now ☼ - past ◁


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Finissage 30 November 2024
einziehen umräumen, Kunstraum Baden, 25.5 – 1.12 2024
Curated by Patrizia Keller
mit RELAX (chiarenza & hauser & co), Leila Peacock, Christoph Brünggel, The Field
ab 15 Uhr
Programme Kunstraum Baden

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Hit and heart points from Aline Witschi, soma3 from Jessica Ekomane and the useme* from RELAX,
Krone Couronne, 22.11.2024 - 11.1.2025
Curated by Kristina Grigorjeva and Camille Regli
Opening Nov 22 2024 Krone Couronne Biel-Bienne

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ZEITUNGEN, Artikel zur Provenienz, Bührle Komplex + Kunsthaus Zürich, 8/2015 - 3/2023.
NEWSPAPERS, Articles on Provenance, Bührle Complex + Kunsthaus Zurich, 8/2015 - 3/2023

in: Eine Zukunft für die Vergangenheit. Sammlung Bührle: Kunst, Kontext, Krieg und Konflikt
in: A Future for the Past. The Bührle Collection: art, context, war and conflict
Kunsthaus Zurich DE / EN
3.11.2023 – 31.12.2024

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2022 - 2024

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Wie beginnen wir? / How do we start?, 2024
in: einziehen umräumen, Kunstraum Baden, 25.5 – 1.12 2024, Eröffnungsfest, 25. Mai 2024
Curated by Patrizia Keller
Gespräch mit RELAX (chiarenza & hauser & co), 27. Juni 2024, 18:30 bis 20:00 Uhr

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NEWSPAPERS, 03/2020 - 03/2021, articles on care staff in times of pandemic
in: WHO CARES?! aktuelle perspektiven auf sorgearbeit
Vebikus Kunsthalle Schaffhausen
Curated by Sarah Merten
2.6 – 21.7 2024

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Gated Landscape, 2024
je suis une femme pourquoi pas vous ?, 1995-2001
in: Apropos Hodler. Aktuelle Blicke auf eine Ikone / Current perspectives on an icon
Kunsthaus Zurich DE / EN
Curated by Cathérine Hug, Sandra Gianfredda
8.3 – 30.6. 2024

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Den Geschichten von Menschen zuzuhören nimmt oft die Form einer Diagonale an, 2022
Listening to People's Stories Often Takes the Form of a Diagonal. RELAX, 2022

Essay über die künstlerische Praxis von RELAX (chiarenza & hauser & co),
in: Museum und Ausstellung als gesellschaftlicher Raum. Praktiken, Positionen, Perspektiven.
Sønke Gau, Angeli Sachs, Thomas Sieber (Hg.), Transcript 2023 - Publications

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1943
Photo and text, in: Franz Hohler - Hallo. Guten Tag. Oder gute Nacht.
Kunstmuseum Olten
Curated by Dorothee Messmer and Katja Herlach
6.5.2023 - 5.11.2023
Opening: May 5, 2023, 6.30 pm

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MEMBERS ONLY
A neon sign in: OPEN HOUSE, Session IV: Experience Living the habitat.
Parc Lullin, Genthod, Geneva
Curated by Simon Lamunière
11.06.2022 - 28.08.2022

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HEALTH COMPLEX, BEYOND ADELINE FAVRE
A new installation in: TAKE CARE: ART AND MEDICINE, Wanderings through the history of illness and healing.
Kunsthaus Zurich DE / EN / FR
Curated by Cathérine Hug
08.04.2022 - 17.07.2022

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Current Discourses on Exhibiting and Museum Education: Artistic and Curatorial Practice as Political Intervention
ZHdK Master Art Education, Zurich - Conference with Kathleen Buehler, chief curator Kunstmuseum Bern; Forensic Architecture, Berlin/London and RELAX (chiarenza & hauser & co), Zurich; curated and moderated by Angeli Sachs, Sønke Gau, Thomas Sieber.
Mai 20, 2022, 10 am - 5 pm

