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art+château is a not-for-profit association established in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland.

We work with artists from around the globe to present contemporary art within alternative historic settings outside of the “white cube”. art+château’s mission is to build a platform for the exchange between local and international art scenes and make it accessible to a diverse public.

17/07/2026

Eight years ago, art+château began with a simple belief: historic places are not frozen monuments of the past — they are living spaces where contemporary art can create dialogue, unexpected encounters and new ways of seeing.

Founded by four friends — , Betsabee Romero , Chris Duckett and Valentina Locatelli — art+château grew from an independent curatorial initiative into a platform connecting artists, heritage sites, institutions, collectors and communities across borders and disciplines.

Over the past eight years, we have brought contemporary art into castles, villas, churches and other historic places; commissioned new works; published books; produced performances; and built meaningful collaborations in Switzerland and beyond.

Every project has confirmed something we deeply believe: context matters. A place shapes the way art is experienced — and art can transform the way we understand a place.

Today, we look back with gratitude:
to the artists who trusted us,
to our partners and collaborators who shared our vision,
to every visitor who helped bring these spaces to life
Giulia Busetti
Xanthi Skoulariki
Catherine Scharf

Eight years is not an ending, but an invitation to continue exploring the powerful intersection between contemporary art and cultural heritage.

Thank you for being part of the journey.

Here’s to the next chapter. ✨

Photos:
1. Hans Herzog, Betsabeé Romero and Valentina Locatelli working on our first project at Château de Serrigny, Beaune, F, 2019
2-4: exhibition views with works by Ricardo Rendón Betsabee Romero , Château de Serrigny, Beaune, F, 2020

20/03/2026

POW[D]ER — Artist Focus: Lucía Moure

For POW[D]ER, Lucía Moure presented Altar de coca, an installation exploring the ancestral knowledge and spiritual significance of the coca leaf.

Inspired by Andean cosmologies, the work forms a constellation of objects arranged according to the cardinal points. Brass, glass, and resin infused with coca and to***co powders bring ancestral substances into dialogue with contemporary materials.

The installation reflects on the coca leaf beyond its colonial reinterpretations—reopening its cultural, spiritual, and relational meanings.

Images from the pop-up exhibition at Bächlihof | L’Écurie, Gstaad (22 Feb 2026).

Courtesy: the artist

The full exhibition booklet is now available on our website. 👉link in bio

14/03/2026

POW[D]ER — Artist Focus: Pavel Aguilar

For the pop-up exhibition POW[D]ER, Pavel Aguilar explored the histories embedded in cacao through sound, rhythm, and moving image.
The Golden Rhythm (2025) combines two gilded donkey jawbones (quijadas) with a short video. The instrument—introduced to the Americas during colonisation—evokes the entanglement of labour, music, and colonial extraction, while its vibrating teeth transform memory into rhythm.

The series Sweet Trading I–VI (2025) uses chocolate and acrylic paint to translate Latin American sound frequencies into visual form, turning cacao into pigment, dust, and vibration.

The exhibition also included the video Pólvora / Braille (2018), expanding Aguilar’s exploration of sensory perception and historical memory.

Images from the pop-up exhibition at Bächlihof | L’Écurie, Gstaad (22 Feb 2026).
Courtesy: the artist

The full exhibition booklet is now available on our website, 👉link in bio

09/03/2026

POW[D]ER — Artist Focus: Nicolas Christol

For POW[D]ER, Nicolas Christol examined gunpowder as a material linked to colonial expansion, extraction, and violence.

Works from his series Transmutations (2025) were created through controlled explosions that deform silver containers, transforming them into brooches and rings referencing sting gr***de models.

During the event, Christol also performed a controlled explosion to create a new piece live at Bächlihof | L’Écurie. The resulting object materializes the force of the blast, translating destruction into a wearable form.

His work With Mercury Makes Mad (2025) further reflects on the toxic realities of gold extraction: a Swiss gold bar is ground into powder and sealed with mercury inside a glass tube.

Images from the one-day exhibition in Gstaad (22 Feb 2026).

Courtesy: the artist

The full exhibition booklet is now available on our website. Link in bio 👉

03/03/2026

POW[D]ER — A Sensorial Investigation of Colonial Narratives

Still in awe of the intense day we shared in Gstaad! 💥💙🏔️

For the second year parallel to Gstaad Art Week, art+château transformed the historic Bächlihof | L’Écurie into a one-day pop-up exhibition exploring cacao, gunpowder, and coca leaves — substances where sweetness, violence, ritual, and resistance intersect.

