Artists

Kapwani Kiwanga, Nairy Baghramian, Adrián Villar Rojas, Carsten Nicolai, Ryan Gander, Mai-Thu Perret, Mariana Castillo Deball, Haroon Mirza, Latifa Echakhch, Robin Rhode, Leonor Antunes, Amalia Pica, Sonia Kacem, Damián Ortega

Press release

The exhibition Stories Written – Zurich Art Prize Winners 2007–2023 honors the long-standing partnership between Museum Haus Konstruktiv and Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. This group show presents selected works by previous winners of the renowned Zurich Art Prize. Pieces by Carsten Nicolai, Ryan Gander, Mai-Thu Perret, Adrián Villar Rojas, Mariana Castillo Deball, Haroon Mirza, Latifa Echakhch, Nairy Baghramian, Robin Rhode, Leonor Antunes, Amalia Pica, Sonia Kacem, Kapwani Kiwanga and Damián Ortega will be on display.

The Zurich Art Prize was set up in 2007 by Museum Haus Konstruktiv, together with Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, patron partner of the museum. Every year since, an independent artist has been honored, who operates at the interfaces where the cultural heritage of constructivist-concrete and conceptual art, on one hand, meets contemporary trends on the other. Since 2017, the donated prize has consisted of an CHF 80,000 budget for the production of a solo exhibition and CHF 20,000 in prize money.

The exhibition Stories Written brings together 14 prize-winners from the years 2007 to 2023, in a group show spanning two floors of the museum. The selection of works, with a focus on more recent pieces, provides up-to-date insight into each respective artistic practice. Together, the exhibits offer a refreshing overview – not only of contemporary art in Switzerland and abroad, but also of approaches to incorporating the history of constructivist-concrete and conceptual art.