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Ilma Rakusa with Annelies Štrba
May 7, 18:30-20h
Das Lechbinska Forum lädt Sie herzlich ein zu einem Künstler*innengespräch mit Annelies Štrba und der Schriftstellerin und Literaturübersetzerin Ilma Rakusa.

Štrba und Rakusa verbindet eine langjährige Freundschaft und ein intensiver künstlerischer Austausch. Bei dieser besonderen Veranstaltung wird Ilma Rakusa ausgewählte Gedichte und Kurzprosa lesen – im Dialog mit den ausgestellten Werken von Annelies Štrba.


The Lechbinska Forum warmly invites you to join us for an artist talk featuring Annelies Štrba and writer and literary translator Ilma Rakusa.

Longtime friends and creative companions, Štrba and Rakusa have shared a deep artistic dialogue over the years. During this special event, Ilma Rakusa will read selected poems and short prose, presented in dialogue with Annelies Štrba’s works on view in the space.

Door opens 18:15
The event is in German.

📍Mühlebachstrasse 14, CH-8008 Zürich
May 7 | Annelies Štrba with Ilma Rakusa
Artist talk, followed by apéro
CHF
16
May 7 | Annelies Štrba with Ilma Rakusa
Artist talk, followed by apéro
Members admission

CHF
8
CHF
16
#workshop
Herstellung einer Teetasse mit Hanji-Abdruck
May 17, Saturday 13-16h
Kreiere deine eigene filigrane Tasse in der Optik von traditionellem handgeschöpftem Papier aus Korea (Hanji). Wir arbeiten mit Porzellanton in Plattentechnik nach einer Vorlage. In den Ton drücken wir verschiedenen Hanji-Texturen.

Die entstandenen Objekte werden innen mit Transparent-Glasur glasiert, aussen bleibt die Textur roh, und anschliessend gebrannt. Sie sind nach drei bis vier Wochen abholbereit.

Kursleitung: Haeyoung Lee, Diplom-Designerin HFBK Hamburg
Teilnehmerzahl: max. 6 Personen
Kurs für Anfänger*innen und Fortgeschrittene

📍Mühlebachstrasse 14, CH-8008 Zürich
May 17 | Workshop | Filigrane mit Hanji texturierte Porzellantasse
Kursgebühr CHF95 + Materialkosten CHF25 (Ton, Glasur, Brennen)
CHF
120
#workshop
Bogagi. Art of packaging
May 31, Saturday 10-12h

📍Mühlebachstrasse 14, CH-8008 Zürich
May 31 | Bogagi. Art of packaging
Kursgebühr CHF50 + Materialkosten CHF25
CHF
75

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Past Events

#artisttalk
यंत्र yantra
Francine Mury in dialogue with Prof. Maya Burger
March 6, 18:30-20:00
Yantras are contemplative mystic diagrams used to focus the mind, cultivate inner control, and free oneself from the habitual distractions that hinder connection with one’s true source and center.

This talk brings together artist Francine Mury and Maya Burger, professor of Indian Studies, to explore a collection of mystic diagrams—an artistic treasury that has inspired Mury’s work since the 1990s.

📍Mühlebachstrasse 14, CH-8008 Zürich
#gathering
Maslenitsa
Feb 26
#artisttalk
Why is the Yangtse River so enchanting?
Gao Xiang
Feb 18, 18:30-20:00
The Yangtze, stretching over 6300 kilometers, is the longest river in China and Asia, and is considered China's “mother river”. It crosses the Tibetan plateau, the Sichuan basin and the plain of the middle and lower Yangtze, giving rise to the brilliant cultures of Liangzhu and Wu-Yue. As a vital artery of transportation and economy in ancient China, the Yangtze witnessed many historical transitions, while fostering, along its course, a great diversity of ecosystems and a profound cultural richness.

Gao Xiang traveled along the Yangtze, documenting his observations through a series of sketches. During our discussion in Zurich, he will share his experiences and insights on the evolving landscapes and the lives of the people along the river.
#exhibition
Carrying Treasures by Esther Brinkmann
Feb 6, 18:30-20:00
Creator, teacher and ambassador for jewellery - these three roles have made Esther Brinkmann a key figure in jewellery design not only in her native Switzerland, but also in China and India, where she lived and worked for almost ten years. Thanks to her contact with master artisans in both countires she has explored new horizons with her work. Indian enamel and Chinese jade carving have made their way into her favourite piece of jewellery, the ring. (Elizabeth Fischer)

Lechbinska Forum is proud to present a curated selection of both early and recent works by Esther Brinkmann, inviting you to explore the artistry of wearable art she has mastered.

📍Mühlebachstrasse 14, CH-8008 Zürich
#dinnerinthreeacts
Dinner with artist
Jan 31

#membersgathering
Celebration of Lunar New Year
Jan 29, 18:00-20:00
The event was organized in partnership with Asia Society Switzerland.

This after-work gathering offers a wonderful opportunity to explore Chinese traditions in both art and celebrations, reflect on changes, connect with fellow Asia enthusiasts, and get inspired for the year ahead.

The evening will also be an opportunity to exchange ideas and resolutions for 2025 – whether it’s discussing upcoming exhibitions, sharing literature recommendations, or exploring ways to deepen your knowledge of Asian culture and traditions in the year ahead.


#masterclass
Painting practices of the
Qing Aisin Gioro imperial family
Dec 11, 9:30-11:30
Chinese painter Hengjin Aisin Gioro is a descendant of the Qing imperial family and was taught painting according to the family’s traditional methods. In her “Painting practices of the Qing Aisin Gioro imperial family” workshop, students will have the opportunity to learn from Hengjin how to paint with pigment and ink on paper and silk in the “elaborate style” (gongbi 工笔), the “boneless method” (mogu 没骨) and in “freehand sketching” (xieyi 写意). At the end of the class your will create your own painting.
#artisttalk
Chinese painting Practice
Aisin Gioro Hengjin moderated by Prof. Dr. Sarah Fraser
Dec 10, 18:30-20:00
Chinese painter Hengjin Aisin Gioro is a descendant of the Qing imperial family and was taught painting according to the family’s traditional methods. In her “Chinese Painting Practice” artist talk, she will address the historical background and her family’s painting theories. The talk is moderated by Prof. Dr. Sarah Fraser, head of the Institute of East Asian Art History, Heidelberg University.
#artisttalk
Meet the Artist
Luo Mingjun
Sep 26
An exclusive art tour for Asia Society Switzerland and its Passport Members

During the delightful evening, Luo Mingjun shared her life story with us and detailed the evolution of her creative process, in addition to presenting her latest exhibition, “No Way Back”, a series of works dedicated to water that developed quite naturally from two earlier ones, the Cloud series and the Magnolia series.
#exhibition
Luo Mingjun | Break Up Étoiles
Aug 30-Oct 26, 2024
On 105 sheets of rice paper individually mounted on wooden panels, arranged like Lao Tse's text in four rows of ten entities, Luo Mingjun broke free of calligraphy and dotted the square segments with randomly orchestrated ink marks. The result: the significantly titled Break Up, 105 "constellations" that could never be brought together as a single image, as each obeys its own laws of, for example, dispersion, centrifugal movement, and dilution, and thus cannot be copied or reproduced.

📍Mühlebachstrasse 14, CH-8008 Zürich