness and softness. They are always loaded with meaning as they poetically reflect on their own characteristics as p… more  James Nizam’s first European exhibition opens, this fall, with an appropriately introductory selection of work; but also one indicative of a practice’s advancement through a kind of return. Culling from his last body of photographic images, “Curious Perspectives,” Nizam reveals a new series to run alongside it, producing an important contrast that reads like a conversation’s extension, or even completion, regarding the intrinsic qualities of his chosen medium.
Niza… more Book 05Christophe Guye Galerie is pleased to present its upcoming exhibition, the first European solo exhibition of the highly celebrated young talent Lina Scheynius. Touchingly casual, Scheynius captures scenes from her daily life, exploring and observing friends, lovers, and herself in with an arresting honesty. Uniquely voyeur and participant at once, the surprisingly strong sexual undertone and refreshingly explicit but poised nudity in her work challenges traditional theories of the female role as… more curated by Nathalie HerschdorferChristophe Guye Galerie is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition THE YOUTH CODE!, an exciting group show conceived by Swiss curator Nathalie Herschdorfer, former curator of the Mus ée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, featuring emerging and established international photography artists alike. Circling the theme of youth – the idealisation thereof as well as the difficulties it bares – and the omnipresent images of youth and youth culture created by adults and adolescen… more Christophe Guye Galerie is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition Illuminance, by one of Japan’s most acclaimed contemporary photography artists Rinko Kawauchi. Almost like a photographic diary of sorts her first exhibition in Switzerland will present an exciting selection of over 40 photographs and one video from the last fifteen years. Reminiscent of Japanese photography of the 1960s Kawauchi’s work is the search for the sublime amid the banal; poetically her sense of wonder transform… more Stéphane COUTURIER (*1957, France) Photographie et Vidéo 4th of October – 1st of December 2012 Opening reception in presence of the artist: Wednesday, 3rd of October, from 6 – 8 p.m. Christophe Guye Galerie is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition Photographies et Vidéos, introducing the work of the internationally acclaimed French artist Stéphane Couturier. Since his solo exhibition at the Musée de l’Elysée 1996 it is his first sol… more Christophe Guye Galerie is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition introducing the latest work of the internationally acclaimed Japanese artist Noritoshi Hirakawa. Following the museum exhibition ‘Noritoshi Hirakawa x Luis Barragán’, in Mexico City, this solo exhibition will for the very first time on view in Europe, before travelling on to the US, France, and Japan. Hirakawa’s work on a whole questions the future relationship between art and society, while similarly s… moreContemporary Fashion Photography Prix Pictet Ausstellung - Growth28. Mai – 14. Juni 2011Vernissage: Samstag, 28. Mai 2011, ab 17 Uhr Finissage: Signierstunde mit Michael Wolf, Dienstag, 14. Juni 2011, 18 – 20 UhrDie Christophe Guye Galerie freut sich, mit der Ausstellung Growth die Arbeiten von zwölf Stars der internationalen Fotografieszene zu präsentieren, welche für den diesjährigen Prix Pictet nominiert wurden, dem weltweit bedeutendsten Preis der von der Schweizer Privatbank Banque Pictet &a… more |
