Grace Schwindt (*1979 b. in Germany; Lives and works in London and Sicily) works with sculpture, performance, drawing and film. Through her work she unfolds visual narratives that explore the effects of capitalist culture on the body and psyche of the individual. She analyses the role that bodies, language and objects play in the construction of history and memory.
Grace Schwindt's process often originates from specific research and conversations with a wide range of people, including activists, artists, musicians, politicians and her own relatives. Many of her works examine aspects of historical events with an emphasis on social relations. The different media employed are connected and intertwined, shapes from costumes reappearing in drawings while sculptures echo performative gestures.
The artists has had solo exhibitions at Kunstmuseum St.Gallen (St. Gallen), Kunsthal Gent (Ghent), Centre for Contemporary Arts (Glasgow), Rozenstraat – a rose is a rose is a rose (Amsterdam), Rose Lejeune Gallery (London), Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts (Bath), MARCO - Museum of Contemporary Arts (Vigo), Tramway (Glasgow), The Showroom (London), Site Gallery (Sheffield), Badischer Kunstverein (Karlsruhe), Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver), Eastside Projects (Birmingham) and White Columns Gallery (New York City), Wiels (Brussels), Collective Gallery (Edinburgh) and Void (Derry).
Live performances have been presented at Volksbühne (Berlin) and Kunstmuseum St.Gallen (St. Gallen), Robert Institute of Arts (London), Frascati Theatre (Amsterdam), Kaaitheater (Brussels), Royal Academy of Arts (London), Museum M (Leuven), Amsterdam Kunstverein (Amsterdam) and South London Gallery (London) and Institute of Contemporary Arts (London).
Grace Schwindt has participated in the Busan Biennale (2022), the Anren Biennale (2017) and the Istanbul Biennial (2015). Her work has featured in group shows at Tate Britain (London), WIELS (Brussels), Imperial War Museum (London), Arko Art Center (Seoul), Garage (Rotterdam), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (Wakefield), CondeDuque Cultural Center, (Madrid), El Carmen Cultural Center (Valencia), Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam (Havana), Mullae Art Factory, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (Seoul) and Weserburg Museum (Bremen) among others.
Her works are included in the following public collections: Arts Council Collection, UK, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland, Kunstmuseum St.Gallen, Switzerland and Teylers Museum, Harlem, The Netherlands.
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When a Body Becomes a LandscapeGalerie Peter Kilchmann
11-13 rue des Arquebusiers, Paris
16 Oct - 21 Dec 2024Grace Schwindt When a Body Becomes a Landscape October 16 - December 21, 2024 11-13, rue des Arquebusiers, Paris Galerie Peter Kilchmann is pleased to present the very first solo...Read more -
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Backstage EngelbergEngelberg (OW), Switzerland
23 Jun - 18 Aug 2024BACKSTAGE Engelberg A journey of discovery with 50 artists June 23 to August 18, 2024, Engelberg/OW The 'BACKSTAGE Engelberg' is an exhibition in predominantly hidden locations in the Alpine municipality...Read more -
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When She MovesGalerie Peter Kilchmann
Rämistrasse 33, Zurich
7 Jun - 26 Jul 2024Grace Schwindt When She Moves June 7 - July 26, 2024 Opening: Friday, June 7, 6 - 8 pm Rämistrasse 33, Zurich The Exhibition is open during Zurich Art Weekend,...Read more -
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Defiant BodiesKunstmuseum St.Gallen, Switzerland
17 Sep 2022 - 5 Feb 2023Grace Schwindt Defiant Bodies Kunstmuseum St.Gallen Museumstrasse 32, 9000 St. Gallen Sep. 17, 2022 - Feb 5, 2023 Installation views: Grace Schwindt: Defiant Bodies, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland,...Read more -
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We, on the Rising WaveBusan Biennale, Republic of Korea
3 Sep - 6 Nov 2022Busan Biennale Museum of Contemporary Art Busan 1191 Nakdongnam-ro, Saha-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea Sep. 3, 2022 - Nov. 6, 2022 Installation views: We, on the Rising Wave,...Read more -
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Mariner, A Painted Ship Upon a Painted OceanUK National Tour 2019 - 2020
16 Sep 2019 - 4 Jul 2020Inspired by language and rich visual metaphor Mariner retells an old tale for the 21st Century, taking as its starting point one of the most influential poems in the English...Read more -
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Five Surfaces All WhiteCCA Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, Scotland
6 - 13 Sep 2019Five Surfaces All White is a new multi-channel moving image installation, resulting from Grace’s ongoing interest in how public health is perceived and treated, and how mental health is discussed...Read more -
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The Boxer, DRAF x KOKOKOKO, London, UK
2 - 3 Oct 2018Grace Schwindt particpated to the 11th annual Evening of Performances presented by DRAF at the historic music hall KOKO. The evening presented eight new commissions and a UK premiere by...Read more -
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Run a Home, Build a Town, Lead a Revolution. An Exhibition in Three ActsMARCO, Vigo, Spain
19 Feb - 15 May 2016Grace Schwindt (Germany, 1979) uses a number of techniques like film, performance, sculpture in order to address issues linked to memory and the construction of social relations and power systems....Read more
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Exhibition Walkthrough with artist Grace Schwindt and curator Dorothea Strauss
Saturday June 8, 12pm to 1pm - Rämistrasse 33, Zurich - ZURICH ART WEEKEND May 6, 2024Artist Grace Schwindt and Curator Dorothea Strauss will guide us through the gallery, unveiling Schwindt's hybrid forms and creatures while sharing insights into using tenderness...Read more -
ZURICH ART WEEKEND 2024
We are pleased to confirm our participation in Zurich Art Weekend 2024, from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th of June! May 6, 2024Join us in celebrating Zurich’s contemporary art scene as the city transforms into an unmissable discovery platform. We will be showing two solo shows of...Read more
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Art MonthlyFebruary 1, 2023 -
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ArtlineDecember 27, 2022 -
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Texte zu KunstDecember 1, 2022 -
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KunstbulletinNovember 1, 2022 -
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St. Galler TagblattOctober 1, 2022 -
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FriezeDecember 1, 2019 -
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Art MonthlyMarch 1, 2015 -
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Aesthetica MagazinFebruary 1, 2015 -
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Sleek MagazinOctober 15, 2014 -
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Mousse MagazinJuly 9, 2014