news & exhibitions

PISANI + NATUZZI
pisani's art meets italian design
until Christmas 2011

Natuzzi, the elegant and innovative Italian design company recently invited me to paint one of their leather chairs... I'm happy to announce, in coordination with the opening of Natuzzi's new flagship store in Zurich, my "Natuzzi" chair is currently on display at Talstrasse 9, in this beautiful new location until Christmas 2011.

In partnership with the ART BANKING CLUB Zurich.

The process was a fresh and exciting one that I was happy to take part in and experiment with. My inspiration, however, was already long a part of me:

My Natuzzi Chair...

 

Pisani art meets Natuzzi design

At first glance, a chair may seem quite simple-a ubiquitous piece of every home. However, for me, an artist that draws inspiration from exotic destinations, I see different forms of chairs just about everywhere. In a car, plane, boat, bus, train, tuk-tuk, or even at a boarding gate just waiting… Chairs are often where I spend time anticipating my next arrival.

Back at home, a chair is my place to ponder potential voyages while smiling brightly, or blissfully reflect about the pleasures of past journeys already complete. On this chair, I was inspired to portray the stories of my recent adventures intertwined with new potential places yet to be discovered-a journal and a wish list forever sealed in red and blue and brown. For me, a chair is a place to relax, rest, and dream… After all, I have long believed that "Every Great Journey Begins with a Dream."

LOCATION: Natuzzi, Talstrasse 9, 8001, Zurich.
On the corner of the Börsenstrasse and Talstrasse in downtown Zurich (across the street from the Rive Gauche restaurant).

 

review of "chaos within" opening
in the Limmattaler Newspaper
30. Aug 2011

 

“chaos within”
40 YEARS PISANI
27. Aug – 2. Oct 2011

Under the patronage of the US Consulate in Zurich, Switzerland.
With Special Guest: Ellen Frick-Delman, US Consular Representative from Zurich.

Kunstgalerie Bachlechner
Wiesentalstrasse 8i (im Wiesentalpark)
8962 Bergdietikon/Zürich

 

helsinki, finland 2011
“welcome to helsinki”

With Special Guest: David McGuire, from the U.S. Embassy in Finland will open the exhibition.

Exhibition Dates: 29. March – 17. October 2011
*The exhibition has been extended and all paintings and photographs will remain at the Galleria Ferin until October 2011.

Opening / Vernissage: Tuesday, 29. March 2011 at 17.00 – 19.00 h
Joseph Pisani will be attending the opening.

Location: Galleria Ferin
Yrjönkatu 11, FI-00120, Helsinki, Finland
Tel + 358 9 278 5575

 

swiss institute for art research
sik isea

Joseph Pisani has been added to the SIK ISEA Database:

 

“in the blink of an eye”
sillian, austria
june 2010

4. June 2010 – 25. April 2011

Pisani in the Bezirksblatt Nr. 23, June 2010, Opening of Exhibition "Augenblicke" in Sillian, Austria

Festival of Color Art and Sculpture Exhibition
Sillian, Austria

Featuring Artwork by: Hans Peter Profunser (AT), Jakob Jenzer (CH), Joseph Pisani (USA), Sonja Schmid (CH), Dimitri Vojnov (BU), Paul Cartier (CH), Friedrich Sebastian Feichter (IT) , Susi Kramer (CH), Milan Spacek (CZ), Georg Viktor (DE)...

 

“fire & ice” (two person show)
davos, switzerland
november 2009

Winter Exhibition Featuring work from Joseph Pisani & Rolf Kröger

28. November 2009 – 16. January 2010

Galerie EULE-ART
am Postplatz, Promenade 41, 7270 Davos Platz, Davos, Switzerland
Tel. 081 413 15 00

Article in "Graubünden Exklusive", Winter 2009:

 

“agent 488” solo exhibition
in artseefeld, zurich
april 2009

Opening: Wednesday, 15. April 2009, 18.00 – 21.00 h.

AGENT 488 is a collection of Paintings, Photographs & Installations inspired by Carl Jung's ideas and philosophy.

Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist, emphasized understanding the psyche through exploring the worlds of dreams, art, mythology, religion and philosophy. Less well known is that Jung was also AGENT 488 for US intelligence outfit called the OSS (the predecessor of the CIA).

