Gowen Contemporary

The gallery will be closed from 1st - 26th August inclusive (by appointment only from 5th – 10th August).

The GOWEN team looks forward to sharing an exciting new exhibition program, opening with “Making the Landscape” group show on 19th September.

We wish you a wonderful summer ahead!

ON VIEW

“Salutation”
27th June – 14th September 2024

Waseem Ahmed, Pascal Berthoud, Eline Botta, Carine Bovey, Raphaële de Broissia, Amélie Ducommun,
Sylvain Gelewski, Tami Ichino, Abigail Janjić, Diego Kohli, Aurélie Pétrel, Sofia Yeganeh

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Image: Joana Vasconcelos, “Five O’Clock [PA|”, 2015, wrought iron, jasmine plants,230 x 330 x 224 cm.
Courtesy of the Artist and GOWEN.

Now included in our current show “Salutation” are works by Swiss-Spanish artist .kohli .

Kohli’s painting invites interpretation and open reflection from an imagery that emerges from the artist‘s sketches of objects, spaces, or memories. Admiring painters such as Philip Guston, Kohli, for whom painting is one of the highest artforms, is also inspired by form and its evolution. Playing with fixed compositions such as still life, he tests their limits by subverting them with humour and novel contexts. His works, at once strange and familiar, draw from fields such as psychoanalysis, free association, dreams and the unconscious.

« Salutation »

27th June – 14th September 2024

Pascal Berthoud, Eline Botta, Carine Bovey, Raphaële de Broissia, Amélie Ducommun,

Sylvain Gelewski, Tami Ichino, Abigail Janjić, Diego Kohli, Aurélie Pétrel, Sofia Yeganeh



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Image:
-Installation view ©️Julien Gremaud;
-Diego Kohli, “Homestory VI”, 2024,
oil on canvas, 160 x 120 cm
Courtesy of the Artist and GOWEN.

“Salutation”
27th June - 14th September 2024.

Pascal Berthoud, Eline Botta, Carine Bovey, Raphaële de Broissia, Amélie Ducommun, Sylvain Gelewski, Tami Ichino, Abigail Janjić, Diego Kohli, Aurélie Pétrel, Sofia Yeganeh

Installation view. © Julien Gremaud

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Several new works have been added and are now on view in “Salutation”, our group show which runs until 14th September.

Joining the exhibition is Abigail Janjić (b.1989, Stockholm).

Janjić gently teases images taken from magazines, fabrics, canvases and colour blocks. Her scanner, which she says she uses “like turpentine”, is covered in
stains, and her source materials which she spreads out and reworks using Photoshop, are for her like a “distilling vessel”.

Dilution, distillation, and copying are some of the filters through which she puts her source materials hoping for a stratification which only her decisions can pinpoint for a moment.

This is Abigail’s first exhibition with the gallery.

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Image:
-Abigail Janjic, “Sans titre”, 2022, acrylic on wood, 150 x 150 cm
Coll. Fonds de décoration de la Commune de Plan-les-Ouates.

Welcoming Diego Kohli to GOWEN! 

We are delighted to announce our collaboration with Spanish artist Diego Kohli (b. 1991, Madrid).

Working between Basel and Valencia, Diego Kohli‘s painting invites interpretation and open reflection from an imagery that emerges from the artist‘s sketches of objects, spaces, or memories. In his works, Kohli suggests, at second glance, the over-interpretation of a combination of abstract collages. The paintings do not begin with a preconceived notion; rather the series are the result of a common thread that develops in the workings of the subconscious.

Admiring painters such as Philip Guston, Kohli, for whom painting is one of the highest artforms is also inspired by a fascination with form and its evolution. His works, at once strange and familiar, draw from fields such as psychoanalysis, free association, dreams and the unconscious.

Having exhibited internationally in numerous galleries and museums including the Kunstmuseum Thun (CH) and the Castello di Rivoli Museo d‘Arte Contemporanea, Turin (IT), selected works are now on view in our current group show “Salutation” until 14thSeptember.

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Image:
Diego Kohli (Spanish, 1991)
“Too boring to be single II”, 2024
Charcoal on canvas
42 x 30 cm/16.5 x 11.8 in   
Courtesy of the Artist and GOWEN, Geneva.

Congratulations to and on their upcoming participation in “AlUla, A Tapestry of Creativity” in Monaco.

