December Exhibition
Focus 2024

30 November 2024 – 5 January 2025 | Beim Stadthaus

Ausstellungsansicht
Dezemberausstellung Überblick, 2022

For over a century, December Exhibition has served as a well-received window for the artists in the Winterthur region. The exhibition allows locals and out-of-town audiences alike to discover new artists every year while gaining varied insights about Winterthur’s art scene. The procedure changes in a two-year cycle. Every other year, as is the case in 2024, the exhibition is initiated by the Kunst Museum Winterthur. Without using applications or a jury process, the curators invite a selection of artists with a connection to the Winterthur region to present their latest work. They also invite the artist who won the exhibition prize of the Galerieverein. Freunde Kunst Museum Winterthur the previous year to the jury-run December Exhibition. The focus exhibitions give artists the opportunity to present large series and site-specific installations in the museum’s annex. The exhibition provides unusual perspectives on the regional art scene and puts the participation of selected artists up for discussion.

Artists:

Lyn Bentschik
Céline Brunko in cooperation with Safia Hachemi
Nicolle Bussien
Klodin Erb
Maureen Kägi
Stefanie Kägi
Esther Mathis
Johanna Müller
Thi My Lien Nguyen
Olga Titus
Valentina Triet

Curators: Lynn Kost

11.03.2026
18:00 - 19:00
Claire Fontaine | Artist Talk (in English) @ ZHdK Talk with the Artist

This event will take place at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK):
Room 7K01, Toni Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 Zürich

The allusive work of Claire Fontaine draws on the readymade principle of appropriating everyday objects and recontextualising them in an artistic context. Claire Fontaine is constantly expanding this principle in an experimental manner. In a lecture, Fulvia Carnevale provides insight into her working principles and her inspirations from art theory, political theory, philosophy and strategies of resistance.

This event is public and is being held in collaboration with the Department Fine Arts ZHdK.

15.03.2026
13:00 - 14:00
Jack Goldstein | Expert Tour (in English) Führung mit Lynn KostBeim Stadthaus

Public tour with Goldstein expert Alexander Dumbadze*, curator Lynn Kost, Lionel Bovier (Director of MAMCO, Geneva) and Jochen Kienzle (Kienzle Art Foundation, Berlin).

*Author of the recently published book Jack Goldstein. All Day Night Sky

14.04.2026
18:30 - 19:30
Jack Goldstein | Tour & Film Screening (in English) TourBeim Stadthaus

16 mm film screening of Reel of Ten by Jack Goldstein and public guided tour with Lynn Kost and Lionel Bovier (Director of MAMCO, Geneva).

21.05.2026
18:00 - 20:00
Claire Fontaine | Reading Circle (in English) Talk with the ArtistReinhart am Stadtgarten

Reading and discussing texts on philosophy, art theory and literature is one of Claire Fontaine’s favourite activities and is clearly reflected in their works. In order to share the collective’s background and interests directly with the exhibition audience, they have developed the event format of joint reading evenings. Fulvia Carnevale defines a theme and selects a few passages from texts, which are read aloud to the group and discussed immediately afterwards. Everyone is welcome to participate.

The topic and texts to be read will be announced on our website and social media channels in early May 2026.

Interested visitors can register and prepare text passages or participate spontaneously in the event.

In the presence of Fulvia Carnevale and in collaboration with the Department Fine Arts ZHdK.

With kind support

location-pos

Kunst Museum Winterthur
Beim Stadthaus
8400 Winterthur
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time-pos

Tuesday 10 – 20 Uhr
Wednesday to Sunday 10 – 17 Uhr
Closed on Monday

price-pos

CHF 19 / 16 (reduced)
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