With powerful works by Pavel Aguilar, Nicolas Christol, and Lucía Moure, POW[D]ER invited visitors to rethink extraction, memory, and value — connecting Alpine tradition with global histories.

Grateful to see POW[D]ER featured in

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to our partners and supporters — especially .nobile for the cacao tasting experience.

Since 2020, nine exhibitions, 50+ artists, ever-changing locations — and we’re just getting started.

19/02/2026

For the second year in a row, art+château brings a project to Gstaad during Art Week.

The pop-up exhibition POW[D]ER at Chalet/Käserei Bächlihof is made possible through meaningful partnerships with the estate owners, sponsor collaborations, and the generous support of our network of members and collectors.

We are delighted to collaborate with .nobile — artisti del cioccolato — the renowned Swiss artisanal chocolate makers known for their handcrafted creations and sensory excellence. Their curated chocolate tasting adds a memorable and refined experiential layer to POW[D]ER, introducing a sensory and intimate dimension to the gathering and inviting moments of connection and shared reflection.

📅 22.02.2026
📌 Bächlihof, Gstaad

Curators | Kuratiert vonno.iach

With artists
Pavel Aguilar .aguilar_
Nicolas Christol
Lucia Moure

RSVP → DM or [email protected]

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Zum zweiten Mal in Folge realisiert art+château während der Art Week ein Projekt in Gstaad.

Die Pop-up-Ausstellung POW[D]ER im Chalet/Käserei Bächlihof wird durch die wertvolle Zusammenarbeit mit den Eigentümer:innen vom Bächlihof, Sponsorpartnerschaften sowie die grosszügige Unterstützung unseres Netzwerks aus Mitgliedern und Sammler:innen ermöglicht.

Wir freuen uns sehr über die Zusammenarbeit mit .nobile — artisti del cioccolato — der renommierten Schweizer Manufaktur für handgefertigte Schokoladenkreationen. Ihre kuratierte Schokoladenverkostung bereichert POW[D]ER um eine genussvolle und sinnliche Dimension und lädt zu verbindenden Momenten des Austauschs und gemeinsamen Erlebens ein.

17/02/2026

Artist spotlight: Lucia Moure, part of Pow[d]er in Gstaad.

Born in Bogotá and based between Geneva and Bogotá, Moure studied Industrial Design at HEAD – Genève before completing the postgraduate REAL program, specializing in ceramics and polymer-based materials — a decisive shift toward sculpture and installation.

Her work has been exhibited across major contemporary art institutions in Switzerland, including Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Villa Bernasconi, Fonderie Kugler and most recently Le Commun in Geneva. She was part of the founding team of Fonderie Kugler and has participated in international residencies in New Delhi and Bogotá.

In Pow[d]er, her work unfolds as a quiet yet charged dialogue between material, ritual, and cultural memory.

👉 Link in bio for details.

Pow[d]er

📅 22.02.2026
📌 Bächlihof, Gstaad
Curators | Kuratiert von .no.ia .ch
Photos: Lucia Moure

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Lucía Moure ist Teil von Pow[d]er in Gstaad.
Geboren in Bogotá, lebt und arbeitet sie zwischen Genf und Bogotá. Sie studierte Industriedesign an der HEAD – Genève und absolvierte das postgraduale Programm REAL mit einer Spezialisierung auf Keramik und polymerbasierte Materialien – eine entscheidende Wendung hin zu Skulptur und Installation.

Ihre Arbeiten wurden in bedeutenden Institutionen der Schweiz gezeigt, darunter Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Villa Bernasconi, Fonderie Kugler sowie zuletzt Le Commun in Genf. Internationale Residenzen führten sie nach Neu-Delhi und Bogotá.

In Pow[d]er entfaltet sich ihre Arbeit als stiller, zugleich aufgeladener Dialog zwischen Material, Ritual und kulturellem Gedächtnis.

Wir freuen uns, ihre Arbeiten in Gstaad zu präsentieren.

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14/02/2026

Introducing Nicolas Christol, part of Pow[d]er in Gstaad.

Born in 1982 in Morges and now based in Vevey, Christol began his practice in photography before expanding into installation and performance. His work critically examines overconsumption, state violence, and the logics of power—often through immersive, documentary-driven strategies. Since 2017, he has translated these concerns into the field of contemporary jewelry, treating it as a wearable image and a political surface.

