Art Of The Day Weekly
#429 - from 5 May 2016 to 11 May 2016
Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885), Morning Concert, ca 1848/1850, oil on plywood. Kunsthaus Zürich, Sammlung Johanna und Walter L. Wolf, 1984 © 2016 Kunsthaus Zürich
The world in a garden
ZURICH – In the Spring gardens are definitely in fashion, and the Rietberg museum, the Swiss equivalent of the quai Branly (it is dedicated to non-European cultures) gives us its own interpretation. From ancient Egypt to contemporary artists (like Wolfgang Laib who personally gathers the pollen for his golden compositions), the exhibition follows a guiding thread that goes back thousands of years. A specific accent is put on Indian miniatures that are literally obsessed with the theme of the garden, which hosts the love encounters between gods as well as the dreams of human beings.
• Gardens of the World at the Rietberg Museum, from 13 May to 9 October 2016.