friday 27 january 2012

Somewhere in Geneva ...

Shooting. Photographer Catherine Gailloud at a place where little girls live in heaven ...

tuesday 24 january 2012

Ideales Heim - Ralph Germann's arsenal

Magazine. Architect Ralph Germann's transformation of an military arsenal into a contemporary chalet is beautifully published in february edition of Ideales Heim.

The photos are by Lionel Henriod, text by Sylvie Ulmann and Patricia Schmid of wunderschön assured the lovely style.

wednesday 18 january 2012

Back into Chantal Michel's world

Magazine. We are thrilled to have the cover and 10 pages in Wohnrevue. Swiss artist Chantal Michel's new project (art & living) was produced with photographer Lionel Henriod shortly before Christmas.

tuesday 17 january 2012

Lionel's blog

Blog. Photographer Lionel Henriod starts his new year with a blog showing his last shootings. Check it out here.

monday 09 january 2012

Somewhere in the Swiss mountains

Shooting. Switzerland has the most beautiful settings. Lionel Henriod and myself mandated by architects Galletti & Matter.

saturday 07 january 2012

photo12

Portfolio review. I'm invited to review portfolios at the photo12 (friday, january 13) ... for more information about this excellent showcase of Swiss photography, please click here.

friday 06 january 2012

atelier oï - Workshop guide

Book. mc² is delighted that Cédric Widmer's photos of the moïtel are published in this remarkable book showing the creativity of the Troika.

For more information, click here.

wednesday 21 december 2011

The manufacturer's home

Shooting. Lionel Henriod and myself in the home of an amazing Swiss artist ...

thursday 15 december 2011

Going to the essence

Magazine. Lionel Henriod, Florence Schmidt and myself are thrilled that our feature on the Chalet transformed by the architectes Vincent Rapin and Maria Saiz has found its way into Elle décoration's Hors série.

wednesday 14 december 2011

Melt-down Switzerland

Magazine. An image of the series Alps de Matthieu Gafsou: EconoImage of Swiss magazine Bilan.

friday 09 december 2011

Nothing better than the real stuff

Magazine. I just love our clients when they send me copies of our publications. Wonderful surprise to receive this parcel!

wednesday 07 december 2011

Bienvenue chez Francisco

Magazine. Tonatiuh Ambrosetti et Daniela Droz's beautiful images of Francisco's minimalist appartment are published this month in Bilan Luxe.

tuesday 06 december 2011

Paris - Athens

Photos. Germinal Roaux travelling ... more images here.

tuesday 06 december 2011

Last days / Terres compromises

Exhibition. Until December 12, 2011, Imaginaid presents Compromised Lands by Matthieu Gafsou.

Imaginaid, Rue des Grottes 28, 1201 Geneva, www.imaginaid.org

monday 05 december 2011

Annabelle's penthouse

Shooting. With photographer Catherine Gailloud in a lovely place ...

thursday 01 december 2011

DU & Matthieu Gafsou

Magazine. A cover and 10 pages portfolio dans DU magazine of Matthieu Gafsou's Terres Compromises. I am pleased to have introduced them to eachother!

More information here

27 november 2011

When an arsenal changes its uniform

Magazine. The transformation of an arsenal in the Swiss mountains by architect Ralph Germann was photographed by Lionel Henriod. Published this month in espaces contemporains.

friday 25 november 2011

Ultra Lionel

Mini Book. When Ultra editions meets Lionel Henriod ... the result is a delightful little postcard book.

For more information, please click here.

wednesday 23 november 2011

Marcel's imaginarium

Exhibition. A travel with Marcel Maeder ...

Vernissage, Thursday November 24th from 7pm

Exhibition Marcel Maeder from November 25th, 2011 until February 29th, 2012

Galerie d'Art, cantine et épicerie fine Ou Bien, Rue Bergalonne 3, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland



thursday 17 november 2011

2wBOX Set X

Comics. The latest box is fresh off the press, 5 authors with fluorescent ink as a chromatic exclusivity!

As always, so international: Yan Cong (VRC), Pablo Holmberg (RA), Antonio Ladrillo (E), Henry McCausland (GB) , Katja Tukiainen (FIN).

B.ü.L.b comix

wednesday 16 november 2011

From the Dream to the Dream House

Company. Ruckstuhl speaks with Cédric Widmer's images about their big customised rug in Willi Glaeser's living room.

tuesday 15 november 2011

The house of a fairy

Shooting. Each hunter, his trophy. David Gagnebin-de-Bons and Maxime Pégatoquet pefer the pappmaché ones.

monday 14 november 2011

A P L R K I E S M M Y

Exhibition. PRISM presents ALKEMY at Dém'Art in Lausanne. A new collection inspired by this particular science, which explains the nature, the origin of things, the whole universe. A philosophy rich in mysteries, symbols, principles and codes.