In Pow[d]er, Christol presents works that condense these tensions into intimate yet charged objects, where adornment becomes a site of confrontation.

Co-founder of artist-run initiatives such as Einzweidrei and , he has long been committed to self-organised structures and independent exhibition formats.

We are proud to present his work in Gstaad!

Pow[d]er
📅 22.02.2026, 11:00-17:00
📌 Bächlihof, Gstaad

Curators | Kuratiert von .no.ia .ch
Photo: © Majé_2024
👉 Link in bio for details.

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Lernen Sie Nicolas Christol kennen – Teil von Pow[d]er in Gstaad.

Geboren 1982 in Morges, lebt und arbeitet er heute in Vevey. Ausgehend von der Fotografie
erweiterte Christol seine Praxis früh um Installation und Performance.

Seine Arbeiten untersuchen Mechanismen von Überkonsum, staatlicher Gewalt und
Machtstrukturen – häufig in immersiven, dokumentarisch geprägten Setzungen. Seit 2017 überträgt er diese Fragestellungen in den Bereich des zeitgenössischen Schmucks, den er als tragbares Bild und politisches Medium versteht.

In Pow[d]er verdichtet Christol diese Spannungsfelder in scheinbar intimen, zugleich aufgeladenen Objekten, in denen Schmuck zum Ort der Konfrontation wird.
Als Mitbegründer von Einzweidrei und engagiert er sich seit Jahren für selbstorganisierte Ausstellungsformate.

Wir freuen uns, seine Arbeiten in Gstaad zu präsentieren!

11/02/2026

Meet Pável Aguilar, part of Pow[d]er in Gstaad.aguilar_

Born in 1989 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, he lives and works between Honduras and Basel. Working at the intersection of music and visual art, Aguilar explores sound, nature, and cultural memory. Shaped by his experiences in Honduras, Mexico, and Colombia, his practice reveals the sensory and affective dimensions of colonial histories through immersive sound installations.

His work is held in public collections including Museum Ludwig (Cologne), Kunst(Zeug)Haus, MAMM (Medellín), and MAMBO (Bogotá). He has received the Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt grant and was nominated for the Swiss Art Award.

In Pow[d]er, his contribution unfolds through sound — bridging time, space, and memory.

👉 Link in Bio.
📅 22.02.2026
📌 Bächlihof, Gstaad
Curators | Kuratiert von .no.ia .ch

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Pavel Aguilar ist Teil von Pow[d]er in Gstaad.

Geboren 1989 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, lebt und arbeitet er zwischen Honduras und Basel. An der Schnittstelle von Musik und Bildender Kunst erforscht Aguilar Klang, Natur und kulturelles Gedächtnis. Geprägt von seinen Erfahrungen in Honduras, Mexiko und Kolumbien legt seine Praxis die sinnlichen und affektiven Dimensionen kolonialer Geschichte offen und entwickelt immersive Klanginstallationen.

Seine Arbeiten befinden sich in öffentlichen Sammlungen wie dem Museum Ludwig (Köln), dem Kunst(Zeug)Haus, dem MAMM (Medellín) und dem MAMBO (Bogota). Er erhielt den Werkbeitrag des Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt und wurde für den Swiss Art Award nominiert.

In Pow[d]er entfaltet sich sein Beitrag durch Klang und schlägt eine Brücke zwischen Zeit, Raum und Erinnerung.

Photos:
– Portrait © NYLAAT
– Eco alpino_el lobi © Thais Llorca (2024)
– Fuga © Moritz-Schermbachis (2022)
– Carambas y Güiras (2024)
– Lullaby .molajoli for art+château (2022)

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25/01/2026

For the second year in a row, we return to Gstaad during Art Week with Pow[d]er — a pop-up exhibition and performance set in a historic Swiss cheese-production chalet.

Featuring works by Pavel Aguilar, Nicolas Christol, and Lucia Moure, Pow[d]er explores how sweetness, seduction, and control intertwine within colonial systems — from cacao beans and coca leaves to gunpowder.

🗓 Sunday, 22 February 2026
⏰ 11:00–17:00
📍 L’Écurie / Bächlihof
Brüggmatteweg 15, 3780 Gstaad
🍫 Chocolate tasting included

Curated by .no.ia & .ch
RSVP: [email protected]

Adresse

Kramgasse 54
Bern
3011

Webseite

http://www.artchateau.org/

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