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HEALTH COMPLEX
in: ART AS CONNECTION, Aargauer Kunsthaus Aarau. DE / EN
Curated by Katharina Ammann, Yasmin Afschar, Silja Burch, Simona Ciuccio and Bassma El Adisey.
23.10.2021 - 09.01.2022

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2020 - 2021

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Beruf Künstlerin - damals und heute (on the profession of woman artists - then and now)
Kunsthaus Zurich, Podiumsgespräch mit Corinne Sotzek, Rachel Mader und RELAX, moderiert von Sandra Gianfreda, Kuratorin (Kunsthaus Zurich, panel discussion with Corinne Sotzek, Rachel Mader and RELAX, moderated by Sandra Gianfreda, curator).
May 5, 2021, 6 pm

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What Do We Want to Keep?
Works from the Collection, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein.
Curated by Friedemann Malsch.
February 2 – April 24, 2021

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WE SAVE WHAT YOU GIVE
Das Kollektiv RELAX

in: Kollaborationen Teil 7, eine Gesprächsreihe von Max Glauner
KUNSTFORUM International, Nr. 270: exhibit! September 2020
full text in German

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2018 - 2019

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what do we want to keep? (was wollen wir behalten?)
personal show at Graphische Sammlung ETH Zurich
DE / EN
August 29 - October 28, 2018

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what do we want to keep? (was wollen wir behalten?)
Book edited by Graphische Sammlung ETH Zurich and Linda Schädler DE / EN
Verlag für Moderne Kunst Wien, 2018

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que voulons-nous garder? (what do we want to keep?)
lecture held by Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza. ESACM, Ecole Supérieure d’Art, Clermont Métropole, March 19, 2019, 6.30 pm

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A WORD A DAY TO BE WIPED AWAY
in: RÉPUBLIQUE GÉNIALE, Kunstmuseum Bern/ch, Interview mit RELAX (in German)
August 17 - November 11, 2018

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BUY BUY
in: Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof. 100-Jahre Landesstreik
Kunstmuseum Olten
June 3 - August 19, 2018

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Silvia Federici and Mascha Madörin in discussion
organized by RELAX, in: guest_*talk: Tomorrow? Zukunft?
F+F School of Art and Design, at the Helmhaus Zurich
Wednesday May 16, 2018

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Fortune Teller, 2017
in: Yellow Creature, with John Akomfrah, Sabian Baumann, Neïl Beloufa, Klodin Erb, Lia García, Klara Kristalova, Mervyn Peake,
RELAX (chiarenza & hauser & co), Isabella Rossellini, Mika Rottenberg.
Curator: Fanni Fetzer, Kunstmuseum Luzern
28.10.2017 - 07.01.2018

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2017

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wiewieviel? (howhowmuch?), 2017
in: Eine Ausstellung für Dich / An exhibition for you
Helmhaus Zurich, curated by Daniel Morgenthaler
22.09. - 19.11.2017

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HARDWARE / is JUSTICE justice? / members only, 2017
in: REFUGIUM, Sculpture Biennial, curator: Kathleen Bühler.
Kulturort Weiertal, winterthur/ch
may 20 – september 10, 2017

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Frauen im Kunstbetrieb – damals und heute. Podium mit:
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza, Daniela Hardmeier, Elisabeth Eberle, Annelise Zwez,
Moderation: Karin Salm, Lucia Angela Cavegn, Katharina Henking,
Café des Arts spécial, Villa Flora, winterthur/ch
Freitag, 9. Juni 2017, 18.30

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warum interessiert sich eigentlich niemand für kunst?
Villa Bleuler Gespräche, Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza und Jérôme Leuba
über performative Strategien mit Madeleine Amsler und Christine Meyer-Stoll
Eine Kooperation von SIK-ISEA und Kunstbulletin
Programm Frühling 2017, SIK-ISEA, zürich/ch
25. April 2017, 18.00

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What is wealth?
in: WHO PAYS?
with a.o Ovidiu Anton, Susanne Bosch, Marcel Broodthaers, Filipa César,
Felix Gonzalez-Torres, David Hammons, Thomas Hirschhorn, Thomas Lehnerer, Mark Lombardi, RELAX
Curator: Barbara Meyer-Stoll
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
february 10 – mai 21, 2017