The exhibition is held with the support of the Monaco Direction of Cultural Affairs .affaires.culturelles.mc and is organized by the and The Royal Commission for (RCU). Opening 3rd August, Promenade Larvotto, Principality of Monaco until 3rd September 2024.



Images:
-Catherine Gfeller, “Alula Compositions I”, 2023
Courtesy of the Artist and GOWEN, Geneva;
-M’hammed Kilito, ‘Hegra’, 2022,
Courtesy of the Artist and GOWEN, Geneva.

Welcoming Fatma Shanan to GOWEN!

We are delighted to announce collaboration of Druze artist Fatma Shanan (b. 1986, Julis, Northern Israel).
With a focus on figurative painting in oil, Shanan’s works are characterized by theatrical and enigmatic views on pre-staged scenes, often set in Druze villages featuring traditional carpets, in which participants belong to various circles of her own life. Her art strives to deconstruct from definitions concerning the art of painting, as well as gender, national and ethnic identities. Through this deconstruction, she suggests fluid definitions that are able to permeate these diverse realms.

Shanan demonstrates a post-transcendentalist appreciation for the environment, blurring the boundaries between her body and nature. In her self-portraits, she embraces the rhythms of urban and pastoral surroundings, seeking her identity and creating a space for diverse self-perspectives.

Fatma Shanan is the recipient of numerous awards. Her work is included in many international private and public collections. She will be a participating artist in the gallery’s upcoming group presentation opening this September.

Fatma Shanan, Balancing, 2024
Oil on linen on wood
100 x 70 cm
Courtesy of the Artist and GOWEN Geneva.

“Salutation”
27th June - 14th September 2024.

Pascal Berthoud, Eline Botta, Carine Bovey, Raphaële de Broissia, Amélie Ducommun, Tami Ichino, Aurélie Pétrel, Sofia Yeganeh

Images:
-Installation view ©️Julien Gremaud;
-Amélie Ducommun, « Melody of memories #1 », 2023, mixed media on canvas, 150 x 150 cm.

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Often employing natural motifs and objects in her paintings and sculptures, the refined work of Tami Ichino (Japanese, b. 1978) composed of inner intuitions and visions based on the observation of nature, leads us into her personal, semantic universe, often influenced by her Japanese origins. Our current show includes several sculptural works by Tami which sit with the poetic, gestural naturescapes of French-Swiss artist Amélie Ducommun (b. 1983). “Salutation” is on view at Grand-Rue 23 this summer, running until 14th September 2024.

Images:
-Tami Ichino, « Untitled (gold) » (detail and overall), 2007, plaster, acrylic, gold leaf, graphite powder, varnish, ca. 5 x 5.5 x 4 cm (each);
-Amélie Ducommun, « Melody of memories #1 », 2023, mixed media on canvas, 150 x 150 cm;
-Installation view ©️Julien Gremaud.

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GOWEN’s group show “Salutation” is now viewing until 14th September 2024. Come and pay us a visit over the summer and enjoy works by a range of local and international artists, some of whom are exhibiting with the gallery for the first time.

Demonstrating an array of materials and forms, the show engages with the gestural style of abstract expressionism, offering unique interpretations which include floral landscapes, compositions combining botanical or natural elements, imaginary universes, the human body or notions of memory.

Selected works by other artists will be introduced over the course of the exhibition. Watch this space!

Image: Raphaële de Broissia, Line by line 3, 2024 Mixed media 30 x 42 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and GOWEN, Geneva.

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The gallery was thrilled to welcome you last night for the opening of our current exhibition!

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“Salutation” group show
27th June to 14th September

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NOW PREVIEWING!

An active week installing our new show “Salutation”. We were delighted to welcome to Geneva. Sofia’s works are featured alongside those of several artists, both local and international who are either represented by, have collaborated with or are invited by the gallery.

27th June – 14th September 2024
Opening reception: Thursday 27th June from 17h00 until 20h00

Looking forward to seeing you!

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Now previewing!

“Salutation” group show
27th June to 14th September

Opening reception at the gallery Thursday 27th from 5-8

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Installation views © Julien Gremaud

OPENING THURSDAY 27th JUNE!

