Kunsthaus Zürich announces exhibition programme 2025
Roman Signer, Piaggio on Jump, 2003. Ski jump, Chochołów, Poland. Photo: Rudolf Steiner / videocompany.ch. © Roman Signer.
ZURICH.—
Kunsthaus Zürich is Switzerland’s largest transhistorical museum for fine arts, spanning over eight centuries of art history, from the Middle Ages to the present. Being both a picture palace as well as a centre of curiosity, the museum explores the alliances between the ancient, the modern and the contemporary, tradition and innovation.
In 2025, the Kunsthaus Zürich presents an exhibition and collections programme that embraces contradictions and invites all visitors to think beyond boundaries.
Roman Signer
April 4–August 17, 2025
A large-scale exhibition that explores past and present practices of the renowned Swiss artist (b. 1938), whose work unites humour, experiment and energy. Curated by Mirjam Varadinis.
Monster Chetwynd
May 16–August 31, 2025
An exciting exhibition by the British artist (b. 1973), that functions as a “Gesamtkunstwerk” blending performance, sculpture and installation. Curated by Raphael Gygax.
Suzanne Duchamp
June 6–September 7, 2025
The first retrospective of the astonishing Dada artist (1889–1963), who has long remained in her brothers’ shadow. Curated by Talia Kwartler and Cathérine Hug.
O Fellow Human! Wilhelm Lehmbruck—The Final Years
In dialogue with Yves Netzhammer
October 24, 2025–January 18, 2026
The visionary sculptor Lehmbruck (1881–1919) meets the contemporary artist Netzhammer (b. 1970). Curated by Sandra Gianfreda.
Making an Impression!
October 31, 2025–January 25, 2026
Masterpieces on paper from the collection, Albrecht Dürer to Dieter Roth. Curated by Jonas Beyer.
Lygia Clark
November 14, 2025–March 8, 2026
An all-encompassing retrospective celebrating the work of the groundbreaking Brazilian artist (1920–1988), who pioneered a full bodily experience of art that involves all the senses. Curated by Cathérine Hug in collaboration with Irina Hiebert Grun and Maike Steinkamp. A co-production with the Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin.
Garden: interactive sculpture by Monster Chetwynd
At the heart of the Chipperfield garden Monster Chetwynd (b. 1973) realises an impressive walk-through sculpture that invites interaction. Known for her playful and carnivalesque performances, the British artist highlights the fascinating connections between the history of monumental sculpture and science-fiction fantasy films from the 1970s.
Collection: immersive space by Refik Anadol
The multi-sensory installation Glacier Dreams (2023) of Refik Anadol (b. 1985) transports visitors into the world of artificial intelligence and Big Data. Anadol transforms thousands of images of glaciers into a captivating digital landscape that brings home with striking clarity the reality of climate change. The work has been donated by the Swiss private bank Julius Baer.
Collection: ReCollect! Yto Barrada, Wu Tsang and Wolfgang Laib
The artist-curated “ReCollect!” series invites contemporary artists to engage with the Kunsthaus’s historical collection and reinterpret it in their own idiosyncratic way, opening up new vistas, and critically interrogating or reshaping the established canon. The Kunsthaus rejoices in the presentation of Yto Barrada (b. 1971), that opened in December 2024 and looks forward to the exciting constellations staged by Wu Tsang (b. 1982) and Wolfgang Laib (b. 1950) in dialogue with amongst others the works of choreographer Suzanne Perrottet and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
