Chapuisat brothers are mostly known for their unique style of architectural interventions carried out within the spaces of various art-related institutions, where the artists often construct corridors and passages hidden within the extant walls or beneath the surface of the floor or set up systems of disposable architecture systems, thus shedding new light upon the idea of a work place of art being simultaneously the space of its presentation . They also reveal in quite a witty way the aspect of architecture and camouflage in its protective function as a shield against potential hazards.
Born in Switzerland, live and work in EVERYWHERE.
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS:
2011 avant-post. can. neuchâtel. suisse
2010 nostalgia little mutant. czarna gallery. warsaw. poland
2010 ecouter voir. far. nyon. suisse
2010 stratum. le parvis. tarbes. france
2010 sans transition. substitut. berlin. germany
2009 fragmentation rayonnante d’un esprit errant. mitterrand + sanz / contemporary art. zürich
2009 jumping bean. fiac. paris. france
2009 concept aventure 6% de conquête environ. la box. bourges. france
2008 destruction créatrice. wartesaal. perla-mode. zürich
2008 trembling hand perfect equilibrium. in situ. paris. france
2008 bilocation. les gallery. vancouver. canada
2007 no place like home. stadtgalerie. bern
2006 to infinity, and beyond!. lucy mackintosh gallery. lausanne
2006 un rien négatif. salle crosnier. geneva
2005 hyperespace. neue kunsthalle. st.gallen
2004 get down. anneusual. basel
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
2011 encore plus ou moins. domaine pommery. reims. france
2010 passanten ’10 – pods. fundament foundation. tilburg. netherlands
2010 three years. mitterrand + sanz. zürich. suisse
2010 drôles de lieux. musée jurassien des arts. moutier. suisse
2010 liste 15 – the young art fair. centre culturel suisse paris. basel
2010 cage d’escalier. le château. chamarande. france
2010 le carillon de big ben. le crédac. ivry-sur-seine. paris. france
2010 made in china. kunstmuseum. bern
2009 erratique. eternal tour. can. musée d’ethnographie. neuchâtel
2009 autoportrait. swiss art awards. basel
2009 l’incomplétude permanente de la vie. estuaire 09. nantes. saint nazaire. france
2009 concept aventure 25% de mélancolie. la box. bourges. france
2009 shifting identities – [swiss] art now. contemporary art center. vilnius. lithuania
2009 acclimatation. la villa arson. nice. france
2008 shifting identities – [swiss] art now. kunsthaus. zürich
2008 the why of life. swiss institute. new york. usa
2007 cryptomnesia. le printemps de septembre. toulouse. france
2007 cellules dormantes. swiss art awards. basel
2007 push and pull. kunsthalle & allan kaprow. bern
2007 métamorphose d’impact. le crédac & attitudes. paris. france
2006 r.a.s.. on the street. geneva
2006 intra-muros. swiss art awards. basel
2005 il n’y a que l’inaccessible qui vaille la peine. la villa bernasconi. geneva
2004 trash & treasure. centre d’art en l’île. geneva
2003 nature morte. a-zero art space. geneva
