Art Weekend
Art Weekend
On Snow
and ice
Castell Art Weekend is all about finding out new things about art, meeting exciting artists in person, having stimulating discussions, visiting art locations in Zuoz and beyond. It is a lighthouse for the arts in the heart of the Engadin.
For hotelier Ruedi Bechtler—artist, curator and collector—art is an experience with a clear social element. Since the early days of the Castell he has invited friends and other artists to present their work, to enter into dialogue with an enthusiastic audience and to create new works on site. Talks and discussions bring artists and visitors together, foster interaction and create connections. Over the years it has grown into an institution in the Swiss art scene.
Previous Art Weekends:
2024: “z.B. SKULPTUREN”
From 13th to 15th September 2024, featuring the artists Tadashi Kawamata, Japan (*1953), Gina Fischli, Switzerland (*1989), and Florian German, Switzerland (*1978).
Castell Art Weekend 2023
Taking part in Castell Art Weekend 2023 were Sarah Benslimane, accompanied by Fabrice Stroun, art critic and curator; Oscar Tuazon, accompanied by Lynn Kost, curator at Kunst Museum Winterthur; and the sound artist Magda Drozd with Nicola Genovese.
2022: «THREE GREAT ARTISTS»
Taking part were the artist Ida Ekblad (*1980, Oslo, Norway) accompanied by Daniel Baumann, director of Kunsthalle Zürich; Nora Turato (*1991, Zagreb, Croatia) accompanied by art historian Adam Jaspers; and Rinus Van de Velde (*1983, Leuven, Belgium) accompanied by Fanni Fetzer, director of Kunstmuseum Luzern.
2020: «TRACES OF CIVILISATION»
Taking part were the artists Julian Charrière and Isabel Lewis from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with her partner Dirk Bell, accompanied by Daniel Baumann, director of Kunsthalle Zürich.
2019: «MYSTERIES AND THE ORDINARY»
Taking part were the artists Shana Moulton (USA) and Raphael Hefti (CH) as well as Judith Welter, director of Kunsthaus Glarus.
2018: «OF MICE AND HUMANS»
Taking part were the artists Andrea Büttner (*1972, Germany) and Cédric Eisenring (*1983, Switzerland), Prof. Dr. Barbara König, (*1955, Germany) as well as Salome Hohl, art historian, curator, Büttner’s companion.
2017: «BETWEEN CIRCLES AND TIME»
With Judith Albert (*1969, Switzerland), video and installation artist; Simon Starling (*1967, UK), concept artist and Turner Prize winner 2005; Dr. Katharina Ammann, Swiss Institute for Art Research (SIK-ISEA); and Fritz Hauser (*1953, Switzerland), drums and percussion.
2017: KIPPENBERGER "20 JAHRE SPÄTER"
20 years after Martin Kippenberger’s death, family members, friends and companions, as well as collectors, artists and other art lovers gathered at Hotel Castell in Zuoz in Engadin for a three-day seminar titled “Kippenberger 20 years later”.
2016: «THE CULTURE OF NATURE»
Mark Dion (*1961, USA), Maria Loboda (*1979, Poland), Dana Sherwood (*1977, USA), George Steinmann (*1950, Switzerland). The work of the invited artists ask questions: How do our images and ideas of "nature and the supposedly natural” influence our worldview and our behaviour? Where does art link in with this in useful or concrete, utopian or avantgard ways? Can art make a contribution to a sustainable future?
