CV
Pascal Häusermann
Born 1973, in Chur, Switzerland. After an crafts apprenticeship he has been working on his art projects since 2002 mainly dominated by the media of sculpture. Studied Theory of Arts and Media at University of Arts Zurich from 2004-2008 with a diploma FH-Visual Designer. Between 2001 and 2005 exhibits in the context of cultural activism in Zurich among others the squatted Cabaret Voltaire. 2003 he spends a residency at Genoa, Italy and wins 2006 the Swiss Art Award. Has exhibitions in Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, Georgia, Morocco and Brazil. 2011 he is a cooperative curator of the sculpture triennial Bex&Arts at the french part of Switzerland and is curating several exhibitions as a freelance curator until 2013. 2011 and 2012 he is lecturer at the F+F School of Art and Media Design, Zurich. From 2008 to 2010 he is a member or The John Institute, a independent curatorial project, based in Zurich. From 2012 on he starts working on films which accompany his interest into urban structures. He produces big size sculptures in public space like in Freiburg, South-Germany, Bex and Zurich, Switzerland. 2012/13 he spends a 4-months residency in Paris at the Cité internationale des Arts. 2014 he has his first institutional solo – exhibition at Centre PasquArt, Biel – Switzerland and 2015 he wins a international residency from the FAAP – Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado in São Paulo.
He lives and works in Zurich.
Exibitions
Solo Shows
2016 | Dadalog Nr. 3, Daniel Vlček and Pascal Häusermann The Solution, Prague |
2015 | “Pele de Vedro”, Kunsthalle São Paulo, São Paulo |
2015 | “Pele de Vedro”, Die Diele, Zürich |
2014 | “Sur-impressions”, Centre Pasquart, Biel |
2013 | “Walking an Oriental Line”, Center of Contemporary Arts Tiblissi |
2013 | “So fremd kann Heimat sein”, Wanderbühne Urnäsch, Appenzell |
2009 | “De-Personificatio”, Gast at “Auswahl 09”, Aargauer Kunsthaus |
2006 | “Larger Than Life”, Groeflin Maag Galerie, Basel |
2005 | “Die grosse Ernüchterung”, Stiftung BINZ39, Zürich |
2004 | “Canale Anale”, Gallery Rebecca Container, Genua |
2003 | “Behind The Green Door”, Les Complices*, Zürich |
2003 | “Apokalyptische Körper”, Max Bill-Raum, Jenatschstrasse, Zürich |
Group Shows
2020 | Kunsthalle Ziegelhütte – App’n’zell Now |
2019 | Jahresausstellung Bündner Kunstmuseum |
2019 | Werk und Atelierstipendien Stadt Zürich, Helmhaus Zürich |
2018 | Kunstszene Zürich, Kulturschüür Eierbrecht, Zürich |
2017 | “Ewige Gegenwart. Zeitgenössische Kunst aus der Graphischen Sammlung ETH Zürich”, Ausstellung in der Graphischen Sammlung ETH Zürich und im Helmhaus Zürich |
2016 | Ein Knacks im Leben, Wir scheitern… und wie weiter? Vögele Kulturzentrum, Kuratoren: Simone Kobler, Theo Wehner, Ulrike Wehner |
2016 | A discrétion, ausgezeichnetes Kunstschaffen in Appenzeller Gasthäuser |
2016 | New Buenos Aires A group exhibition project with Jonathas de Andrade, Anne Brand Galvez & Company, Mariano Gaich, Óscar Gardea, Duarte, Pascal Häusermann, Silvan Kälin, Cristiano Lenhardt, Jso Maeder, Ana Roldán, Lena Maria Thüring, WORMS, Künstler_innengruppe, Corner College, Zurich |
