by Patrick Fetherstonhaugh
In time for the upcoming Geneva Art Week (17-21 September) here is the GalleriesNow selection of must-see exhibitions on across Switzerland - you can also download the Summer 2025 Swiss Gallery Map
Franz West: Die frühen Werke / Early Works
@ Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Maag Areal
largely drawn from private collections, an exhibition of sculptures and objects from 1975 to 1990 by the “unique and incomparable” Austrian artist
until 12 Dec
Doug Aitken, Peter Fischli David Weiss, Candida Höfer, Torbjørn Rødland, Franz Westthe second in the gallery’s series of exhibitions in its 3e étage showroom
from 20 Sep
Pace: 65 Years to mark sixty-five years since the gallery’s founding, a changing group exhibition of works by major artists in a dialogue between the past and the present
until 3 Jan
Sam Falls
@ Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Waldmannstrasse
“Falls’ work is a monument to nature’s evolution over time and a different understanding of humanity” - Heinz-Norbert Jocks
from 20 Sep
Maria Ceppi: Chimära
@ Galerie Fabian Lang
Ceppi’s first solo exhibition at the gallery presents her transformations of everyday objects and organic material into oversized, surreal sculptures that resemble modern chimeras
until 15 Nov
Carsten Höller: Halves
@ Gagosian
paintings and sculpture by Höller exploring the subjects and methods of science while adding illogic and unfamiliarity to establish a “Laboratory of Doubt”
until 27 Sep
Warhol/Cutrone
@ galerie gmurzynska
paintings, drawings, and unique polaroids, including some shown publicly for the first time, in this exhibition curated by James Hedges juxtaposing the two artists
until 30 Sep
Eugène Carrière. Sculpting Light
@ Hauser & Wirth
an exhibition exploring twenty years of the renowned French Symbolist artist’s work and specifically his conceptual use of light - “‘Carrière uses light as a metaphor for the inner light of the subject, for its aura” - Helen Hirsch
until 1 Nov
Mary Heilmann. Works on Paper
@ Hauser & Wirth
an exhibition of more than thirty rarely and never before seen drawings by Heilmann from between 1975 and 2005, examining how drawing functions as a form of daydreaming
from 26 Sep
Sebastian Utzni: The music is played by the, the mad men
@ Lullin + Ferrari
four groups of works in four different techniques from the conceptual artist equally at home in popular culture and the fine arts - “a subtle chamber play of references and allusions in crazy times”
until 11 Oct
Jacobo Castellano: GRAFT
@ Mai 36 Galerie
the gallery’s second solo exhibition with one of Spain’s leading contemporary artists - “his interventions are subtle, offering a realm for resonance, where there is no imposition of narrative, only an invitation to look, to feel, and to remember”
until 1 Nov
Leon Xu: Afterglow
@ Mai 36 Galerie
painterly interpretations drawing from the Martin Scorsese film “After Hours”, “quietly reflecting the film’s central question of how we move forward when control falters”
until 1 Nov
Yves Scherer: Summer Pastoral
@ Patricia Low Contemporary
Scherer takes inspiration from Swiss folklore, landscape and national identity, blurring lines between reality and perception and the public and the personal
until 20 Sep
Christine Streuli: Upscape
@ Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zahnradstrasse
Streuli explores the idea of landscape through paintings, works on paper, and a wallpaper installation in her first solo exhibition at the gallery
until 25 Oct
Ishita Chakraborty: I Recall The Forest Inside Me
@ Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Rämistrasse
wall paintings, drawings on sari fabric, glass sculptures, and porcelain objects in Chakraborty’s first solo exhibition - reflecting on her personal connection to landscapes, migration, and memory
from 19 Sep
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