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Do you remember?
Bruno Z'Graggen und RELAX im Gespräch. #5 VIDEO WINDOW
zu Gast in der Galerie Lullin + Ferrari zürich/ch
Dienstag, 28. Februar 2017, 19.00

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2016 - 2015 - 2014

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BUY BUY
in: bye-bye la compagnie
Curated by l'équipe du CAN, neuchâtel/ch
october 15 – december 15, 2016

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human resources
in: Waste Value Rising (Abfallwert steigend), with Folke Köbberling/Martin Kaltwasser, Dan Peterman,
RELAX (chiarenza & hauser & co), transparadiso; curated by Barbara Holub.
kunst haus garage wien/at
july 14 – november 2, 2016

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the artists just before the peak of their career
in: MANIFESTA 11, The Historical Exhibition: Sites Under Construction.
The European biennial of contemporary art, Löwenbräukunst
zurich/ch, june 11 to september 18, 2016

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up-close and amnesiac 2
Installation in: sviluppo - parallelo, curator Noah Stolz
kunstmuseum luzern/ch, october 31, 2015 to january 31, 2016

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outside sundays
RELAX walk will start at counter space/zh
sunday walk, at 2.30 pm, december 13, 2015

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les hérétiques
installation at art en plein air môtiers/ch
june 21 to september 20, 2015

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a word a day to be wiped away
personal show at CCA tbilisi/georgia,
april 10 to may 10, 2015

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almost everything 2015
RELAX talk, postgraduate programme in curating
at ZHdK, zürich/ch
april 24, 7pm, 2015

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up-close and amnesiac
installation in: Voglio vedere le mie montagne
curated by Noah Stolz, MA*GA museo arte, gallarate/it
february 8 - march 8, 2015

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A word a day to be wiped away
in: collecting the future, 2014–2016, a sinopale exhibition
curated by corner college collective & t.melih görgün
corner college, zurich/ch
february 14 - march 14, 2015

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useme*
in: unikat – unicum, artists’ books, by Susanne Bieri and Andrea Giger
swiss national library, bern/ch
november 11, 2014 - february 28, 2015

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A word a day to be wiped away
Sinopale 5, 5th Biennial of Sinop/turkey,
curated by Melih Görgün, Dimitrina Sevova and Işın Önol
july 20 - august 31, 2014. opening: july 19

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news-kebab and nose (video), mai 1. mai 10. (video)
in: is it (y)ours?
curated by damian jurt and dorothee richter
museum bärengasse, zurich/ch
march 14 - april 6, 2014, opening: march 13, 6.30 pm

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ich brauche ruhe
video-installation in: konstellation 6 , kunstmuseum thurgau
karthause ittingen, warth/ch
september 15, 2013 - march 23, 2014

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sowohl als auch, aussi bien que, as well as
works from the 1980ies in: feu sacré, kunstmuseum bern/ch
september 20, 2013 - january 5, 2014

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2013 - 2012 - 2011

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reservoir news
video screening in: the diagrammatic practice of the micropolitical
public symposium by dimitrina sevova and christoph brunner
Zhdk, zurich/ch, november 14 to 16, 2013

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USE (unexpected side effects)
in: 'offside effect', (1st tbilisi triennial)
metropolis M books, Ed. Henk Slager, 2013, book launch,
IUAV, terese, dorsoduro 2206, venice/it
june 14, 2013, 5.30 pm

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almost everything
RELAX lecture
barbara lee artist lecture series
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, nyc, me/usa
june 19, 2013, 8.30 pm

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Residency Faculty
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, nyc, me/usa
faculty members june to august 2013

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planned erosion (amnesia)?
interview with daniel hauser
by lisa herzog and jana vanecek
common, the journal, No 2, may 2013

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geplanter verschleiss (amnesie)?
vertiefung theorie at RELAX studios, zürich/ch
ZHdK, april 3, 2013, 7 pm
april 4, 2013, 12.30 am to 3 pm