“Salutation”

Pascal Berthoud, Eline Botta, Carine Bovey, Raphaële de Broissia, Amélie Ducommun,
Tami Ichino, Aurélie Pétrel, Sofia Yeganeh

27th June – 14th September 2024
Preview from 20th June

Opening reception: Thursday 27th June from 17h00 until 20h00

GOWEN is delighted to unveil “Salutation”, a group presentation featuring works from a range of artists, both local and international who are either represented by, have collaborated with or are invited by the gallery.

In a double play on meaning, the show’s title honours the high point of the year, a time of freshness and abundance and an homage to nature, or to universal rhythms. It also alludes to the gesture or expression of a greeting, between individuals, or the seeing in of a new exchange.

Selected works by other artists will be announced over the course of the exhibition which opens with a collection of pieces more akin to the lyrical, gestural style of abstract expressionism, later giving way to works which embody the principles of geometric abstraction or even figuration.

Spanning an array of materials and forms, works which include floral landscapes, botanical or natural elements, imaginary universes, the human body or notions of memory offer unique interpretations in a show which becomes a meeting place for artistic dialogue, association, and experimentation.

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Image: Pascal Berthoud “Two structures in the sea”, 2024. Oil on canvas 55 x 40 cm. Courtesy the Artist and GOWEN.

SAVE THE DATE!

GOWEN is excited to announce the opening date of its summer show on Thursday 20th June in Geneva. The presentation gathers works from a range of artists, both local and international who are either represented by, or have collaborated with the gallery. Further details to follow!

ON VIEW

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Image: Amélie Ducommun, “Melody of memories #3”, 2023, mixed media on canvas, 150 x 150 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and GOWEN, Geneva.

OPENING THIS WEEKEND

This Saturday 1st June, unveils “C’est un petit chemin”, a new installation . The installation, in collaboration with extends across the walls and floor of the museum’s contemporary gallery. Until 27th October 2024.

GOWEN is delighted to announce that Jérôme will open his first solo show in Geneva in 2025.

Views from the opening weekend of with .petrel and . The festival presents works across various locations which respond to the theme ‘Synthesis’.

Pétrel’s monumental glass-panel sculpture ‘Midnight at Roland’s’ is installed at Markus-Roth-Platz and Zgierska’s works from ‘Tomorrow crumbles in hands’ are on view at Dammweg 19. Until June 23rd 2024. 
 
For further information, please visit www.fotofestivallenzburg.ch/en
 
 

OPENING THIS WEEKEND!

Come and discover

Aurélie Pétrel & Marta Zgierska


May 25 – June 23 2024
Opening: Saturday, 25 May 2024, from 10:00 am, Lenzburg
Guided Tour with Artists and Curators

Saturday May 25th:
10.30/14.30 Marta Zgierska Tomorrow crumbles in hands (installed at Dammweg 19)
15.30 Aurélie Pétrel Midnight at Roland’s (installed at Markus-Roth-Platz)

Sunday May 26th:
14.30 Aurélie Pétrel Midnight at Roland’s (installed at Markus-Roth-Platz)
15.30 Marta Zgierska Tomorrow crumbles in hands (installed at Dammweg 19)

For further information, please visit www.fotofestivallenzburg.ch/en

Image: Installation view. Aurélie Pétrel, « 3 août », 2023. Courtesy of the Artist and GOWEN, Geneva © Fondation Bullukian / Marta Zgierska, « The Vanishing », 2021. Courtesy of the Artist and GOWEN, Geneva © Marta Zgierska.


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Working in mediums of embroidery, collage and painting, Sofia Yeganeh’s practice is defined by expressive and instinctive characteristics as she deals with personal themes based around identity, human nature and body, and the natural world. The natural form is a running thread in her oeuvre, particularly the female body and the way in which it is often depicted idealistically in collective imagination and contemporary culture.
 
Selected works by Sofia will be on view in the gallery’s next group exhibition later this year. Stay tuned!

Image: Sofia Yeganeh, « As you once were », 2023, acrylic and embroidery on canvas, 68.5 x 77.0 cm
 
                        

The gallery will be closed from Thursday May 9th until Monday May 13th inclusive and from Saturday May 18th until Monday May 20th inclusive.

We look forward to seeing you again for the guided tour and artist talk* with Aurélie Pétrel and Laura Gowen on Wednesday 15th May from 18h00 until 19h00.

