Upcoming Events
Milieux Sonores: Exhibition Preview Discussion
09 Sep 2010
Curator Marcus Maeder and participating artists discuss the media and sound art exhibition, "Milieux Sonores," on view at the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts starting Sept. 11, 2010.
Swiss trio MKM tours California, headlines SFEMF
10 Sep 2010
swissnex San Francisco, in collaboration with the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, presents one of Switzerland’s premier avant-garde musical acts, Müller, Kahn, and Möslang, also known as MKM. Catch the group in Southern California too.
Milieux Sonores: Sound and Imaginary Spaces
11 Sep 2010 - 19 Nov 2010
swissnex San Francisco and Gray Area Foundation for the Arts present “Milieux Sonores,” a groundbreaking media art exhibition from ICST Zurich in which imaginary spaces are defined by sound. Opens September 11, 2010.
The Psychology of Energy Conservation: Are You Smarter Than A Refrigerator?
15 Sep 2010
Smart grid, smart car, smart home energy management. The energy dialogue revolves around “smart” buzzwords. But can technology really lure us into reducing our energy consumption? And what’s the science behind the newer, smarter gadgets and systems leading us toward a greener future?
ZERO1: The 2010 01SJ Biennial
16 Sep 2010 - 19 Sep 2010
San Jose digital art festival showcases “Build Your Own World” projects including a magic book, an Internet light source for space colonies, and the sounds of ripening tomatoes.
Previous Events
Dave Phillips at The Lab
01 Sep 2010
23five Incorporated and swissnex San Francisco present a night of experimental music by Swiss artist Dave Phillips and co. at The Lab.
Planning India: From Chandigarh to NanoCity
08 Jul 2010
The goals and methods of urban planning appear to be undergoing a shift. To find out why and what the implications are for the cities of the future, swissnex San Francisco looks at two cities in India, one planned decades ago and the other still in its infancy.
The Brightest Lights of Science
22 Jun 2010
Leading scientists from the US and Switzerland describe their work with light sources, instruments that produce bright beams of light to peer into nature’s secrets.
Disney Research Zurich: Not Your Father’s Mickey Mouse
17 Jun 2010
Disney computer scientists working at the ETH Zurich are creating the entertainment technologies of tomorrow, from hyper-realistic facial modeling to video retargeting and 3-D animation.
Turntable Revolutions: Strotter Inst. Performs Live
15 Jun 2010
Swiss sound artist and turntablist Christoph Hess, aka Strotter Inst., stops by swissnex San Francisco on his extended US tour.
The Secrets of Sleep: Science and Philosophy
04 Jun 2010
We begin our new Brain and Mind series by looking at how sleep affects brain function and how lack of sleep can influence the mind, as in the case of philosopher Emil Cioran, an insomniac.
Humanitarian Law in Times of Armed Conflict
03 Jun 2010
Dealing with non-state groups involved in armed conflicts who challenge international humanitarian law, examples from Afghanistan.
Dance of the Android: Jasmine Morand and Company
28 May 2010 - 30 May 2010
Swiss choreographer Jasmine Morand presents a selection of her works at the San Francisco International Arts Festival, including the robotics-inspired “Marvin.”
Chessex, Aubry, and Tricoli: West Coast Tour
16 May 2010 - 25 May 2010
Swiss and Italian sound artists treat California audiences to five performances during their US tour.
The Art and Wonder of Light
04 May 2010
Continuing our series on light, swissnex San Francisco invites Swiss artist Daniel Schlaepfer to present his interactive installations using light to question the mysteries of nature. Plus, a discussion of how modern technological tools are changing how we experience wonder.