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symposium
kulturpolitik und künstlerische praxis im wandel
mit ruth sonderegger, ulf wuggenig, tasos zembylas, marianne burki, daniel hauser
koop. von: rachel mader, patrizia keller, gioia dal molin
migros museum für gegenwartskunst
limmatstrasse 270, zürich/ch
march 7, 2013, 2 - 7 pm

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who pays?
neon sign in permanent collection
kunstmuseum liechtenstein, vaduz/fl

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in transition - darstellungsformate im wandel
RELAX contribution for Z+,
online since february 2013, print version in march 2013

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USE (unexpected side effects)
at kunstverein zurich (dienerstrasse 70) zürich/ch
tuesday, february 26, 2013, 7 pm

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USE (unexpected side effects)
in: offside effect
1st tbilisi triennial, cca tbilisi/ge
curated by Wato Tsereteli and Henk Slager
october 21 - november 20, 2012

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the wealth complex / reservoir news
in: 'act 2', substitut berlin/d, curated by Urs Küenzi
announcement (german), october 27 - december 8, 2012

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du bist was du siehst wir sind was du willst
in: 'lichtsensibel / light sensitive'
photographs from the collection
curated by Thomas Schmutz
aargauer kunsthaus aarau/ch
may 12 - august 12, 2012

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RELAX talk
post-graduate program in curating ZHdK
at Gallery Bob Gysin, zurich/ch
may 11th, 2012, 7 pm

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die 1001 glauben der 7 wochentage
in: 'REVIEW', works from the collection
curated by Betty Stocker and Irène Zdoroveac
kunsthaus centre pasquart biel-bienne/ch
april 1st - june 17, 2012

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archive of shared interests
kunstmuseum thun
hofstettenstr 14, thun/ch
february 12 - march 25, 2012

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orphans from haiti, in: the wealth complex
contribution to the publication 'what is a path?'
magazin 31, p. 122 - 124, ith, institut für theorie
zhdk zürich/ch, published in december 2012

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shake the dust & the receipts
works in: 'halbzeit'
vögele kulturzentrum pfäffikon/ch
november 6, 2011 - march 11, 2012

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künstlerische freiheit
Daniel Hauser im gespräch mit Barbara Basting
drs 2 extra, september 22, 2011, 9 am

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general opinion, not tax deductable, alle anderen haben immer recht
produced by VFO Graphic editions, Prints VFO
zurich/ch, 2011

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invest & drawwipe
installation in dislocacion, kunstmuseum bern/ch
curated by ingrid wildi merino & kathleen bühler
march 18 - june 19, 2011

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rodeo drive
commissioned photographs, in: 'vom fuss der mauern in den horizont'
curated by susann wintsch for the zuger kantonsspital, baar/ch
february 18 - july 10, 2011

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2010 - 2009

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réservoir news
in: 'réservoirs', guest_*talks 2010-11
F+F school of art and media design zurich/ch
december 15, 2010, 7 pm

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invest & drawwipe
installation in:'dislocacion'
at museo de solidaridad salvador allende
santiago de chile/cl
curated by ingrid wildi merino and kathleen bühler
september 4 - november 15, 2010

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what is wealth?
installation curated by gavin wade, in: 'unrealised potential'
at cornerhouse manchester/uk
july 17 - september 12, 2010 /video-feature

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what is wealth?
a pubication, a Wealth Manifesto, published by gavin wade
cornerhouse publications
ISBN: 978-09550478-7-9

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supplément + I want
editions Edition 5
haus für kunst uri, june 12 - august 22, 2010

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was ist politik?
kiosk, kalkbreitestrase 33, 8003 zurich/ch
april 19 - 24, 2010, 7 am - 7 pm

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archive of shared interests
white space, militärstrasse 76, 8004 zurich/ch
february 26 - march 20, 2010

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formuler en parlant
uriel orlow, RELAX (chiarenza & hauser & co),
eran schaerf and andrea thal,
katharina schlieben and soenke gau,
publication les complices*
anwandstrasse 9, 8004 zurich/ch
december 2nd, 2009, 7pm

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reservoir news / credit.getting paid for doing nothing
video and performance in public space, in: 'warsaw under construction'
museum of modern art, warsaw/pl
november 14, 2 to 5.30 pm, 2009