2016 | The Artist as The Curator as The Artist Livio Baumgartner, Pascal Häusermann, Karol Radziszewski, The Art of Curating or How about a Paracuratorial Turn?), Corner College, Zurich |
2015 | “Heimspiel”, Kunstmuseum St.Gallen |
2015 | “Nichts Neues”, Stadtgalerie Bern. Organised by Michael Günzburger |
2015 | “AAA Art Altstetten Albisrieden”, Zürich |
2014 | “Ecoing Bex & Arts”, Rolex Learning Center (outdoors), Affaires culturelles et artistiques, EPFL, Lausanne |
2014 | “Werkschau”, Fachstelle Kultur Zürich, Zürich |
2014 | “Die Axt im Haus”, Zimmermannhaus, Brugg. Mit Micheal Günzburger, Christian Vetter und L. Baumgartner |
2014 | “Blurred Lines” ABC Contemporary Gallery, Zürich, curated by Olga Stefan |
2015 | “AAA Art Altstetten Albisrieden”, Zürich |
2014 | “Emergences”, Sculptures en plein air, Bex & Arts, Bex, Waadt |
2014 | “Ecoing Bex & Arts”, Rolex Learning Center (outdoors), Affaires culturelles et artistiques EPFL, Lausanne |
2014 | “Werkschau”, Fachstelle Kultur Zürich, Zürich |
2014 | “Die Axt im Haus”, Zimmermannhaus, Brugg. Mit Micheal Günzburger, Christian Vetter und L. Baumgartner |
2014 | “Blurred Lines” ABC Contemporary Gallery, Zürich, curated by Olga Stefan |
2013 | VFO in der Binz 39, Zurich |
2013 | “Fire it Up”, Dienstgebäude, Zürich |
2013 | Werk und Atelierstipendien, Helmhaus, Zürich |
2013 | Das schwache Geschlecht, neue Mannsbilder in der Kunst, Kunstmuseum Bern |
2013 | Festival international des arts plastiques, Settat, Marokko |
2013 | Werkschau des Kantons Zürich, F+F Schule, Zürich |
2013 | Special Ed and Friends Only, Featuring Ca Tuong Nguyen, Navid Tschopp, Pascal Häusermann, Susanne Sauter, Ed Young, and Zama Kubu, Air Studios, Rote Fabrik, Zürich |
2012 | Fire It Up: Ceramic as Material in Contemporary Sculpture, together with Mark Divo, Cristian Andersen, Artfoyer, Zurich |
2012 | AusSicht Kunst, Skulpturen und Objekte auf dem Freiburger Schlossberg, Freiburg i. Br. |
2011 | “Arkhaiologia”, Ai Wei Wei, Mark Dion, Daniel Richter, Jonathan Meese, Sophie Calle, Daniel Spoerri, Julia Steiner, Heinrich Gartentor, Beat Lippert, Giuseppe Cabellone, Jan Fabre, Simon Fujiwara, Centre Pasquart, Biel |
2011 | Catch of the Year, Dienstgebäude, Zürich |
2010 | Auswahl 09, Aargauer Kunsthaus |
2010 | Catch of the Year, Dienstgebäude, Zürich |
2010 | Auswahl 10, Aargauer Kunsthaus |
2009 | Grants Zurich, Helmhaus, Zurich |
2009 | Swiss Art Awards, Messezentrum Basel |
2009 | Catch of the Year, Dienstgebäude, Zürich |
2008 | 5th international Dadafestwochen, with Ingo Giezendanner, Marianne Engel, Mickry Drei, etc. Curated by Mark Divo, Kolin, Czech, Republic |
2008 | 10ième Triennale de la Sculpture, Bex & Arts, with Valentin Carron, San Keller, Vicent Kohler, Bob Gramsma, etc; Bex, Waadt |
2008 | Werkstipendien des Kantons Zürich, F+F, Schule für Kunst und Medien, Zürich |
2008 | Auswahl 08, Aargauer Künstler und Künstlerinnen, Aargauer Kunsthaus |
2007 | “John Intitute, Role Model”, David Blandy, Simone Gilges, Nicolas Guagnini & Jeff Preiss, Walter Pfeiffer, Julika Rudelius, Ed Young, Silvie Zürcher, Kunsthaus Perla Mode, Zürich. Kuratoren: Jean-Claude Freymond-Guth, Burkhard Meltzer, Michael Hiltbrunner |