Collaborated in the creation of ALKEMY:
Marc Mussler, Elise Gagnebin-de-Bons, David Gagnebin-de-Bons, Corrado D'Angelo and Fabien Baudin.

Vernissage, Friday, November 18th at 6pm

Exhibition - Sale, Saturday, November 19th, 11am - 8pm .

ESPACE DEM'ART, Rue Côtes de Montbenon 16, 1004 Lausanne

www.the-prism.ch

friday 11 november 2011

Inside the laboratory

Shooting. Lionel Henriod documents the renovation made by architects office Galletti & Matter ...

monday 07 november 2011

At the veterinary

Shooting.  Lionel Henriod commissioned by Swiss architects Galletti & Matter ....

06 november 2011

Minimöbl comes to the Romandie

Boutique.  Throughout the month of Decemberwunderschön in Lausanne welcomes an exhibition of furniture for children designed by minimöbl, a company manufacturing children's furniture in Basel.

wunderschön, Rue de Mercerie 16, 1003 Lausanne

monday
: closed, tuesday - friday 12:00 - 18:30, saturday 10:00 - 17:00


For more information
, please contact
Patricia Schmid.

wednesday 02 november 2011

Back from Greece

Photos. Collector of images, Germinal Roaux returns from Greece  ... more images

tuesday 01 november 2011

A very special round table

Conference. Imaginaid invites to the launch in Switzerland of Nathalie Herschdorfer's book « Jours d’après - quand les photographes reviennent sur les lieux du drame » and to the roundtable Chambres Claires organized for the occasion.

Raphael Dallaporta - Nathalie Herschdorfer - Simon Norfolk - David Sander

Free admission. Registration under:
info@imaginaid.org

Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 19h

Imaginaid - 28 rue des Grottes, Geneva

monday 31 october 2011

Cinema paradiso

Magazin. The transformation of an ancient cinema into a loft by nomad architectes was photographed by David Gagnebin-de-Bons. Published this month in Case da abitare.

thursday 27 october 2011

Re-Agir - Architecture in built reality

Conference. Rapin Saiz Architectes presents at École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Grenoble their work using some of Lionel Henriod's images of their chalet.







wednesday 12 october 2011

Some places

Exhibition. In his exhibition at Romainmôtier, David Gagnebin-de-Bons presents "still life" photographs on dark backdrops recalling the style of Baroque mystical painters. Self-reflexive in his approach, David highlights the issues of his own work as an artist in relation to the tradition that he appropriates and metabolizes. In his work it is a question beyond the visible things, he guides us somewhere else ... into strange landscapes, anticipated or dreamed of: the other places.

From October 15th, 2011 to February 26th, 2012
Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm, or rendez-vous

Vernissage: Saturday October 15th from 11 am to 5pm.

Espace de Andrés-Missirlian pour l'art et la musique, Place du Bourg 5, 1323 Romainmôtier, Switzerland, T: ++41 79 478 77 90

More information under www.davidg.ch

monday 10 october 2011

Casa minimaliste goes China

Magazine. Wonderful! First time a mc² production arrives in Asia. The magnifiques photos of Daniela Droz and Tonatiuh Ambrosetti of the casa de Francisco are published this month in the Chinese version of Case da abitare.



monday 03 october 2011

Little badges

Swiss. This month it is Nicolas Robel's turn to join the badgelis ...

More information: www.bulbfactory.ch et badgeli.blogspot.com



friday 30 september 2011

Oïphorique

Designers. We enjoyed very much celebrating with the designers atelier oï their 20 years of creation. For this special occasion, atelier oï created a "journal du bord", we are happy that Cédric Widmer's images are part of it.

download Journal de bord












thursday 29 september 2011

Debate about Terres Compromises

Roundtable. With Terres Compromises, the photographer Matthieu Gafsou draws an ambiguous portrait of these cities often built like fortresses.


With the participation of:
Michael Jakob, professor of landscape architecture, Nathalie Herschdorfer, curator, and
Matthieu Gafsou.

