Zürich, Kreis 8000 — Contemporary Art

Art
without
a frame.

Kunsthalle 8000 shows contemporary positions across two exhibition spaces — no permanent collection, no fixed script, just what's urgent right now.
Now ShowingMaya Bringolf — Blackout Now ShowingChristian Schoch — Ding an Sich Now ShowingNo Future No Past Now ShowingTemporary Display — Jules Spinatsch Now ShowingMaya Bringolf — Blackout Now ShowingChristian Schoch — Ding an Sich Now ShowingNo Future No Past Now ShowingTemporary Display — Jules Spinatsch

Currently on view

16.5 — 29.8.2026 · 4 exhibitions
Maya Bringolf — Blackout, exhibition view
Space 1

Maya Bringolf
Blackout

16. 5. – 29. 8. 2026
Christian Schoch — Ding an Sich, exhibition view
Space 2

Christian Schoch
Ding an Sich

16. 5. – 29. 8. 2026
No Future No Past, video still
Group

No Future
No Past

16. 5. – 29. 8. 2026
Jules Spinatsch — Temporary Display
Project Space

Temporary
Display

Jules Spinatsch · 16. 5. – 29. 8. 2026

Program

Talks, openings & events
Betriebsferien. Kunsthalle 8000 is closed until Thursday, 13 August. The exhibitions reopen Friday, 14 August, 13:00.
Sat 4 July
18:00
Artist Talk

Ding an Sich — Christian Schoch in conversation with Heinz Stahlhut

Heinz Stahlhut, director of the Hans Erni Museum Lucerne, talks with Basel artist Christian Schoch about his exhibition "Ding an Sich," on view through 29 August. Talk begins 19:00.

Christian Schoch, Zustandsraum, 2025
Sat 4 July
18:30
Temporary Display

Jules Spinatsch — "I ran to Iran"

Spinatsch discusses "B2B2 – I Ran to Iran" (2014/2026), a visual commentary on current Middle East politics, as part of the Kunsthalle's rotating light-box project series.

Jules Spinatsch, B2B2 – I Ran to Iran
Sat 20 June
18:00
Artists Talk

No Future No Past — with Jürg Egli, Jos Näpflin, Jürg Nutz & Luigi Archetti

Four video installations circling the moment of observation — from Näpflin's looped passport photos to Rudolf de Crignis's 1971 tape "Das Ei." Talk begins 19:00, buffet to follow.

No Future No Past, exhibition view
Sat 30 May
18:00
Artist Talk

Blackout — Maya Bringolf in conversation with Patrizia Keller

Weight and lightness, hardness and softness — Patrizia Keller, head of Kunstraum Baden, on the dynamics of Bringolf's practice. Talk begins 19:00, buffet to follow.

Maya Bringolf, Blackout
Sat 15 May
18:00
Vernissage

Summer program opening — four exhibitions at once

Maya Bringolf "Blackout" (Saal 1), Christian Schoch "Ding an Sich" (Saal 2), the group show "No Future No Past" (Saal 3), and the new "Temporary Display" project with Jules Spinatsch.

Vernissage, Saal 1
Sat 2 May
18:00
Performance

Nic Hess — closing performance for "Gamen"

Hess reworks his wall installation live, extending the four-metre-high tape pieces that have covered Saal 1 throughout the show. Apéro from 18:00, performance begins 19:00.

Nic Hess performance flyer
Sat 18 April
18:00
Artist Talk

Federica Gärtner — on "Widerhall"

The artist in conversation with Manfred Naescher and curator Lori Hersberger about her practice, on the occasion of "Widerhall" (7 March – 2 May 2026). Talk begins 19:00.

Federica Gärtner, Widerhall

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