Feste für die Kunst.
Die Galerie 89 in Aarwangen 1989–2014.
From 1989 to 2014, Ursina and Beat Wälchli-Casty ran Gallery 89 in Aarwangen. Their own self-taught interest in contemporary art — an enthusiasm they had had since their youth — gave rise to a successful gallery in an unusual location outside the major art centers. The exhibitions were held on the premises of his own company, a traditional catering firm, and every vernissage was a veritable celebration of art. The enthusiasm for art was contagious and generated a loyal regular audience and a group of buyers who began collecting art through Galerie 89. The gallery’s program promoted local artists as well as national and international positions. Kunsthaus Langenthal opened shortly after Galerie 89, and both were part of a spirit of optimism for contemporary art in the Oberaargau region. The exhibition traces the history of this small art miracle in the periphery from the holdings of the former gallery and the Wälchli-Casty Collection.
With works by Mark Alsterlind, Cuno Amiet, Donald Baechler, Pierre Balas, Klaus Bartmann, Reto Bärtschi, Kurt Baumann, Josef Beuys, Martha Biber, Jean-Charles Blais, Jürgen Brodwolf, Samuel Buri, René Bürki, Werner Buser, Gian Casty, Martin Christ, Pasquale Ciuccio, Theo Eble, Marco Eberle, Werner Fehlmann, Jutta Freudenberger, Paul Finsterwald, H.R. Fitze, Pia Fries, Anton Fuchs, Monika Gilsing, Pasquale Giuccio, Urs Hanselmann, Max Hari, Christoph Hauri, Jürg Häusler, Elmyr de Hory, Urs Hug, Callum Innes, Willy Jost, Heinz Julen, Masahiro Kanno, Per Kirkeby, Fred Engelbert Knecht, Bim Köhler, Susi Kramer, Lea Krebs, Werner Otto Leuenberger, Roy Lichtenstein, Albert Merz, Jörg Mollet, Marlise Mumenthaler, Dennis Oppenheim, Joan Hernández Pijuan, Hans Potthof, Klaus Prior, Heinz Purtschert, Karl Manfred Rennertz, Paul Revellio, Pipilotti Rist, Monika Rutishauser, Erica Schnell, Martin Schwarz, Richard Serra, Willi Siber, Hans Sieverding, Rudolf Steiner, Frank Stella, Peter Stettler, Ludwig Stocker, Christine Streuli, Donald Sulton, Hans Thomann, Lill Tschudi, Cy Twombly, Manfred Vogel, Xiao Hui Wang, Andy Warhol, Louis Weber, Wetz, Alberto Zamboni, Simone Zaugg
The exhibition is generously supported by:
KRESAU4_STIFTUNG
Kultur jetzt
Stiftung Lanz-Kohler
In-kind sponsoring:
Wälchli Feste
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