Artseefeld
Seefeldstr. 301a, 8008 Zürich
Tel +41 43 538 89 30

 

“permanent exhibition”
kunstgalerie bachlechner
bergdietikon, switzerland

Featuring work from International Artists including:
Le Corbusier, Max Gubler, Jan Janczak, Joseph Pisani...

Kunstgalerie Bachlechner Switzerland
Wiesenthalpark
8962 Bergdietikon

 

“group exhibition austria”
kunstgalerie bachlechner
east tirol, austria

Featuring work from International Artists including:
Paul Racle, Angèle von Brixen, Arnold Dürst, Joseph Pisani, Marianne Liegl, Paul Cartier, Jan Janczak...

Kunstgalerie Bachlechner Austria
Felsenheim 152
A-9931 Ausservillgarten

 

“11th swiss american golf championship”
charity auction for sos-kinderdorf

3 Paintings by Joseph Pisani Exhibited & Sold at Charity Auction for SOS-Kinderdorf in Iloilo, Philippines

With Special Guests:

H.E. Minerva Jean A. Falcon, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Switzerland
Michael Kratochvil, Former Professional Swiss Tennis Player (ATP 34 in 2002)
Jaacob Bowden, Professional Golfer and Long Drive Champion
Jean Wicki & Hans Leutenegger, Olympic Champions Bobsleigh
Conradin Cathomen, Silver Medal World Championship Alpine Skiing
& Dave Dollé, Shawne Fielding...

Golf & Country Club Hittnau, Switzerland, September 20, 2008

 

“grand opening”
kunstgalerie bachlechner
Bergdietikon, Switzerland

23. August – 18. October, 2008

With Guest of Honor: Dr. h.c. Adolf Ogi, Alt Bundesrat

Featuring work from International Artists including:
Le Corbusier, Max Gubler, Stephan Schmidlin (ex-Schmirinskis), Susi Kramer,
Joseph Pisani, Hans Rudolf Strupler, Jakob Jenzer...

Kunstgalerie Bachlechner
Wiesenthalpark
8962 Bergdietikon

 

kärnten, austria
international theater day
art exhibtion 2008

Kunstkilometer / Art Kilometer
Internationalen Theater-Festival
28.5. – 1.6.08 in Berg im Drautal, Kärnten, Austria

 

tv guest on sf1
“aeschbacher”

Joseph Pisani was a guest on the TV Talk show "Aeschbacher" on April 10, 2008 on Swiss television channel SF1.

 

austria radio interview:
radio ost tirol

Radio Osttirol Interview, March 22, 2008, by Werner Gatterer
Der gebürtige New Yorker Künstler Joseph Pisani reist durch die ganze Welt...

 

austria 2008 solo exhibition
“oh sweet serendipity”
an artist's journey across the magical island of sri lanka

"Under the patronage of the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva"

In early February 2007, I set out to explore Sri Lanka. *Serendipity itself seems to have led me there. Armed with only a guidebook and my backpack, I kept everything spontaneous and let serendipity take care of me along the way. I had no set itinerary and no reservations, and that’s just the way I liked it.  “Oh Sweet Serendipity” is a collection of paintings and photographs inspired from this adventure.

*Serendipity — the phenomenon of making fortunate accidents by chance was formed by English author Horace Walpole from the word Serendib, an Arabic name for Sri Lanka, in reference to a Persian tale, The Three Princes of Serendib, whose heroes "discovered, quite unexpectedly, great and wonderful good in the most unlikely of situations, places and people."

In the News — Press Articles

 

Magazine Article In "Inside Switzerland" Magazine written and photographed by Joseph Pisani:

Exhibition Dates: 22. March – 15. June, 2008
Kunstgalerie Bachlechner, East Tirol, Austria

 

united nations geneva solo exhibition
special showing of “oh sweet serendipity”

On February 4, 2008, Joseph Pisani was invited to the United Nations in Geneva to exhibit a selection of paintings and photographs from “Oh Sweet Serendipity” in association with Sri Lanka’s 60th Independence Anniversary ceremony. During the ceremony, ambassadors and representatives from more that 100 countries were greeted by Sri Lanka’s Ambassador Jayatilleka.
Photos and information from the ceremony can be viewed at the Permanent mission of Sri Lanka’s web site:

 

article in “tages anzeiger” newspaper

Read the interview/portrait about Joseph Pisani: