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The official groundbreaking ceremony on 17 July 2023 marks the beginning of Fotomuseum Winterthur’s new building and renovation project. The project will remedy structural deficiencies relating to climate control, security and fire protection, while at the same time creating space in which to present contemporary photography and new, experimental exhibition and event formats.

[permanent beta] is an online platform and research lab focused on algorithmic and networked image cultures. Contributions by artists, curators and theorists give users an insight into a specific subject matter. Running under the title The Lure of the Image, the first edition of [permanent beta] is dedicated to the affective and seductive power of the image.

In the new year, Fotomuseum Winterthur will present VALIE EXPORT – The Photographs as the first exhibition to focus on the photographic oeuvre of the performance artist VALIE EXPORT (b. 1940) (25.02.–29.05.2023). Simultaneously Adji Dieye (b. 1991) examines the themes of postcolonialism and nation-building in her exhibition and the same-named video-based work Aphasia, newly produced especially for Fotomuseum Winterthur.