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Over a period of three years, Geneva photographer Christian Lutz was at the side of Swiss interior minister Pascal Couchepin at diplomatic receptions, political meetings, and during trips around the country and abroad. The photographs show a different side of power. According to Lars Müller, the publisher of “Protokoll”, Lutz “isolates the clichés that rule…
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Marvellous weather, sporting endeavour and folklore shaped the Federal Schwingen (Swiss wrestling) and Alpine Festival in Aarau, which takes place every three years. Around 200,000 people attended the event – an all-time record.(Photos by Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo)
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New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center recently celebrated the work of Niklaus Troxler, the Swiss graphic designer and founder of Jazz in Willisau. Troxler’s concert posters sparkle with his twin passions: jazz and design.
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European Heritage Days is this year putting wood centre stage, showing how this multipurpose material has influenced Swiss cultural history. Around 240 events across Switzerland will offer an insight into wood, ranging from prehistoric finds to how it is used in modern Swiss architecture.
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Photography has helped make the Swiss mountains a worldwide tourism destination. Changes in how the Alps have been viewed and depicted over the years were shown in a special exhibition entitled “Alpine Panorama” at the Forum of Swiss History in canton Schwyz, central Switzerland.
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Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) was born in Lausanne but moved to Paris in 1882, where he became associated with the influential Nabis circle of artists. There Vallotton distinguished himself from his contemporaries through his ironic portrayals of society. His sometimes mysterious paintings work on different levels and contain formal elements that were to be found later…
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Swiss superstar architects Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron have been awarded Japan’s “Praemium Imperiale” arts award for their contribution to architecture. Each recipient of the annual award, which is supported by Japan’s imperial family, receives SFr155,000 ($125,000), making it one of the world’s most lucrative art prizes.
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In 2001 the Swiss Conference of Gender Equality Delegates introduced Daughters’ Day in Switzerland with the aim of boosting girls’ self-confidence and curiosity about possible career paths. The event has since evolved into Daughters’/Sons’ Day. Photographer Severin Nowacki last year followed Joel Dietrich, who visited his mother at the Federal Migration Office in Bern.
