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Galerie Urs Meile Zurich Beijing is pleased to present 'Horsehair takes a long time to burn', a solo exhibition by Swiss artist Rebekka Steiger at the Ankerstrasse gallery in Zurich.

Developed following a seven-month residency in Beijing, which concluded this March, the exhibition brings together a new group of paintings and, for the first time, six photographs. In these works animals, landscape, memory, and mortality merge into unstable, emotionally charged scenes.

Steiger has drawn inspiration from China and its culture since her first residency there in 2018. During her most recent stay, the horse - a recurring figure throughout her practice - took on renewed significance. Inspired by the Year of the Fire Horse, which began this past February, Steiger’s new works draw on its association with energy, independence, endurance, and loyalty, but also with restlessness and impulsiveness. Rather than making the horse a central point of reference, these qualities shape works in which different animals, landscapes, and remembered encounters offer ways to think about movement, vitality, and unruly force.

For this new body of work, Steiger has begun to sketch directly onto the canvas, adding sketchmarks in lumber crayon and, at times, coloured pencil alongside her established use of acrylic ink and tempera. She leaves parts of these initial marks visible, allowing lines to remain where they might conventionally be painted over. The resulting surfaces preserve the movement of looking and revising: outlines double back, forms are tested and adjusted, and painted passages sit beside more tentative traces. Rather than presenting an image as fixed or resolved, the works retain the uncertainty through which they came into being.

Rebekka Steiger (b. 1993, Zurich) is a Swiss artist whose vividly coloured works move fluidly between abstraction and figuration.

Dates: September 10, 6-8pm - October 31

Location: Galerie Urs Meile, Ankerstrasse 4, Zurich

We are very happy to invite our members and partner organizations to our members-only X-mas Apéro on Friday, December 11th from 6 to 9 pm in our Salon in Zurich! 

Please join us for an evening of art, food&drinks, and inspiring conversations.

The food is curated by Sarah Reyes of Studio Chou Chou, bringing together a delightful mix of culinary and creative experiences. Artist Natalie Tiet will be joining us with her beautiful handmade cards and will give a live demonstration of her calligraphy. And our culinary advisor, Ivo Jud, will also be spoiling us with his signature Negroni creations.

This event is for members only.

But don't worry! You can still sign up for membership and join our event, just click here.

And don't forget to buy a ticket for a contribution towards our expenses clicking here.

Date: Friday, December 11 from 6-9 pm

Location: sinokultur, Klosbachstrasse 109, 8032 Zürich