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hit the ground!
public art project in: 'passengers festival'
'money for nothing', warsaw/pl
september 7 - 14, 2009

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we save what you give
RELAX (chiarenza & hauser & co) monographic publication
a project by edition fink at verlag für moderne kunst nürnberg
ISBN: 978-3-938821-56-5
order in USA/CAN: d.a.p. new york
further informations: e-flux

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work to do!
publication: 'on selforganisation in precarious working conditions'
ed. by soenke gau & katharina schlieben, (g/e, 240 p)
for shedhalle zurich
verlag für moderne kunst nürnberg/de
ISBN: 978-3-941185-76-0

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TOUS LES CORPS SONT PERMIS
public art for the new sports hall
by GXM architects zurich
gaswerkareal, silbergasse 54, 2503 biel-bienne/ch
since august 2009

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die mittlere linie der unzufriedenheit
in 'open space', kunsthaus L6, freiburg/de
april 4 - may 31, 2009
booklet with a RELAX-interview (in german)

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2008 - 2002

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une comédie institutionelle
lecture by gerrit gohlke and RELAX
version bêta, at the HEAD
15, boulevard james fazy, geneva/ch
november 19, 2008, 6 pm

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die finanzmärkte in der krise. und die kunst?
TV online: baz.standpunkte, SF zwei / SF info
moderation: patrick rohr / matthias geering
mit: michel mettler, niggi ullrich und daniel hauser
on air: november 16, 2008

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RELAX-in-residency
London studio grant
by landis & gyr culture foundation, zug/ch
at ACME studios International Agency Programme
october 2008 - march 2009

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die mittlere linie der unzufriedenheit
in 'average' at kunsthaus langenthal/ch
september 4 - november 2, 2008
drs2-reflexe-beitrag zu 'average' hören
average: the catalogue

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shake the dust
in: shifting identities, curator Miriam Varadini
kunsthaus zurich/ch
june 6 - august 31, 2008

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you pay but you don't agree with the price
in: 'fucking good art Nr.20', the swiss issue publication 'shifting identities'
by Rob Hamelijnck and Nienke Terpsma (eds), edition fink zurich
episode publishers rotterdam, 2008

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GO MIO
personal show, video-installation
on the secret reasons of world culture
museum folkwang, essen/de
april 25 - june 15, 2008

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je suis une femme pourquoi pas vous / le bonheur ...
in: 'enigma helvetia', museo cantonale d'arte lugano/ch
april 27 - august 17, 2008

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who pays?
neon sign, kunstmuseum liechtenstein, vaduz/li
since march 2008

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WASTE
in: work to do!
shedhalle, zürich/ch, october 20, 2007 - february 24, 2008

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kredit. bezahlt sein um nichts zu tun
in: 'close enough. walking conference', steirischer herbst, graz/at
october 13, 2007

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YOYO, caprices des dieux
sound installation, commissioned by the city of zurich/ch
for the new sports stadium letzigrund
visiting day september 30, 2007

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placeholder
in: 'retracing territories', fri-art kunsthalle
petites-rames 22, fribourg/ch
july 5 - august 19, 2007

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unimôtiers
in: môtiers en plein air, val-de-travers, neuchâtel/ch
june 23 - september 22, 2007

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RELAX-videos
at ursula blickle video lounge, kunsthalle vienna/at
since march 2007

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die leiter
in: art_clips.ch.at.de_performativ, ZKM
zentrum für kunst und medientechnologie karlsruhe/de
january 14 - march 25, 2007

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platzhalter
in: dangerous crossings, the grammar of tolerance.
Ortstermine, City of Munich.
Curated by Pia Lanzinger, Farida Heuck, Ralf Homann.
september 21 - november 30, 2006

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who pays? - die honorarnote - the cup
in 'brotlos, vom schreiben und vom geld'
museum strauhof, zürich/ch
september 19 - november 27, 2006

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worauf warten wir? – www?
bahnhofpassage biel-bienne/ch
september 16 - 17, 2006, 12 - 12 Uhr