Free admission. Registration:
info@imaginaid.org

Thursday, September 29 at 19:00 - Imaginaid
 

friday 23 september 2011

Opera, rock & architecture

Shooting. In the home of architect and singer Rachel color is au rendez-vous (as here in her son's room). Lionel Henriod and I discover how opera, rock and an architect's vision can live in perfect harmony!

tuesday 13 september 2011

On the trail of atmosphere

Shooting. David Gagnebin-de-Bons and Maxime Pégatoquet photograph a very special atmosphere close to Geneva ....

monday 05 september 2011

Compromised Lands

Exhibition. For its fall season, Imaginaid presents Compromised Lands by Matthieu Gafsou. A mysterious journey to the promised land, away from the traditional images of the conflict, but where architecture speaks for itself. 

from September 21 to December 12, 2011

Vernissage, Tuesday September 20, from 6:30 pm

Imaginaid, Rue des Grottes 28, 1201 Geneva, www.imaginaid.org


mc² is delighted to be public relation officer for this exhibition.

monday 05 september 2011

What's NEXT?

Magazine. NEXT is the monthly webzine by NEAR concerning mainly contemporary photography in Switzerland and elsewhere...

The september issue, mc² just loves it  ... portfolio by Germinal Roaux, interview of Serge Macia (Imaginaid) and several exhibitions by Matthieu Gafsou!

View NEXT :
http://issuu.com/next_newsletter_near/docs/next33_september11


More information: www.near.li

monday 22 august 2011

A chalet for friends

Shooting. On a hot summer day, Catherine Gailloud shoots in this delightful setting. I most impressed by the 5 meter long table ...

friday 22 july 2011

In the mountains with Nathalie

Book. This book is conceived as a companion to the festival. It features works of contemporary imagemakers who approach the mountain in its various and multiple states: spectacular, sublime, domesticated, constructed (even artificial!), out-of-touch and frightening.

Published by 5 Continents, Milan and  edited by Nathalie Herschdorfer, director of the Festival Alt. +1000.

(Cover photo : Matthieu Gafsou)

www.plus1000.ch/catalog

saturday 16 july 2011

Hi Altitude

Exhibition. The village of Rossinière in the foothills of the Swiss Alps is reputed for its 17th- and 18th- century architecture (chalet of Swiss painter Balthus!). During this summer, the contemporary photo exhibition High Altitude will contrast this vernacular village identity with questioning, inquisitive and provocative images.

Mountains have been instrumental in defining identities, in Switzerland, as elsewhere in the world. Are mountains still a source of inspiration for today's creators?

10 exhibitions, including Matthieu Gafsou’s excellent Alps series, can be visited from July 17 to September 19 in various spaces of the village of Rossinière.

www.plus1000.ch/

wednesday 13 july 2011

Design city

Magazine. Lausanne, design city, a story produced by mc² (Lionel Henriod, Maxime Pégatoquet and Christiane Nill) and published in Wohnrevue.





thursday 16 jun 2011

Inside Rolex Learning Center

Shooting. Lionel Henriod on the road to photograph SANAA's Rolex Learning Center ....

tuesday 14 jun 2011

Penthouse in Lausanne

Shooting. Lovely day with Catherine Gailloud in the penthouse of textil designer Annabelle in the centre of Lausanne  ...

monday 30 may 2011

A quarter of an hour with ...

Shooting. Alexis Georgacopoulos durring his portrait session with our photographer Lionel Henriod.

friday 27 may 2011

mc² goes Nice

Magazin. Sometimes, mc² leaves Switzerland to photograph interiors abroad. Cédric Widmer shot for mc² the home of Valérie which was published this month in espaces contemporains.

thursday 26 may 2011

Zen morning

Shooting. On a wonderful May day, discovering with Cédric Widmer Antoinette's universe ...



wednesday 11 may 2011

Case da abitare

Magazin. The wonderful images of Francisco's casa shot by Daniela Droz and Tonatiuh Ambrosetti were published in Case da abitare. Yes!

saturday 07 may 2011

Never young again in spring

Exhibition. Like to announce an explosive spring period, Imaginaid presents Never Young Again by Swiss photographer Germinal Roaux. Youths in black and white that rock the spring clean white walls.

To see also in a group presentation, works by Matthieu Gafsou, Yann Mingard, Alban Kakulya and Nicola Lo Calzo. 

Germinal Roaux – Never Young Again
From April 1st to September 1st, 2011

Imaginaid, Rue des Grottes 28, 1201 Geneva (Switzerland)

www.imaginaid.org


friday 06 may 2011

Best of IDEAT

Magazin. Chantal Michel's castle produced by mc² (photos: David Wagnières) found it's way into this collector edition. We are thrilled!

thursday 28 april 2011

Skate resurrection

Photos. Germinal Roaux amongst skaters ... more images

friday 01 april 2011

Elle décoration

Magazin. Wonderful publication of our atmosphere story which was photographed by David Gagnebin-de-Bons.

wednesday 23 march 2011

Alpen Alpes Alpi

Exhibition. Matthieu Gafsou’s solo show of his excellent Alps series in the coalmine gallery.

