25hours Hotel Langstrasse

artist in hotel residence

The artistic heart of the 25hours Hotel Langstrasse is the art project “Artist in Hotel Residence”. The studio on the ground floor is available as a work space for invited artists. At the end of their stay, artists in residence donate a work to the hotel’s art collection.

Esther Eppstein

Artist in Hotel Residence is curated by Esther Eppstein, an artist based in Zurich. Esther Eppstein is known in the Zurich art scene for her 30 years of work with the art project message salon. She has received several awards for her artistic and curatorial practice, including the Grand Prix Meret Oppenheim 2021, the Swiss Federal Art Award.

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previous artists

Ed Young, Cape Town

South African artist Ed Young has risen to fame with his provocative and socio-critical interventions in galleries and art institutions,…

12. August to 8. September 2019

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Eva Vuillemin, Berlin

Born in Zurich, Eva Vuillemin lives and works in Berlin. The artist works with performance, video and analogue photography. Eva…

28. July to 12. August 2019

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Gorod Ustinov, Izhevsk

The micro-artist group Gorod Ustinov from Izhevsk, Russia has been working on a long-term research project, “Museum.Delivery”, to explore the…

3. to 30. July 2019

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Davix, Lucerne

The Lucerne-born musician and painter Davix moved into the hotel studio with his drum kit and a case of pictures.…

16. to 28. April 2019

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Stini Arn, Bamako

Born in Switzerland, artist and musician Stini Arn lives and works in Bamako, the capital of Mali in West Africa.…

30. March to 15. April 2019

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Sergio Rojas Chaves, San José

Rojas Chaves, born in Venezuela, lives and works in San José, Costa Rica. Sergio Rojas Chaves’ performances, collages, artworks and…

1. to 14. October 2018

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Mark Divo, Prague

The Zurich-raised artist and curator Mark Divo has gained fame beyond the city limits as an initiator of a wide…

23. August to 3. September 2018

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Anna Lukashevsky, Haifa

Anna Lukashevsky was born in Vilnius, Lithuania and lives and works in Haifa and Tel Aviv, Israel. The artist is…

5. to 21. August 2018
11. September to 16. October 2017

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gallery

At the end each stay, the artists in residence will donate a work to the hotel’s art collection. The artworks are exhibited in the publicly accessible areas of the hotel. Photographs of the art collection at the 25hours Hotel Langstrasse by Livio Baumgartner.