Winterthur 2008. Max Bill would have been 100. To celebrate the occasion his native city is dedicating a retrospective to him. Among the most complete to have been mounted in recent years, it will be open until May 12 at two different venues. On view at the Kunstmuseum are his paintings and sculptural works; and at the Gewerbemuseum his architecture and original drawings, models and photographs, as well as his industrial design, graphics and publications. The show’s division into two themed areas is not conducive to a broadly interdisciplinary picture, but was necessitated by the large number of exhibits to be accommodated – most of them from the Max, Binia + Jakob Bill Stiftung. This is the first event in Winterthur’s centenary calendar, to be followed by a series of venues and lectures that will reconstruct the multifaceted life of this kaleidoscopic Swiss architect. Roberto Fabbri
Until 12.05.2008
Max Bill
Gewerbemuseum
Kirchplatz 14
CH - 8400 Winterthur
http://www.gewerbemuseum.ch//
Kunstmuseum
Museumstrasse 52
8402 Winterthur
http://www.kmw.ch/