From april 13th to july 9th 2011

Vernissage on april 12th from 18:30

More information:
Coalmine
fotogalerie, Winterthur, Turnerstrasse 1, www.coalmine.ch and Matthieu Gafsou www.ph0.ch.

tuesday 01 march 2011

Up on the mountain

Shooting. Lionel Henriod with the help of styliste Patricia Schmid capture the transformation of a former military arsenal.

friday 25 february 2011

The treasure in Lugano

Shooting.  Daniela Droz and Tonatiuh Ambrosetti in the place where all design addicts want to be ...

tuesday 15 february 2011

A minimalist appartement

Shooting. Daniela Droz and Tonatiuh Ambrosetti found an appartment reduced to its most beautiful essence ... in Lugano.


tuesday 08 february 2011

IDEAT

Magazin. We are very pleased that David Wagnières' photos of Chantal Michel's castle were published in IDEAT.

wednesday 02 february 2011

Marcel's postcards

Postcards. We are happy to announce that our first collection of artist postcards (Marcel Maeder) is available at the following selling points:

Boutique Wunderschön
Lausanne, Switzerland
www.wunderschoen.ch


Cité de la dentelle, Boutique Quai des dentelles
Calais, France
www.cite-dentelle.fr

16 january 2011

Limited edition

Book. Cédric Widmer produced a delightful limited edition book with his images of Willi Glaeser's residence.




thursday 13 january 2011

Loft gallery

Shooting. Cédric Widmer comes back from an amazing place ... a loft gallery in the heart of Geneva.

thursday 06 january 2011

A beautiful castle

Magazin. The castle of Chantal Michel (David Wagnières for mc²) was selected to be one of the 25 most beautiful homes by 25 Underbara Hem. We entirely agree!

02 january 2011

Status

Magazin. Germinal Roaux's diary goes Asia. We are delighted that "Never young again" was published in Status magazine.


wednesday 22 december 2010

Nice surprise for Christmas

Magazin. There is no better place than an old barn to celebrate Christmas. Annabelle seems to share our opinion by publishing David Gagnebin-de-Bons' pictures in their Christmas edition.

thursday 16 december 2010

The madone de Steeve Iuncker

Photographed during a reportage in Gaza by photographer Steeve Iuncker (www.iuncker.ch), that woman is unmistakably the natural keeper of our Christmas Market.

Until December 23rd, 2010

Imaginaid Galerie, rue des Grottes 28, Geneva, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch

wednesday 15 december 2010

The best calendar for children

Absolutely fabulous, the calendar "Gregory" is a really nice object who is playful and aesthetic, educational and creative (www.calendar-game.com). To discover during the X-Mas Market "Un Noël sur Terre".

Until 23rd December 23rd, 2010

Imaginaid Galerie, rue des Grottes 28, Geneva, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch

tuesday 14 december 2010

Two doodoos called Marcel and Ralph

The graphic designer Nathalie Rais made especially for our Christmas market a beautiful serie of doodoos (www.rais.li). Even better, she called them Marcel and Ralph!

Until the 23rd of December 2010

Imaginaid Galerie, rue des Grottes 28, Geneva, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch

monday 13 december 2010

The photo-portraits of Sybille Stoeckli

Come and discover the mini-frames by the designer Sybille Stoeckli (www.sibyllestoeckli.com), a perfect idea to make art with your passport photos.

Until December 23rd, 2010

Imaginaid galerie, rue des Grottes 28, Geneva, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch


thursday 09 december 2010

Beautiful scarfs by Laure Paschoud

Beautiful like the scarfs recently designed by the French artist Daniel Buren. At our market, we propose a serie of home made and high quality scarfs by textil designer Laure Paschoud (www.atelier-laurepaschoud.ch).

Until December 23rd, 2010

Imaginaid Galerie, rue des Grottes 28, Geneva, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch


wednesday 08 december 2010

Opening night B.ü.L.b comics

The constellation of alternative comics brings out its volume W. Always stored in a cardboard box folded by hand and stamped ditto, the 2W Box contains, for the 23rd letter of the aphabet, contributions by the Israeli Rutu Modan, the Chinese Chihoi, the Americans Lloyd Dangle and Andy Rementer, and the Swiss Alexandre Joly.

The entire collection (from C to W) is available during the event 
«Un Noël sur Terre».

Opening Thursday, December 16th from 6.00 pm

Imaginaid gallery, 28 rue des Grottes, Geneva. More information under:
www.imaginaidgalerie.ch and www.bulbfactory.ch.

tuesday 07 december 2010

Some really cool postcards

Come and discover the postcards from the photographer Germinal Roaux (www.germinalroaux.com), a little piece of the big puzzle about boys and girls all over the world.

