This work is the result of a historiographical research work carried out to revive the highlights of the Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève since its creation in 1974 to the present day. Articulated in two sections, the book traces, through nearly 500 richly illustrated pages, the singular history and the moments of grace of the first Kunsthalle of French-speaking Switzerland.
The first part, an in-depth essay by
François Bovier and
Adeena Mey, focuses on the major eras of the institution, while the second part gives a more personal history of the life of the institution, which consists of a series of exciting talks led by
Andrea Bellini, the current director of the Centre with its predecessors, as well as with major artistic figures who have shared a strong relationship with the Centre, such as Silvie Defraoui,
John Armleder or
Olivier Mosset.
Finally, an exhaustive chronology of exhibitions and cultural events reveals the diversity and high quality of the projects developed by the Center since its inception. This book shows how the history of the Center has echoed the great history of art since the 1970s.