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die leiter
in: 'art_clips.ch.at.de_performativ', kunstraum innsbruck/at
june 24 - july 29, 2006

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molnau (the sculpture)
in: sprung ins kalte wasser
shedhalle zürich/ch
june 2 - july 30, 2006

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backstage
in: musée 'CoCo' , Les Complices & collaborateurs
kunstmuseum thun/ch
april 13 - may 14, 2006

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you pay but you don't agree with the price
in: 'storefront' artist multiples from the library collection
national gallery of canada, ottawa/can
january 11 - april 28, 2006

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fünf belege
collection of the edition 5 objects
centre pasquart, biel-bienne/ch
january 22 - march 19, 2006

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klimaanlage / passepartout
in 'unruhe bitte!', theaterhaus gessnerallee zürich/ch
september 30 - october 1st, 2005

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die belege, les quittances, the receipts
description of the exhibition
kunsthaus pasquart, biel-bienne/ch
may 29 - july 31, 2005

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donation pots, best setting, fast alles
in: 'geld' (money), galerie hans-trudel-haus, baden/ch
june 15 - july 17, 2005

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backstage
in musée CoCo, museum der komplizen & kollaborateure
les complices* zurich/ch
march 9 - april 2, 2005

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best setting II
in: 'spectacle, pleasure principle, or the carnivalesque?'
shedhalle zürich/ch, 2004

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mit 80'000 franken werden Ihre vergnügen form
in: 'design? kunst?', kunsthaus langenthal/ch
2004 - 2005

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inlay
commissioned work, switzerland’s gift to the UN, new york/usa
a work team with architects mlzd, buchner bründler and RELAX
handover ceremony: september 20, 2004
text in metropolis mag

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BUY
in 'from here on out', kunstraum walcheturm, zürich/ch
june 2nd - june 30, 2004

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best setting
in: 'tischgespräch von max bottini', dutchartdesk
world trade center wtc,the zuidas project, amsterdam/nl
may 24, 2004, 4.30 - 7 pm

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personal settings
commissioned work for the new entrance hall
swisscom, müllerstrasse 16, zürich/ch
2004 - 2023, visiting hours mo-fr, 6 to 7

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dok
in: 'hilfs werk kunst', art in social space
pdf archive
binz 39, zürich/ch
april 3 - may 1, 2004

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for sale
a lecture in: 'der baukörper als zeichenträger'
hochschule für gestaltung und kunst, lucerne/ch
january 28, 2004, 5 - 7 pm

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who pays?
in: the bourgeois show, social structures in an urban environment
henry dunker culture centre, helsingborg/sweden
november 7 - february 1, 2004

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parking avenir
künstlerhaus bethanien
berlin/germany, november 6 - 23, 2003
description of the exhibition

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ecopop
économie populaire, in: performing spaces spatialities in visual culture - session II
blurring boundaries - spatial categories restated
free university fu
berlin/ger, may 31, 2003

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inlay
:mlzd architects, buchner bründler architects and RELAX (chiarenza & hauser & co)
projects in competition for the switzerland’s gift to the UN
architektur forum, neumarkt 15, zürich/ch
may 22 - june 21, 2003

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immergeradeaus
in: 'diesen zeiten c'est le moment', centre pasquart biel-bienne/ch
march 28 - may 25, 2003

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save, send, give, take, borrow, spend, and much more
in: freundinnen im wohnzimmer, läuten bei tschumi, basel/ch
february 21 - 22, 2003

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you pay.welcome home
in: 'critique is not enough', shedhalle zürich/ch
february 14 - april 13, 2003

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ear we are
videoinstallation in music festival biel-bienne/ch
february 6 - 8, 2003

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first_*choice
web project for the aargauer kunsthaus aarau/ch
online 2002 - 2007

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not only chocolate
in: the center for contemporary art, kiev/ukrainia
september - october 2002

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donation pots
in: 'the new agora', cittadellarte
fondazione michelangelo pistoletto, biella/it
june - october 2002

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ecopop économie populaire
in: money & value, the last taboo,
expo.02, arteplage biel-bienne/ch
may - october 2002