Until December 23rd, 2010

Imaginaid Galerie, rue des Grottes 28, Geneva,
www.imaginaidgalerie.ch



monday 06 december 2010

Heidi's jewels

To begin this week, discover the rings designed by Heidi Roethlin, which can be seen at the Christmas market "Un Noël sur Terre" in the Imaginaid Galerie.

from December 4th to 23rd, 2010

Imaginaid Galerie, rue des Grottes 28, Geneva, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch

wednesday 01 december 2010

A Moose for Christmas

Each day, discover one of the objects presented at our Christmas Market called "Un Noël sur Terre". Today, the Moose, a fabulous beast photographed by Lionel Henriod (www.lionelhenriod.ch).

from December 4th to 23rd, 2010

Imaginaid Gallery, rue des Grottes 28, Geneva, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch

Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: 14h30 - 18h30,
Thursday: 13h30 -19h30

28 november 2010

Guy Bärtschi

Shooting. Portrait session. Photographer is Cédric Widmer ....

saturday 27 november 2010

Annabelle meets Chantal

Magazin. Two great ladies meet. David Wagnières' photos of Chantal Michel's castle are wonderfully layouted in annabelle.

friday 26 november 2010

Interiors

Magazin. The exquisite barn of interior designer Catherine photographed by David Gagnebin-de-Bons and Benoit Pointet goes Chicago ....

tuesday 16 november 2010

The unique memory of David

Book. First monograph of David Gagnebin-de Bons, De mémoire includes 20 photographs, where each image relates to a specific text. By confronting image and text, he creates a third object, «a tribute to the personal and subjective "small pictures of the great photography", to beloved anonymous and to living or dead masters».

De mémoire, Editions Centre de la photographie Genève & Filigranes Editions.  More information www.davidg.ch.

monday 15 november 2010

A Christmas on Earth

Store. On the occasion of upcoming Christmas, Imaginaid gallery and mc2 will create an ephemeral store presenting goods from thirty photographers, graphic and industrial designers, stylists and ceramists.

The spirit of Christmas will be present with a tree, an apparition of the Virgin, the presence of an elan escaped from Santa's sleigh and cookies for children.

There will not be necessarily for everyone, so come early.

With: Brico-jardin, B.ü.L.b comics, Dadadum, Maïté Gendotti, David Gagnebin-de Bons, Matthieu Gafsou, GPS prod, Sébastien de Haller, Lionel Henriod, Steeve Iuncker, Alban Kakulya, Peter Larsen, Karen Lacroix, Marcel Maeder, Olga Fabrizio, Hubert Méan, Yann Mingard, Keiko Morimoto, Charlotte Nordin, Laure Paschoud, Christian Pauchon, Nathalie Raïs, Germinal Roaux, Heidi Roethlin, Sybille Stoeckli, Ultra, Cédric Widmer ...
In collaboration with les Enfants Terribles, Geneva.

from December 4th to 23rd, 2010

Imaginaid Gallery
, rue des Grottes 28, Geneva, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch

Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 14h30-18h30
Thursday: 13h30-19h30

wednesday 06 october 2010

Wohnrevue

Magazin. The cinema loft from Lausanne photographed by David Gagnebin-de-Bons and Benoît Pointet in Wohnrevue ...

monday 04 october 2010

Flavia Cocchi

Shooting. Lionel Henriod photographing Flavia Cocchi in her studio ...

friday 01 october 2010

Ideales Heim - Architekturpreis

Book. Willi Glaeser's residence designed by architect trio atelier oï won the "Publikumspreis" of Ideales Heim Architekturpreis 2009. The photos signed Cédric Widmer for mc².

thursday 23 september 2010

Un Jeudi sur Terre II – New Landscapes

Exhibition. Seasonal rendez-vous presenting news works of the artists represented by Imaginaid gallery and mc2. After the first and very successful Un Jeudi sur Terre taking place in March 2010, this new exhibition will focus on contemporary landscapes.

Opening, Thursday, October 7th, 2010 from 18.30

Landscapes untouched, prohibited, undefined. Through this second edition Un Jeudi sur Terre, Marcel Maeder offers you a walk in a pristine turf of paper flowers, Alban Kakulya came back from Greenland with the confirmation that the world is really changing; Yann Mingard discovers unsuspected territories, Matthieu Gafsou and Cédric Widmer attached themselves to cultural spaces that are the prerogative of everyone, and no one in particular.

