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Bethan Huws, I’ve forgotten to feed the cat, I haven't got a cat, 2019-2020
Heinz Gappmayr, ist wird, 1996
Thomas Schütte, Hütte, 2016/2021
Roman Signer, Seesicht, 2015
Roman Signer, Seesicht, 2015
Tadashi Kawamata, Huts, 1998
Tadashi Kawamata, Walkway, 1998
Ilya Kabakov and Emilia Kabakov, Ship of Tolerance, 2016
Ilya Kabakov and Emilia Kabakov, Drinking Fountain, 2003
James Turrell, Light Transport, 2003
James Turrell, Light Transport, 2003
Pavel Pepperstein, Untitled, 2002
Pavel Pepperstein, Untitled, 2002
Pavel Pepperstein, Untitled, 2002
Giuseppe Spagnulo, Turris, 1992
Peter Kogler, Untitled, 2001
Franziska Zumbach, Project: Colour in Architecture, 2006
Elisabeth Arpagaus, Untitled, 2003

With the project Collection of Tadashi Kawamata in 1996, the Kunsthaus Zug expanded its activities for the first time into the public space of the city of Zug and beyond. Since then, the museum has been reaching out to people with various art projects: from art in architecture to interventions in public space to the Kunsthaus Zug mobil. Since 2002, the mobile showroom has been on the road at changing locations in the Zug region, in Switzerland and abroad with site-specific projects in cooperation with a wide variety of partners.

The collection includes sculptures, sculptures and installations in the courtyard and in the Kunsthaus garden, as well as architectural installations in the city. Tadashi Kawamata's wooden station path leads to the lido and the Bruggli area. On the lakeside promenade is the walk-in sculpture Seesicht (2015) by Roman Signer, in the Daheimpark is the hut (2016/2021) by Thomas Schütte. The wall drawings by Pavel Pepperstein for the Zug prison can be viewed on request. In cooperation with the Kunsthaus, art in architecture projects with Ilya and Emilia Kabakov as well as James Turrell were also realized for the train station, as well as for school buildings with Elisabeth Arpagaus, Tadashi Kawamata, Carmen Keiser, Michael Kienzer, Peter Kogler, Pavel Pepperstein and Franziska Zumbach.

Art travel guide for children, school classes and families about art around town

The city of Zug has become a dense field of important contemporary art. The art guide for children, school classes (from 2nd grade) and families provides a playful approach to contemporary art in Zug and invites you to take several excursions and varied art walks. It consists of twenty handy booklets with tasks and perceptual exercises on individual works of art. They encourage you to seek them out, look closely, understand, compare, reflect, become active yourself and get to know not only the art but also its locations in a new way. The art guide is available at the Kunsthaus Zug or from Zug Tourism. 10 copies for school classes CHF 50, single copy for families CHF 14.

Parkett magazine: Article by Matthias Haldemann
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