2007 | “Art of Failure”, Kunsthaus Baselland, with Roman Ondak, Nedko Solakov, Erich Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Stefan Burger, etc. curated by Claudia Spinelli, Sabine Schaschl |
2007 | “För Hitz ond Brand”, Kunst in appenzeller Ortsmuseen. with Ursula Palla, Christoph Büchel, Peter Regli, Loredana Sperini, etc. |
2006 | Swiss Art Awards, Basel |
2006 | Werkstipendien des Kantons Zürich, F+F, Schule für Kunst und Medien, Zürich |
2006 | Proces, 1. International symposium for interdisciplinary proces in contemporary art, Prag. Kurator M. Divo |
2006 | “you knows it” Gruppenausstellung mit Clare Goodwin, Marcel Kühne, Jan Kotik, Mark Divo, curated by Mark Divo, GroeflinMaag Galerie, Basel |
2005 | “Lokale Aufhellungen”, curated by Martin Senn und Esther Eppstein, Helmhaus, Zürich |
2005 | International Biennale, National Gallery, Prague. Curated by Oliver Kielmayer |
2005 | “interlokal”, Shedhalle, Zurich |
2005 | “Editionen in der BINZ39”, Stiftung BINZ39, Zürich, curated by Loredana Sperini und Alexandra Blättler |
2004 | Ausstellung der Stipendiaten und Stipendiatinnen der BINZ39, BINZ39, Zurich |
2004 | Kunstmesse Zürich, Cart-Off-Space, mit Fondation Kroesus |
2004 | 4. Dada-Festwochen, Gemeinschaftsarbeit mit Loredana Sperini |
2002 | Werk – und Stipendienausstellung, Helmhaus, Zurich |
2002 | “Behind the green Door”, Künstlerhaus Plattenstrasse, Zurich |
2001 | Welcome to Egypt, Installation by Marc Divo, Helmhaus, Zürich |
2001 | Kunstschau im Hotel Garnie, Zürich |
2001 | Kunstschau im Dada-Haus , 1. Dada-Festwochen, Zürich |
2001 | “So fremd kann Heimat sein”, Gruppenausstellung mit M. Divo, Stini Arn, Olga Mazurkiewicz, Kurator: Gianni Jetzer, Kunstraum, Kreuzlingen |
Grants
2014 | Grant Kanton Zürich |
2014 | Award Kulturstiftung UBS |
2011 | Grant Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Druckgrafik |
2008 | Grant Aargauer Kuratorium |
2006 | Federal Price for Fine Arts |
2006 | Grant of Kanton Zürich |
2005 | Grant of Appenzell Ausserrhodische Kulturstiftung |
2002 | Grant of Appenzell Ausserrhodische Kulturstiftung |
Residencies
2015 | Residency of the Faap-Foundation, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
2012 | Residency at Cité des arts, Paris (Kanton Zurich) |
2002 | Studio of Stiftung BINZ39, Zurich |
2002 | Residency at Genoa, Italy (City of Zurich) |
Art in Public Space
2017 | Traits of a Square, Zurich/Altstetterplatz |
2017 | L’art de la guerre, Freiburg im Breisgau/Merzhauser Strasse |
Art in Commission
2012 | Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich, Architekt Max Dudler |
Curatorial Projects
2014 | “Trouble Boy”, Corner College, Zürich |
2012 | “Conditio Humana”, Curator Kunstkammer, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Zürcher Bildhauer, Zürich |
2011 | “Territoires” Co-curator of the sculpture triennale Bex&Arts, Kanton Waadt, Switzerland |
2009 | “A Last Flare-up of Heroism before Decay”, Co-Curator, The John Institute, Pavillon Paradeplatz, Zurich |