The landscape is a quest, a memory of the retina, the assurance of regeneration.
These new landscapes are an opportunity to travel inside yourself.


Exhibition from October 8th to November 27th, 2010


Imaginaid Gallery, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch

Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 14h30-18h30
Thursday: 13h30-19h30

monday 20 september 2010

Espaces contemporains

Magazin. David Wagnières photos of Chantal's castle published in espaces contemporains ....



tuesday 31 august 2010

Biel Photo Days

Exhibition. Chance hurt things, as two festivals devoted to contemporary photography take place at the same time in Romandie. Left Vevey, with its festival images, right, Biel Photo Days, in its fourteenth edition.

The second allows you to discover new work by Alban Kakulya and Yann Mingard. Going separated ways since their road adventure East of New Eden, Yann Mingard went to document centers for conserving plant germplasm for mankind. His photos point out the striking contrast of those places that, in order to preserve life, enclose it in containers, themselves buried in bunkers (Series Deposit). Alban Kakulya travelled to a green country to bring back images that document everyday social-tourism-climate reality which Greenland will face in the coming years.

In addition, do not miss the photo documentary by Steeve Iuncker in Bosnia. A series of diptychs linking on one side a photo reportage for the European Union (regarding the disarmament of the country), to a more personal and critical look at a population that has been the victim of the collateral damage.


3 to 26 September 2010, in Biel (2010.jouph.ch)

22 august 2010

Domestic slavery

Exhibition. A photo exhibition on domestic slavery appears in Geneva. Trafficking in humans is a widespread reality in the world, unfortunatley also in Geneva. From September 6 to 29, the Association Imaginaid in partnership with the City of Geneva, presents Domestic Slavery, a photographic documentary by Raphaël Dallaporta, with texts by Ondine Millot. A photo exhibition presented in posters in Geneva streets and in public places. A vibrant testimony against the trivialization of daily inhumanities.

6 to 29 September 2010

Locations: Geneva Streets, public places and Imaginaid Gallery, Geneva


Additional info: www.imaginaid.org

01 august 2010

Interior Design

Magazin. Cédric Widmer's images of the Moïtel are published in this excellent magazin.

06 jun 2010

NEAR BY NIGHT 2

Thirty photographers are participating in the second edition of NEAR BY NIGHT, with nearly 500 pictures.

With: Anoush Abrar et Aimée Hoving, Yann Amstutz, Graziella Antonini, Yannic Bartolozzi, Emmanuelle Bayart, Aurélien Bergot, Marion Burnier, David Favrod, David Gagnebin-de Bons, Sandra Garrido Campos, Elise Guillod, Nicole Hametner, Zoe Jobin, Anne-Sophie Küch, Thierry Kupferschmid, Élisa Larvego, Catherine Leutenegger, Olivier Lovey, Christian Lutz, Murielle Michetti, Yann Mingard, Caroline Palla, Danaé Panchaud, Virginie Rebetez, Simon Rimaz, Carine Roth, Nora Rupp, Laura Sanna, smaz, Corinne Vionnet.

Organisation and artistic direction: Danaé Panchaud.
Press contact: Nassim Daghighian.
www.near.li

Thursday, July 8th, 2010, from 8 pm

Imaginaid Gallery
,
rue des Grottes 28, Geneva, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch, with us as partners.

16 may 2010

Comeback to Kalahari

Exhibition. Seduced by Africa, the Italian photographer Nicola Lo Calzo unveils contemporary portraits of the Bushmen of the Kalahari, one of the most ancient peoples of mankind.

Exhibition from May 7th to June 18th, 2010

Imaginaid Gallery, 28 rue des Grottes, Geneva, Switzerland, www.imaginaidgalerie.ch

Hours: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 14h30-18h30
Thursday: 13h30-19h30 / By appointment at any other time.

monday 26 april 2010

Rock your dreams

Exhibition. From May 7th to June 24th, 2010, photographers Matthieu Gafsou, Germinal Roaux and Cédric Widmer show their fine art prints at AART, Art Gallery Saatchi & Saatchi Switzerland.

Matthieu Gafsou, received the 2009 HSBC price for his series called Surfaces, seeking traces of humanity behind Tunisian unfinished villas or living quarters barricaded against the outside world; Germinal Roaux, photographer and filmmaker, documents since a long time todays teenagers, from Lausanne to Mexico City, with leitmotifs as serious as "Cool Kids can't die" or "Fire Me"; magnificent portraitist who loves playing with appearances; Cedric Widmer returns home after his Japanese honeymoon with images of impressive strangeness, capturing the magic of the moment.

All three of them are together on show at the AART, each of them issuing a special invitation to live your dreams or ... to break others.

