Notes on Kim Lim

20 October 2024 – 4 May 2025 / Kunstmuseum

The exhibition Daiga Grantina. Notes on Kim Lim traces the work of the Singaporean-British artist Kim Lim (1936-1997) in a contemporary and associative exploration and places her oeuvre in dialogue with the sculptures of the Latvian artist Daiga Grantina (*1985).

Kim Lim's oeuvre includes abstract sculptures made of wood and stone as well as works on paper that reflect on the relationship between art and nature. Daiga Grantiņa uses a wide range of everyday materials in her practice, from the synthetic to the organic, often reversing and transcending the boundaries of their traditional use to create associative formations. There are remarkable similarities and parallels between Daiga Grantina's sculptures and Kim Lim's works, particularly in terms of their mutability and elasticity, which are constitutive for both artists. At the same time, the differences between the works become clear, creating an effective tension.

Being the first presentation of Kim Lim's work in Switzerland, the exhibition is not intended to be a retrospective, but rather looks at her work from an artistic perspective. The ‘notes’ on Lim's work are complemented by the views of the photographer Katalin Deer and the poet Ilma Rakusa in an artist publication designed by Toan Vu-Huu, as well as by the voice of the sound artist and composer Anna Zaradny.

Curated by Daiga Grantina and Stefanie Gschwend

OPENING

SA / 19.10. /
15:30 NOTES ON KIM LIM – A CONVERSATION (ENG.)
Alex and Johnny Turnbull with Bianca Chu from the Estates of Artists William Turnbull and Kim Lim
/ Kunstmuseum

18:00 ANSPRACHE / WELCOME
Stefanie Gschwend, Director / Curator
/ Kunstmuseum

ab 19:00 FOOD / DRINKS / DJ FUNDUS
/ Kunsthalle

COLLATERAL EVENTS

EVERY WED /
16:00–16:30 ART FOR VESPER (GER)
Short tour through the exhibition
/ Kunstmuseum

DO / 5.12. /
18:45–19:45 / CURATORS TOUR (GER)
with Stefanie Gschwend, Director / Curator
/ Kunstmuseum

SO / 16.2. /
15:00–16:00 PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR (GER)
with Domenika Chandra, Art Mediation
/ Kunstmuseum

SO / 30.3. /
11:00–12:00 CURATORS TOUR (GER)
with Stefanie Gschwend, Director / Curator
/ Kunstmuseum

DO / 1.5. /
18:15–19:45 LE FOYER IN PROCESS / DAIGA GRANTINA (GER)
Kathleen Bühler (curator, Zurich) talks to Daiga Grantina about her work
process and current research. Afterwards the art bar Heute Tankrevision is open
/ Kunstmuseum

SO / 4.5. /
DAY PROGRAMME / NOTES ON KIM LIM
/ Kunstmuseum

11:00–12:00 ARTIST TALK (GER)
Daiga Grantina in conversation with Stefanie Gschwend, Director / Curator

12:00–13:30 TASTY SPRING LUNCH

14:00–15:00 ANNA ZARADNY’S NOTES ON KIM LIM
Anna Zaradny (*1977) is a sound artist, visual artist, composer and improviser.
With her voice she reacts to the exhibition Daiga Grantina. Notes on Kim Lim.

15:00–16:00 BOOK LAUNCH
Aperitif and launch of the artist's book accompanying the exhibition with a photographic track by Katalin Deér, poetry by Ilma Rakusa and a free text by Daiga Grantina.

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