Gallery Exhibitions

‘Rare Earths’ comprises new ceramic works which engage with the artist’s direct and intuitive approach to his practice. Rooted in process-based abstraction and the alchemic possibilities of the artist’s materials, the exhibited bodies of works represent a point of departure from previous ceramic sculptural pieces as the artist’s new aesthetic...

Hauser & Wirth Zürich is pleased to present our year-end group exhibition ‘Salon’, a curated presentation of modern masters and contemporary work. Over a period of four weeks, ‘Salon’ will transform the ground floor exhibition spaces into a series of intricate displays combining works by over 20 artists, classic pieces of furniture and books...

From 31 August, Hauser & Wirth presents a new sound and video installation by the Peruvian-born, Berlin-based artist David Zink Yi. The title of the 11-part work, ‘Why am I here and not somewhere else – Independencia II’, refers both to the work itself and to its viewer. ‘An important feature in the Cubans’ understanding...

Personal identity, like musical composition or the natural world around us, is not a static entity but a fluid enterprise, dependent upon deviations and constantly emerging. Working the puzzle of identity – toying with its seemingly disparate fragments and finding among them a mysterious but coherent language – is the occupation of Peru-born,...

David Zink Yi (born 1973 in Lima, Peru) is presenting his first solo exhibition in Switzerland at Hauser & Wirth Zurich. The oeuvre of the Berlin-based artist revolves around the theme of cultural identity, drawing a large part of its inspiration from his own experience as the grandson of German and Chinese immigrants to Peru and his own life...