Artists: www.ph0.ch, www.germinalroaux.com and www.cedricwidmer.ch

Opening reception, Thursday, May 6, 2010, from 18h

AART (by Saatchi & Saatchi), rue Jacques Dalphin 15, Carouge

Hours: Monday - Friday:  14h-17h /By appointment at any other time  maxime@mc-2.ch

friday 23 april 2010

Book signatures at ArtbyGenève

Books. On the occasion of the Contemporary Art Fair, Matthieu Gafsou, as well as Alban Kakulya and Yann Mingard are signing their respective books (Surfaces, éd. Actes Sud & East of a new Eden, Lars Müller Publishers) at the booth of the gallery Imaginaid. An opportunity also to talk with photographers who like to broaden their horizons.

In the presence of the artists on Saturday May 1st from 15:00 to 17:00 at booth B9 Imaginaid gallery.

ArtbyGenève
From April 28 to May 2, 2010
Palexpo - Geneva

Additional information: www.artbygeneve.ch.

thursday 22 april 2010

Imaginaid Gallery goes to ArtbyGenéve

Exhibition. For the second consecutive year, our partner Imaginaid Gallery will participate at the Contemporary Art Fair ArtbyGenève.

We would be very pleased to show all art lovers and collectors who come to visit us a selection of works made by visual artists from Switzerland and France. Among them, Marcel Maeder's flowers and marker pen drawings and their impressive delicacy. Matthieu Gafsou, winner of the 2009 HSBC photography price, questioning the authenticity of an illusory world full homogenization. Alban
Kakulya and Yann Mingard's photographs on the borders of Europe in quest of identity. And also art works by Germinal Roaux, Nicolas Robel, Raphael Dallaporta, Cédric Widmer, Mona Schweizer and Nicola Lo Calzo.

ArtbyGenève
From April 28 to May 2, 2010

Additional information: www.artbygeneve.ch.


tuesday 30 march 2010

Luxuriances

Exhibition. The next exhibition organized by the Galerie de la Ferme de la Chapelle is called Luxuriances. Another opportunity to see a large scale mural installation by Marcel Maeder: tens of thousands of photocopied paper flowers. In a profusion of colors and blooms most diverse, Luxuriances features five artists who reinterpret nature in their own way.

Opening, Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 at 18:00
Exhibition from April 14th to May 16th, 2010

Galerie de la Ferme de la Chapelle
39, route de la Chapelle, 1212 Grand-Lancy

Additional information under
: www.fermedelachapelle.ch

saturday 06 march 2010

A thursday on earth

Exhibition. mc² & Imaginaid Gallery are pleased to invite you to discover their artists on the occasion of the exhibition A thursday on earth.

Opening, Thursday, March 25th, 2010 from 18.30

Whether Matthew Gafsou questioning the authenticity of an illusory world full homogenization, Alban Kakulya and Yann Mingard pushing the boundaries of a Europe still in search of identity or Nicolas Robel offering a few strokes of freedom in a public space increasingly polished, they are nine artists and photographers to witness the realities that exist not only in their minds, nine heads turned hopefully not all in the same direction.

Exhibition from March 26th to April 24th, 2010


Imaginaid Gallery, 28 rue des Grottes, Geneva, Switzerland, www.imaginaid.org

Hours: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 14h30-18h30
Thursday: 13h30-19h30 / By appointment at any other time.

tuesday 09 february 2010

Portraits by Seb Agnetti

Book. John Armleder. Valerie Belin and Lemercier. Ora-Ïto. Miss Kittin & The Hacker. Justice. Agyness Deyn. Camille. Hafsia Herzi. Stress and Jules-Edouard Moustic. It sounds all very name dropping, but that is part of the artistic-people bestiary that photographer Seb Agnetti shot since he moved from Lausanne to Paris. All portraits were orders from what he calls "beautiful magazines (Citizen K, Das Magazin, Fun, Nico International, Annabelle, The optimum ...).  He has put all these portraits together in a limited edition book (five copies). There we can discover his delightfully staged photos with a touch of madness when found necessary. His portraits are always mastered to detail but his poses never appear frozen.

 "Selected portraits" by Seb Agnetti (www.agnetti.li)

tuesday 02 february 2010

Ideales Heim

Magazin. The residence of designer Willi Glaeser (architects atelier oï) was delightfully photographed by Cédric Widmer and first published by Ideales Heim.

tuesday 12 january 2010

Monsieur mathieu watches TV

Exhibition. Today's television is an unforgiving universe. To illustrate the ever more oppressive image and more particularly that of the small screen in our world, the TV series of Mathieu Bernard-Reymond experiments "the combination of two very different materials: the rough and coarse TV screens shots and the sharper image of backgrounds photographed in the traditional manner". The result is digitally abyssal images and a real reflection on the position to adopt vis-à-vis a bulimic media landscape.

