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bauhaus facesHANS FISCHLI | Peter, Gina & Fredi Fischli
In this new episode of bauhaus faces, we dive into the life and work of Hans Fischli. Often overlooked in broader Bauhaus stories, Fischli worked across architecture, painting, sculpture, and teaching—leaving a mark that’s still felt today.
To get a sense of his impact, I spoke with the people who knew him best: his son, the artist Peter Fischli; his grandson, curator Fredi Fischli, who is currently preparing an exhibition on Hans Fischli at Zentrum Paul Klee in Berne; and his granddaughter, the artist Gina Fischli. Together, they share personal stories and reflections on their (gran...
2025-11-2547 min
LYGIA CLARK RETROSPEKTIVE3 Clark, the Art Avant-Garde of the 1970s and the French establishmentPrinceton-professor Yve-Alain Bois in conversation with gta Heads of Exhibitions Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen
Yve-Alain Bois, starting at a very young age, published French articles on Lygia Clark such as “Lygia, l’art hors des enceintes” (art outside the system), f.e. in March 1969 for the newspaper Réforme. Bois asked there “saura-t’elle mettre l’art dans la rue?”, that is: will she be able to bring art to the streets?” Clark lived in Paris at the time where she stayed until 1976, a period full of disruptive but important social reforms. In this episode, Bois tells us about his persona...
2025-11-1030 min
ScaffoldFredi Fischli (Kontextur Podcast Festival)Recorded live from the Kontextur Podcast Festival at Khaus in Basel, this episode features a conversation with the curator Fredi Fischli. Fredi Fischli, along with Niels Olsen, is co-curator and co-director of exhibitions at the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta), ETH Zurich. Together with Niels, Fredi works on projects at the intersection of architecture, art, research and teaching, resulting in exhibitions that subvert traditional formats of display by abandoning the top-down dissemination of knowledge typical to University Galleries, sharing instead their more raw and unbridled enthusiasm for forging strange new...
2025-07-0452 min
ScaffoldPetra BlaissePetra Blaisse is a designer and founding partner of Inside / Outside.Blaisse started her career in 1978 at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, in the Department of Applied Arts. From 1986 onwards, she worked as freelance exhibition designer and won distinction for her installations of architectural works. Gradually her focus shifted to the use of textiles, light and finishes in interior space and, at the same time, to the design of gardens and landscapes. In 1991, she founded Inside Outside. The studio worked in a multitude of creative areas, including textile, landscape and exhibition design. From 1999 Blaisse invited specialist...
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