20 years of Auswahl! In collaboration with the Aargauer Kuratorium, the Aargauer Kunsthaus is presenting contemporary art from the region for the twentieth time. When the Auswahl is shown at the end of the year, it is like opening a treasure chest. The diversity, dynamism and potential of Aargau’s artists can be discovered on two floors.

The jury appointed jointly by the Aargauer Kunsthaus and the Aargauer Kuratorium makes a selection from around 200 dossiers and decides on participation in Auswahl 24.

As part of the Auswahl process, the Aargauer Kuratorium awards grants for works and funding in the fields of visual arts and performance.

Artists

Silvan Aeschbach, Angela Anzi, Baggenstos/Rudolf (Heidy Baggenstos and Andreas Rudolf), bittelangsam (Andrea Züllig and Heiko Schätzle), Marie-Claire Baldenweg, Myrien Barth, Sabian Baumann, Stephan Bruelhart, Rachel Bühlmann, Ishita Chakraborty, Mattia Comuzzi, Cédric Eisenring, Pearlie Frisch, Anja Furrer and Kevin Sommer, Franziska Furter, Glaser/Kunz (Daniel Glaser and Magdalena Kunz), Viviana González Méndez, Christian Greutmann, Mireille Gros, Paula Häni and Stephanie Hess, Thomas Hauri, Arabella Hebeisen, Alex Herzog, Martin Heynen, Ruben Hollinger, Francisca Ingold, Hans-Peter Kistler, Stefanie Knobel, Denise Kobler, Oliver Krähenbühl, Sonja Kretz, Libikooka (Gabriel Studerus and Julia Geröcs), Rafael Lippuner, Julia Mensch, Thomas Moor, Claudio Näf, Petra Njezic, Sara Rohner, Jason Rohr, Jean-Robert Schaffter, Bruno Schlatter, Doris Schmid, Milena Seiler, Levin Stettler Brogli, Magdalena Suter, Max Treier, Gianluca Trifilò, Timo Ullmann, Nick Walter and Tara Cunningham, Linus Weber, Helena Wyss-Scheffler, Noëmi Zingg

Guest artist: Victoria Holdt

Victoria Holdt (*1992 in Uster) explores the connections between body, media and material in her works. In sensual spatial installations, she projects abstract videos onto organically shaped cocoons. She sees the cocoons as a symbol of a space that is both safe and vulnerable. Holdt deliberately creates ambivalent moods between kitsch and horror, which both attract and repel visitors. On the translucent projection surfaces, the boundaries between microcosm and macrocosm become blurred.

Exhibition jury

Sarah Mühlebach, curator, Aargauer Kunsthaus, chair of the jury
Paolo Bianchi, Chair of the Visual Arts & Performance Committee, Aargauer Kuratorium
Barbara Signer, Member of the Visual Arts & Performance Committee, Aargauer Kuratorium
Esther Amrein, Representative visarte.aargau
Latefa Wiersch, artist
Christian Saehrendt, art historian, author and publicist