Art Interviews of the University of St.Gallen

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St.Gallen Clicker – An interview with Lewis Davidson

On December 4th the artwork "St.Gallen Clicker" by London-based mixed media artist Lewis Davidson was presented to the public at the University of St.Gallen. In our video interview, he talks about the creation process, rearranging hierarchies through material, and resourcefulness as a form of creativity.

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Mai-Thu Perret on "Through the forest of thorns, a single path"

The Swiss artist Mai-Thu Perret has created a 60-metre-long gold-coloured brass chain that meanders fluidly through the geometrically clear building of SQUARE. For the students, perhaps something like a lucky charm on the path to understanding. The chain was made with great care from hammered or cast sheet brass at the Kunstgiesserei Sitterwerk in St.Gallen.

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Adrian Kowanz on "www 12.03.1989 06.08.1991" by Brigitte Kowanz

Brigitte Kowanz (1957-2022) called the conceptually and sensually impressive work "a kind of biography of the World Wide Web". The title contains the two dates, as Morse code on the aluminium tape and the neon light tube, on which the WWW was launched at CERN. Her son Adrian Kowanz completed the work after her death.

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Wilhelm Mundt on "Trashstones"

The sculptor Wilhelm Mundt on his work group "Trashstones", art & transience as well as the changes that have occurred over the years in his reflections on art and sculpture. (in German)

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Tony Cragg on art and sculpture

"The most human thing in the world is art." Tony Cragg on the essence of sculpture, on form and material, and sculptures as radical political attitude. An art interview. (in German)

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Gerhard Richter's "St.Gallen"

The artist Gerhard Richter about his painting "St.Gallen", his difficulties with the art world and some of his own pictures. A video interview on the occasion of his exhibition "Images / Series", which is on display from May 18th to September 7th, 2014 at the Fondation Beyeler. (in German)

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Felix Lehner on Hans Josephsohn

Felix Lehner, founder and managing director of Kunstgiesserei St.Gallen and Galerie Felix Lehner AG, on the artist Hans Josephsohn. Which sculptural and artistic questions have occupied Josephsohn throughout his life? What is so special about his work "Standing Figure, Untitled, 1962", which can be seen at the University of St.Gallen? And how important is the "counterpart" in all his works? (in German)

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Zilla Leutenegger on "Treppenhaus: Lonely at the top"

The Swiss artist Zilla Leutenegger on her work "Staircase: Lonely at the top", her art concept and the sgraffito technique used for the first time in her work. An art interview. (in German)

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Yan Pei-Ming: The art of portraiture

In this video interview, Chinese artist Yan Pei-Ming talks about his work "Red Self-Portrait", which can be seen in the HSG sports hall, the art of portraiture and mortality as a driver for artistic work (in French).

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Art interview: Felice Varini

The Swiss artist Felice Varini on three-dimensional paintings, the art of geometric shapes and his latest work which is permanently installed in the Library Building of the University St.Gallen. A video interview (in French).

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Explosives, humour and moving images - an interview with Roman Signer

The artist Roman Signer in a video interview. Why his art seems fresher than that of Joseph Beuys and what role humour plays in his video works. 14 of them can be seen as a permanent projection at the HSG. (in German)

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Félix de la Concha: «Panorama WBZ. Through the Looking-Glass»

The Spanish artist Félix de la Concha talks about his recent work "Panorama WBZ. Through the Looking-Glass" on the HSG campus and explains the relationship between image and reality and how Lewis Carroll is a source of inspiration.

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UArt 2017

The art project "UArt" (formerly "art@tell") brings new art works to the HSG. For six months the works of artists from five countries can be seen at Tellstrasse 2. In the video interview, Florencia Levy, Anastasios Veloudis, Victoria Tan and Ivar Veermäe present their works.

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«art@tell» Edition 2015

Artistic works from Raúl Rebolledo (Mexico), Javier Artero (Spain), Sara Benaglia (Italy), Warattaya Bullôt (New Zealand) and Jiwon Kim (South Korea) are central to the 2015-edition of "art@tell". In our video interview the artists talk about the relationship between violence and art, museum-selfies and video works (almost ) without any movement.

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Art@Tell II – Part 1

The University’s Tellstrasse location is also a venue for emerging artists from different cultural backgrounds. The Edition 2/2014 combines various art forms under one roof. The Austrian photographer Agnes Prammer explores the boundary between documentary and staged photography, while Ruth Le Gear (Ireland) uses scientific findings and combines them with mystical themes in her installation "Polar Forces: Universe of an Iceberg". An art interview. (Part 1 of 2)

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Art@Tell II – Part 2

In the second part of the interview series for the Art@Tell-Edition 2/2014 artists Lewis Davidson, Allyson Glenn and Sarawut Chutiwongpeti speak about national identity, sculptural paintings and the artist's role. What is the function of atmosphere and harmony in the works of Thai artist Chutiwongpeti and what characterizes Lewis Davidson's conceptual pieces? (Part 2 of 2)

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Savanna Barrett: Mentor. Story of a painting.

The New York-based artist Savanna Barrett about her painting "Mentor", the sculptural side of her work and the relationship between concept, time and oil painting. A video interview.

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Art@Tell I

Clarissa Tossin, Sameer Tawde, Anatoliy Babiychuk and Yooree Yang present their works currently on display in the University building on Tellstrasse. In our video interview they talk about art as a method of knowledge, changes of perspective and the correlation between concept and art.

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St.Gallen Clicker – An interview with Lewis Davidson

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Mai-Thu Perret on "Through the forest of thorns, a single path"

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Adrian Kowanz on "www 12.03.1989 06.08.1991" by Brigitte Kowanz

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Wilhelm Mundt on "Trashstones"

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Tony Cragg on art and sculpture

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Gerhard Richter's "St.Gallen"

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Felix Lehner on Hans Josephsohn

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Zilla Leutenegger on "Treppenhaus: Lonely at the top"

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Yan Pei-Ming: The art of portraiture

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Art interview: Felice Varini

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Explosives, humour and moving images - an interview with Roman Signer

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Félix de la Concha: «Panorama WBZ. Through the Looking-Glass»

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UArt 2017

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«art@tell» Edition 2015

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Art@Tell II – Part 1

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Art@Tell II – Part 2

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Savanna Barrett: Mentor. Story of a painting.

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Art@Tell I

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