Free entry, *registration directly with the gallery before Friday 10th May
(dependent on no. participants).

Please note that the talk will be conducted in French.

ON VIEW

Ecarts. Vues & données
Aurélie Pétrel
28.03 - 01.06.24

Images: installation view ©Julien Gremaud | Aurélie Pétrel, « Chapitre 1 [extrait] (étude) #2 – Sillon colorimétrique », 2017-2022, direct printing on plywood, 128.5 x 130.3 cm (framed), ed. Unique | Aurélie Pétrel, « Chapitre 1 extrait (étude) #01 (quadriptyque) #051 - sillon photographique », 2017, direct print on silk paper, 70 x 104.5 cm (each), ed. Unique.
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GOWEN artists and are participating in « And If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come? » on view until May 12th, 2024 .usinekugler .

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Installation views: ©️ Claude Cortinovis

Artists: .da.costa &thierrywenger .art .s .kika

In this painting in acrylic on wood, GOWEN artist Tami Ichino observes the night sky, capturing the visible and invisible nature of the stars.

The artist’s refined works, composed of inner intuitions and visions based on the observation of nature, leads us into her personal, semantic universe, often influenced by her Japanese origins.

Selected works by Tami will be on view in the gallery’s summer exhibition later this year. Watch this space!

Image: Tami Ichino “Choses qui ne peuvent être vues mais elles sont (Etoiles sur le ciel bleu III)”, 2017, acrylic on wood, 45 x 60 cm

Celebrating this 1st day of May with a flower-filled landscape by GOWEN artist . Working across photography, video, and digital media to approach her subjects, which range from domestically themed images, portraiture, and both urban and natural landscapes, the work featured is entitled “Bronte Moor”, 2022.



Image: Annelies Štrba “Bronte Moor”, 2022, pigment print and paint on canvas, 20 x 30 cm.

GOWEN is delighted to collaborate with for its 2024 edition OPENING 3-26 May. The festival presents a selection of works by taken from the artist’s multi-award winning, ongoing comparative study on the ecosystems of oases. Images from the series were featured recently in Mhammed’s solo exhibition “Kafila” at the gallery.

The renowned Swiss annual photography festival has been celebrating contemporary photography for more than 25 years, taking its position on the national cultural scene, whilst building its international presence and networks further afield. 

M’hammed’s work will be on view at :

Schwab Building
Seevorstadt 50
2502 Biel/Bienne

Images: M’hammed Kilito, « View with ruins and palmgrove in backround, AlUla, Saudi Arabia », 2022, print, 60 x 60 cm / M’hammed Kilito, « On the road to the farm », 2022, Print, 60 x 60 cm / M’hammed Kilito, « Empty swings at Oulad driss Village, M’hamid El Ghizlane Oasis, Morocco », 2022, print, 60 x 60 cm.

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GOWEN artists and will be participating in "And If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come?" from April 25th to May 12th, 2024 .usinekugler . The exhibition explores the themes of global warming and the impact of humans on the planet and includes over 40 works by 24 artists presented in a scenography created by .da.costa .

We’re looking forward!

- OPENING Thurs 25th April from 19h30 until 22h
- AFTERWORK with DJ Jérémy&friends Friday 3rd May from 18h until 22h
- FINISSAGE with a performance of "Gaïa" by Yann Marrusich from 14h until 18h

Artists: .da.costa &thierrywenger .art .s .kika

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Currently on view at GOWEN
 
Aurélie Pétrel
"Ecarts. Vues et Données"
 
March 28 – June 1, 2024

The exhibition presents around 30 works across various formats, produced by Pétrel over the past ten years and complements the artist’s concurrent exhibition, "View and Data" .elysee Lausanne, a collaboration with , and master’s students from .arles and .

Installation view ©️ Julien Gremaud

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Explore Joana Vasconcelos’ extraordinary “Wedding Cake”, open again this summer , Aylesbury UK. The 12 metre-high sculpture, designed in sweet pastels is a homage to LOVE and brimming with playful touches – putti, dolphins, miniature fountains, cupids, and statues of St. Anthony of Padua. Located in the grounds of the manor.
10 Apr – 27 Oct 2024 

Tours run every hour between 10.30am-12.30pm, Wednesdays to Sundays (subject to availability)

©️Lionel Balteiro for Atelier Joana Vasconcelos