The Aargauer Kunsthaus is home to an exceptional collection of Swiss art. This is the foundation on which our exhibition and outreach programme is built. In monographic and thematic exhibitions with both domestic and international emphasis, the ...
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Look how the glacier is receding.
Mountains and glaciers as a motif in art
Mountains and glaciers characterise the Swiss landscape and the country's culture. It is therefore not surprising that this motif is of great importance in art.
The focus of the collection traces the thematic focus: from Caspar Wolf's mountain paintings to Ingeborg Lüscher's sunsets in the mountains to Julian Charrière's iceberg and glacier photographs. Today, the mountain is perceived both as a tourist destination and as a symbol of climate change.
The presentation is part of the Switzerland-wide exhibition project Schau, wie der Gletscher schwindet.
Figure legend: Nicolas Faure (*1949), The Alesch Glacier, 1989 Aargauer Kunsthaus With permission of the artist © Nicolas Faure and Fotostiftung Schweiz
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Aargauer Kunsthaus
Aargauerplatz
5001 Aarau
+41 (0)62 835 23 30
kunsthaus@ag.ch
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Wheelchair-accessible, relevant areas with stairs are accessible via a wheelchair-accessible lift, guide dogs permitted, inductive hearing system/induction loop, wheelchair toilet, bright rooms
