Loving Shedhalle – Resonance – Shedhalle , Switzerland

40 Jahre Shedhalle Zurich

Loving Shedhalle marks the 40th anniversary of Shedhalle in 2025 and reflects on its history, artistic and curatorial strategies, and social resonance. The endeavor examines what it takes to maintain an independent art space in the long term. At its core is an in-depth exploration of the concerns that have shaped this space in its respective historical situations The title reflects the idea of loving as an affective practice: concerns are deeply interwoven with emotions, beliefs and decisions. At Shedhalle, for example, strategies and formats have been developed that aim at agencies of the arts beyond art. Curated by a team of three (Michael Hiltbrunner, Carla Peca, Lucie Tuma), three sub-projects will be created for this occasion:

From September 2025, the new website with the digitised archive of Shedhalle at

www.loving.shedhalle.ch

Developed and curated by Michael Hiltbrunner, Carla Peca, Lucie Tuma

Loving Shedhalle is supported by: Cultural Fund of the Canton of Zurich – Special Project, City of Zurich – Contribution Fund of the Department of Finance, Memoriav, Ernst Göhner Foundation, Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation, Else v. Sick Foundation, Cassinelli-Vogel Foundation, Dr. Adolf Streuli Foundation, videocompany.ch, ZHdK – Zurich University of Arts

Design: Studio Yukiko, Berlin.