Contemporary Prints

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In 2015, the Museum of Fine Arts will hold the 8th Triennial of Contemporary Prints and bringing together twenty contemporary artists, selected by an international panel of experts in contemporary art. While previous editions of the Triennial of Contemporary Prints focused on Swiss production, that of 2015 will be decidedly international.In 2015, the Museum of Fine Arts will hold the 8th Triennial of Contemporary Prints and bringing together twenty contemporary artists, selected by an international panel of experts in contemporary art. While previous editions of the Triennial of Contemporary Prints focused on Swiss production, that of 2015 will be decidedly international.Printed art, based on the use of traditional techniques that require a solid infrastructure and know-how (lithographs, serigraphs, photogravure, etc.), is now expanding to a mixed practice (digital prints) and contemporary aesthetic designs. The event offers an international overview of these practices, revealing to the public the best of contemporary production.A particularity of the Le Locle Triennale is that an exhibition is offered to the winner of the previous edition (Prix de la ville du Locle). The Swiss artist Didier Rittener (b. 1969), and who was also awarded the Drawing Now prize in Paris in 2013, on this occasion will produce a work specifically for the Museum of Fine Arts.The Triennial of Contemporary Prints presents printed work in different styles and techniques, from abstraction to figuration, from minimalism to realism, and from the techniques of classical engraving to hybrid procedures. With the generous support of :The Museum of Fine Arts also would like to thank the the Society of Fine Arts and the Museum, the Cultural Affairs of the State of Neuchâtel, the Sandoz Family Foundation and Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Cuncil. Media partner:  

Selection of further exhibitions in: Switzerland

01.08.2016 - 01.01.2030
Landesmuseum Zürich
Museumstrasse 2
Zürich

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01.01.2016 - 01.01.2030
Landesmuseum Zürich
Museumstrasse 2
Zürich

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Contemporary Prints Musée de Beaux-arts du Locle Main address: Musée de Beaux-arts du Locle Marie-Anne-Calame 6 2400 Le Locle, Switzerland Musée de Beaux-arts du Locle Marie-Anne-Calame 6 2400 Le Locle, Switzerland In 2015, the Museum of Fine Arts will hold the 8th Triennial of Contemporary Prints and bringing together twenty contemporary artists, selected by an international panel of experts in contemporary art. While previous editions of the Triennial of Contemporary Prints focused on Swiss production, that of 2015 will be decidedly international.In 2015, the Museum of Fine Arts will hold the 8th Triennial of Contemporary Prints and bringing together twenty contemporary artists, selected by an international panel of experts in contemporary art. While previous editions of the Triennial of Contemporary Prints focused on Swiss production, that of 2015 will be decidedly international.Printed art, based on the use of traditional techniques that require a solid infrastructure and know-how (lithographs, serigraphs, photogravure, etc.), is now expanding to a mixed practice (digital prints) and contemporary aesthetic designs. The event offers an international overview of these practices, revealing to the public the best of contemporary production.A particularity of the Le Locle Triennale is that an exhibition is offered to the winner of the previous edition (Prix de la ville du Locle). The Swiss artist Didier Rittener (b. 1969), and who was also awarded the Drawing Now prize in Paris in 2013, on this occasion will produce a work specifically for the Museum of Fine Arts.The Triennial of Contemporary Prints presents printed work in different styles and techniques, from abstraction to figuration, from minimalism to realism, and from the techniques of classical engraving to hybrid procedures. With the generous support of :The Museum of Fine Arts also would like to thank the the Society of Fine Arts and the Museum, the Cultural Affairs of the State of Neuchâtel, the Sandoz Family Foundation and Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Cuncil. Media partner:   Book tickets