Swiss Institute
12pm-8pm with neighborhood tours at 12:30pm and 2pm
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38 St Marks Place New York, NY 10003
This fall, Swiss Institute is having an exhibition titled Energies, inspired by the E 11th St windmill project. The exhibition includes influential historic artworks alongside contemporary positions and new commissions that address ecological affordances and effects, social formations, and political arrangements attached to energy past and present.
As a part of Energies, which will be open to view from the public from 12pm-8pm on Saturday, October 19, Swiss Institute is collaborating with community partners to offer two free tours on this day.as a part of Open House New York. Both tours are free, but attendees should RSVP to rsvp@swissinstitute.net and specify which tour(s) they are signing up for. Please note that these off-sites tours are unfortunately not fully accessible. For accessibility questions, you can reach out to the email above.
1. Meet at MoRUS at 155 Loisaida Ave, New York, NY 10009 for a guided community garden tour that activates alternative energy histories and visions of the city, illustrating different DIY and collectivist efforts, led by MoRUS director, Bill DiPaola, at 12:30pm. This tour will end at Swiss Institute.
2. Meet at 519 E 11th St, New York, NY 10009 for a guided tour with current board president, Rafael Jaquez, at 2pm to visit the rooftop where traces of the 1973 wind turbine and solar panels are still visible.
For Exhibition: Wheelchair Accessible | Elevator Available | Seating Available | Gender Neutral Restrooms Available
For Off-site Tours: Please note that these off-sites tours are unfortunately not fully accessible. For accessibility questions, you can reach out to rsvp@swissinstitute.net.
Swiss Institute is an independent non-profit contemporary art institution dedicated to promoting forward-thinking and experimental art making through innovative exhibitions and programs. Open to the public free-of-charge, Swiss Institute seeks to explore how a national perspective can foster international conversations in the fields of visual and performing arts, design and architecture.
The Swiss Institute offers weekly lectures, presentations, and discussions. Entry is free of charge and on a first come, first serve basis. Swiss Institute offers four residencies per year in an effort to support artists beyond the parameters of commissions and exhibition making. They also launched the Education Initiative which provides opportunities for children, teenagers, and older adults to engage with contemporary art and take part in artist-led workshops in a dedicated Education & Public Programs space.
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