With a unique combination of sculpture, film and painting, Monster Chetwynd creates immersive worlds where art history, pop culture, and humor intertwine. As the first performance artist nominated for the Turner Prize in 2012, Monster Chetwynd embraces improvisation, allowing space for spontaneous, authentic moments.
'Zardoz': Coming late summer to the garden of art
Parallel to the exhibition, Monster Chetwynd is creating the first commissioned work titled 'Zardoz' for the garden of art as part of the 'Art for All' series: a playful garden structure in the style of a ‘folly’, complete with a hidden climbing frame. The opening is planned for late summer, with further details to be announced at the official unveiling in late August.
This project is supported by the Hans Imholz Foundation, a further foundation which prefers to remain anonymous, as well as private patrons from the Gateway Fund, which promotes contemporary art installations in the public space.
Supported by the Hans Imholz Foundation, Tarbaca Indigo Foundation, Dr. Georg und Josi Guggenheim Stiftung, two additional foundations wishing to remain unnamed, as well as private donors to the Gateway Fund, a fund dedicated to supporting public art installations at Kunsthaus Zürich.
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Exhibition publication
The exhibition is accompanied by a publication that sheds light on key questions surrounding Monster Chetwynd’s artistic practice: How does she select and combine different materials and references? How does she manage to strike a balance between humor, ritual, storytelling, and critical commentary in her performances and installations? These and other aspects are explored in a conversation between the artist and Raphael Gygax, Curator at Large – documented in the accompanying publication in German and English.
CHF 48.–
Available in our museum shops or online via publisher website.
Limited Lithograph Edition
Monster Chetwynd has created a colour lithograph edition for the Kunsthaus at the Wolfensberger lithographic printing studio. The starting point for this limited edition of 50 copies – numbered and signed – was one of her collages, also featured in the installation. A closer look at the composition reveals not only a peacock head design by René Lalique set against a background inspired by the famous ecologist Ernst Haeckel – whose works captivate the artist through their structure and detail – but also smaller black-and-white fragments: a photograph by Helmut Newton and an etching by Watteau. These diverse elements merge into a fantastical creature – very much in the spirit of those Chetwynd has created for her installation at Kunsthaus Zürich.
The first 10 copies are available at CHF 650.–.
The remaining 40 copies are priced at CHF 750.–.
Available in our museum shops.
The exhibition is supported by:
The 'Art for all’ commissioned work for the garden of art is supported by:
