Tuesdays at 5:35 pm during The Wrap (repeats Wednesdays at 1:40 pm) A look at the week in arts and culture with Jane Seckel, Aoife Rosenmeyer, Cristina Foglia and Pascale Hartmann: Arts CH podcast feed Tuesdays at 5:35 pm during The Wrap (repeats Wednesdays at 1:40 pm) A look at the week in arts and culture with Jane Seckel, Aoife Rosenmeyer, Cristina Foglia and Pascale Hartmann: Arts CH podcast feed WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:18 UT Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:27:48 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no Arts contributor Michèle Laird talks about an American artist often referred to as the “king of kitch.” Some of Jeff Koons’ art has sold for tens of millions, breaking records for works of live artists sold at auction houses. Laird visits the showcase at the Beyeler Foundation in Basel: Tue, 15 May 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-a-jeff-koons-retrospective-in-basel.shtml?30644 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20644 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.fondationbeyeler.ch/en Arts contributor Richard Cole previews the 2012-2013 programmes of the Grand Théâtre of Geneva and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, with a look ahead to the shows and concerts not to be missed next season: Tue, 08 May 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-opera-and-orchestra-performances-not-to-mi.shtml?30525 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20525 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.geneveopera.com http://www.osr.ch/ Though St Gallen is certainly an old city, celebrating its 1,400 anniversary this year, some of the newest art can be found there. The Kunsthalle’s latest exhibit, entitled ’Digital Switchover,’ boasts the work of a young British artist who won the the Silver Lion prize at last year’s Venice Biennale. Arts contributor Aoife Rosenmeyer describes Haroon Mirza’s new wave walk-through installation: Tue, 01 May 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-celebrating-1400-years-of-st-gallen-with-n.shtml?30391 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20391 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.k9000.ch/en/exhibitions/current Artist Ruth Moro has used plants, fibers and fruits to create works of art in delicate, lace-like structures. Cristina Foglia takes us to her exhibit at the Galleria Carlo Mazzi in Tegna in the canton of Ticino: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:30:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-painting-with-plants.shtml?30265 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20265 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.galleriacarlomazzi.ch/ Simon Cowell’s brainchild super-group, the classical music quartet Il Divo performs in Geneva this Sunday, then Zurich on Monday. WRS’s Alex Helmick speaks with the group’s Swiss tenor Urs Buhler ahead of the shows: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:28:05 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-il-divo-back-in-switzerland-this-weekend.shtml?30161 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20161 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap Guides/Events Calendar http://www.ildivo.com/ch/events Aoife Rosenmeyer takes us to a new exhibition which has come from the Metropolitan Museum in New York to Zurich’s Rietberg Museum. Heroes: A New Perspective on the Art of Africa features approximately 100 pieces originating in Central and West Africa on loan from museums and collections world-wide: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:45:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-heroes-out-of-africa-come-to-zurich.shtml?30038 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20038 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap Guides/Events Calendar hhttp://www.rietberg.ch/en-gb/exhibitions/heroes.aspx Each spring the small village of Cully in the heart of Lavaux comes alive with the sound of jazz. For nine days, musicians from all over the world converge on the shores of Lake Geneva to take part in the Cully Jazz Festival. Arts correspondent Michèle Laird met with festival programmer Carine Zuber, who shares some of the must-see concerts this year: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-cully-jazz-festival-around-the-corner.shtml?29967 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19967 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap Guides/Events Calendar http://www.cullyjazz.ch/en/2012/ http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/ultimate-guide-to-swiss-summer-festivals-2012.shtml?29798 English novelist Jonathan Coe was in Switzerland recently talking about his new book, The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim. WRS’s Alex Helmick caught up with him for a chat and started by asking about the theme of his new book: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:30:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-jonathan-coe-on-privacy-technology-and-his.shtml?29861 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19861 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.jonathancoewriter.com/ Arts contributor Cristina Foglia walks on a carpet of petals in the beautiful town of Ascona in Ticino where Monte Verità museum is the venue for a series of talks about this utopian creation. Foglia speaks to Claudia Lafranchi, from the Monte Verità Foundation, about the history of Monte Verità: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-history-of-the-utopian-monte-verit-in-asco.shtml?29738 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19738 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.monteverita.org/museo/content.cfm?lang=en&foto=&id=95 Arts contributor Jane Seckell visits the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva 100 masks from all over the world—including hockey masks, religious masks, carnival masks—have been brought together for an exhibition. Masks from all over the world, including Congo, Papoua New Guinea, Indonesia, Japan and of course Switzerland, are on display: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-unmasking-masks-in-geneva.shtml?29602 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19602 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.barbier-mueller.ch/ American artists Edward Kienholz and Nancy Reddin became famous for their 1960s sculptures and assemblages, not just because they were made of found materials, but because they dealt head on with some of the most taboo subjects of their time. Arts contributor Aoife Rosenmeyer takes a look at the exhibit, called “Sign of the Times” at the Tinguely Museum in Basel: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-signs-of-1960s-america-in-basel.shtml?29467 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19467 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.tinguely.ch/en.html The Lausanne photography museum, Musée d’Elysée, has compiled a collection of works executed by the ever forgotten photo booth. Surprisingly a significant number of artists, including American icons Andy Warhol and Cindy Sherman, have used these commonplace machines to express themselves for more than 90 years. Arts contributor Michele Laird visits the exhibition in Lausanne: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-photobooth-art-throughout-the-century-in-l.shtml?29345 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19345 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap Guides/Events Calendar http://www.elysee.ch/ Rolando Raggenbass succumbed to illness at a young adult, but achieved a depth to his work that few his age had. His work with paints, plastic, cardboard, paper and canvas, often mixing philosophy and literature in, makes it sometimes difficult to categorize. Nevertheless, the Cantonal Museum of Art in Lugano is paying homage to the local Ticino artist. Arts contributor Cristina Foglia talks to Marco Franciolli, the director of the museum: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-lugano-museum-pays-homage-to-ticino-artist.shtml?29225 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19225 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.museo-cantonale-arte.ch/ Arts contributor Richard Cole reviews a couple of outstanding performances at the Grand Théâtre de Genève: the Swiss premiere of Richard III, Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli’s take on Shakespeare’s tragedy, and a recital by the world famous German bass René Pape. Cole also ventures over to Russia where he endures the bitter cold temperature just to see the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande’s historic performance in St. Petersburg: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:50:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-geneva-operas-stage-runs-red-with-richard-.shtml?29079 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19079 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/video/arts-ch-orchestre-de-la-suisse-romande-previews-th.shtml?28598 http://www.geneveopera.com/production_6 http://www.osr.ch/ Jane Seckel takes us to an exhibition of 120 of Ferdinand Hodler’s little-known drawings, posters, etchings & sketchbooks—a rare occasion to discover the lesser know side of this Geneva artist: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:45:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/arts_CH/arts-ch-little-known-drawings-of-ferdinand-hodler.shtml?28957 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18957 Programmes/Arts CH Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.ville-ge.ch/mah/index.php?content=3.2.1.1.1.1.&id_eve=1042&langue=eng