Swiss Institute is an independent non-profit contemporary art institution dedicated to promoting forward-thinking and experimental art making through innovative exhibitions, education, and programs. Committed to the highest standards of curatorial and educational excellence, Swiss Institute serves as a platform for emerging artists, catalyzes new contexts for celebrated work, and fosters appreciation for under-recognized positions. Open to the public free-of-charge, Swiss Institute seeks to explore how a national perspective can foster international conversations in the fields of visual and performing arts, design and architecture. The organization presents 10 shows a year in two gallery spaces: a first-floor main gallery that hosts major thematic and survey shows and a downstairs project space that offers artists a chance to experiment with new media and forms. Exhibitions often extend to the second-floor Public Programs Space, which includes a library and reading room that is open to the public and serves as the setting for weekly public events.
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“I love uniforms! Because if there’s nothing there, clothes are certainly not going to make the man. It’s better to always wear the same thing and know that people are liking you for the real you and not the you your clothes make.”
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