Sitterwerk Foundation
The Sitterwerk Foundation with its Art Library, its Material Archive and the Studio House is located on the industrial site in the Sitter Valley near St.Gallen, in direct proximity to the Kesselhaus Josephsohn, to the Art Foundry and the Fotolabor. In this network, production, research, preservation, and the mediation of art and craft interpenetrate and enrich one another in diverse ways.
How does Japan wax feel? From which quarry does the marble from which Giambologna created his sculptures come from? What is the future of automated production processes? The collections of the Sitterwerk Foundation interlink such topics and many others and provide material, literature, and a space for precise research or inspiring browsing. The Sitterwerk Foundation shares what is developed here with a broad audience by means of a wide selection of activities, lectures, and tours.
OK Computer—Languages of Order
When looking things up in card indexes and entering terms in search fields, language is always a hurdle. Are we looking for ceramic, porcelain, or slip casting? Is the artist a sculptor, painter, or visual artist? Does “stone” stand for the mater…
Edition Transformation
From July 2021 to September 2022, the Sitterwerk Foundation has been working on the project "Editions at the Sitterwerk. Produce, Share, Learn, Win" with the production of editions with the four artists Stefan Burger (July to September 2021), Sara Masüger (July 2022), Sabrina Chou (July to October 2022) and Jim Dine (repeated residencies 2020–22).
Sitterwerk Stretch – First Stop Basel
I Never Read, Store at Domus Haus, Pfluggässlein 3, Basel
December and January, Thursday to Sunday, 3–8 pm
Invitation to the Soirée by Sitterwerk and Kesselhaus Josephsohn
Saturday, Dezember 17th, from 5 pm, with Sake and Schlorzi
The annotated library
What is an annotated library? Who annotates and who benefits from this? With the dynamic order and the Werkbank (Workbench), the Sitterwerk Foundation makes use of two prototypes that depict the research of users in the library and make it possible t…
OK Computer—Languages of Order
When looking things up in card indexes and entering terms in search fields, language is always a hurdle. Are we looking for ceramic, porcelain, or slip casting? Is the artist a sculptor, painter, or visual artist? Does “stone” stand for the mater…
Sitterwerk Stretch – First Stop Basel
I Never Read, Store at Domus Haus, Pfluggässlein 3, Basel
December and January, Thursday to Sunday, 3–8 pm
Invitation to the Soirée by Sitterwerk and Kesselhaus Josephsohn
Saturday, Dezember 17th, from 5 pm, with Sake and Schlorzi
Edition Transformation
From July 2021 to September 2022, the Sitterwerk Foundation has been working on the project "Editions at the Sitterwerk. Produce, Share, Learn, Win" with the production of editions with the four artists Stefan Burger (July to September 2021), Sara Masüger (July 2022), Sabrina Chou (July to October 2022) and Jim Dine (repeated residencies 2020–22).
The annotated library
What is an annotated library? Who annotates and who benefits from this? With the dynamic order and the Werkbank (Workbench), the Sitterwerk Foundation makes use of two prototypes that depict the research of users in the library and make it possible t…