From january 17th until march 14th 2010, at Photoforum Pasquart in Bienne (www.pasquart.ch and www.monsieurmathieu.com)

wednesday 16 december 2009

Alphabet book of contemporary comic strips

Comics. Another box that brings us to the letter U. With its 2wBOX collection, B.ü.L.b comix publishings patiently build an impressive panorama of contemporary comic strips art (or maybe simply contemporary art). Their last edition, immutably packaged in a matchbox containing mini-comics in the form of accordions "leporellos", lets us discover Judith Zaugg and Cyril Chapuisat from Switzerland, Julie Morstad from Canada, Arne Bellstorf from Germany (Hambourg) and Kinpro from Japan. The chimney will be happy ! And in addition the letter V is already in the starting blocks.

 

More information on www.bulbfactory.ch/comix/

monday 30 november 2009

Two Swiss went east

Art books. In 2002, while Europe was opening to the East, Yann Mingard and Alban Kakulya went for one month and a half to take pictures of waning frontiers. By following a track of 1,600 kilometers (one started on the banks of the North Sea and the other on the Baltic), they have produced a major geopolitical report, alternating breathtaking landscapes and portraits of inhabitants that are close to be considered as anthropologic. Seven years later, the book East of a new Eden (320 p., 150 pictures, edited by Lars Müller Publishers) shows masterly this epic adventure.


More information on www.lars-mueller-publishers.com, www.yannmingard.ch and http://albankakulya.com

wednesday 11 november 2009

When walls become bridges

Exhibition. The Wall of Shame came down twenty years ago. For this «anniversary», Imaginaid gallery prepared a first-rate exhibition in Geneva. On the Pont de la Machine – open again for this event – the aim is not so much to focus on the past but to witness that today, from Cyprus to Mexico via Ireland or Israel, walls still exist to bluntly exhibit the differences of opinions or religions... With pictures from Stephen Duroy, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Anthony Suau, Shai Kremer or Ron Havi, the trail of 24 photographs shows a reality and forces at the same time the visitor to bypass each of these pictures as if these were in themselves obstacles that rise between the two banks of the Rhône.

 

The exhibition will remain until 31st of january 2010. More information on www.imaginaid.org

 

 

thursday 05 november 2009

Recycle to create

Action. On the occasion of the extension of the exhibition «Détournements mineurs» devoted to the Swiss artist Marcel Maeder (until December 19, 2009), we invite you to bring to the Imaginaid gallery plastic toys and cosmetics that you do not use anymore.

Kinder Toys and Barbie dolls not any longer in fashion and even a bit battered, stale cream jars and tubes of dried-up lipsticks  ... all these waste products we are interested in and they will be recycled later into works of art.

The collection starts Tuesday, November 17.
The first 50 will receive a small gift.


Imaginaid Galerie,
rue des Grottes 28, Geneva www.imaginaid.org

tuesday 29 september 2009

Being Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

Exhibition. On the occasion of the exhibition «Autour de Ramuz», David Gagnebin-de-Bons was invited to revisit the universe of the great Swiss writer Charles Ferdinand Ramuz.  The idea being to demonstrate the importance of the legacy left by the author of Derborence

The result can be seen until november 30th at the Musée de Pully (www.museedepully.ch)

 

More information can be found under www.davidgb.ch

monday 21 september 2009

Marcel Maeder «Détournements mineurs»

Exhibition. The artist Marcel Maeder loves walking in urban areas to gather flowers. He then photocopies them in order to recreate bouquets at his convenience. During the time of the exhibition, Imaginaid gallery is invaded by 12 000 flowers not unlike Tim Burton's enchanting movie Big Fish. Welcome to a world where dolls become tapestries, lace is homemade and the universe of Marcel is under glass.

From september 25th until november 20th, 2009


The Vernissage will take place on thursday 24th of september at 18h30 in the presence of the artist.

Imaginaid Galerie, l'art d'être concerné, rue des Grottes 28, Geneva, www.imaginaid.org

monday 07 september 2009

Marcel Maeder

Shooting. Second portrait séries by Cédric Widmer ...

wednesday 19 august 2009

Moïtel

Shooting. Some days before the opening of the Moïtel, Cédric Widmer is having a portrait session with atelier oï ...



tuesday 23 jun 2009

Marcel Maeder in his studio

Shooting.  First séries of portraits of Marcel Maeder by Cédric Widmer ...