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'Que veut dire être Suisse ?' Cette question posée par Ben, interpelle Dagny et Jan Runnqvist, suédois de naissance mais genevois d'adoption. Leur réponse va bien entendu au-delà des 'manger du chocolat' ou 'être lent' que l'on retrouve parmi les bulletins glissés dans l'urne par les visiteurs. Le caractère suisse de la collection Runnqvist s'incarne dans une grande diversité d'artistes, de l'incontournable Jean Tinguely à des figures plus confidentielles comme Boris Vansier ou Rico Weber (dont on s'amusera d'apprendre qu'il fit la connaissance de Niki de Saint Phalle et de Jean Tinguely en Suède alors qu'il est plongeur au restaurant du Musée d'Art Moderne de Stockholm où Niki de Saint Phalle travaillait à son monumental projet Hon), en passant par des artistes aussi singuliers que Max Bill ou Urs Lüthi. Cet hommage à des artistes aux trajectoires diverses tient avant tout à l'engagement du couple dans la vie artistique genevoise. 'Ils ont donné beaucoup d'eux-mêmes à la collectivité, ici à travers la galerie Bonnier ouverte à Genève en 1961. Si on fait simplement le compte très superficiel de ce qu'on a pu y voir, ils ont beaucoup apporté à cette ville qui aime l'art de ce temps.' résume Christian Bernard, directeur du MAMCO de Genève (allocution prononcée pendant la réunion du Comité des amis du MAMCO, le 29 mars 2012).
"What does it mean to be Swiss?" This Ben's question engages the minds of Dagny and Jan Runnqvist, Swedish by birth and Genevan by adoption. Their answer is of course beyond 'eat chocolate' or 'be slow' found among the ballots dropped by visitors in the ballot box. Swiss character of the Runnqvist collection is embodied in the wide variety of artists, starting from the inevitable Jean Tinguely to more confidential figures like Boris Vansier or Rico Weber (an amusing fact about him is that he met Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely in Sweden while he was a dishwasher at the restaurant of the Museum of Modern Art of Stockholm and where Niki de Saint Phalle worked on her monumental project Hon), to such singular as artists Max Bill and Urs Lüthi. This homage to artists of various backgrounds is due primarily to the couple's commitment to the Geneva artistic life. "They gave much of themselves to the community here through Bonnier gallery opened in Geneva in 1961. If we just make a very superficial account of what one could see there, we realize that they brought a lot to this city that loves the art of the time," - summarizes Christian Bernard, director of MAMCO Geneva, in his speech at the meeting of the Friends of MAMCO, on March 29th, 2012.
"What does it mean to be Swiss?" This Ben's question engages the minds of Dagny and Jan Runnqvist, Swedish by birth and Genevan by adoption. Their answer is of course beyond 'eat chocolate' or 'be slow' found among the ballots dropped by visitors in the ballot box. Swiss character of the Runnqvist collection is embodied in the wide variety of artists, starting from the inevitable Jean Tinguely to more confidential figures like Boris Vansier or Rico Weber (an amusing fact about him is that he met Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely in Sweden while he was a dishwasher at the restaurant of the Museum of Modern Art of Stockholm and where Niki de Saint Phalle worked on her monumental project Hon), to such singular as artists Max Bill and Urs Lüthi. This homage to artists of various backgrounds is due primarily to the couple's commitment to the Geneva artistic life. "They gave much of themselves to the community here through Bonnier gallery opened in Geneva in 1961. If we just make a very superficial account of what one could see there, we realize that they brought a lot to this city that loves the art of the time," - summarizes Christian Bernard, director of MAMCO Geneva, in his speech at the meeting of the Friends of MAMCO, on March 29th, 2012.