English Tour through the Exhibition

English Tour through the Exhibition with Friederike Balke, Art Mediator, afterwards "Chat 'n' Chill" at the Kunsthaus-Bar. The chapter Christa de Carouge is writing of fashion history goes beyond the country’s borders, and yet she claims: “My clothes are not fashion.” De Carouge (born 1936 in Basel) designs garments that form a bond with their wearer, that defy trends and time. She makes cuts that are universal, for women and men, for young and old. They’re not the result of a haughty disposition, neither transient nor outdated. On the contrary, they act as a living space. A home that offers lifelong protection: “They are a refuge for those who wear them.” De Carouge’s artistic beginnings can be traced back to the 1970s. She and her designs accompanied and helped shape the local debate on the role and image of women. Her first works emerged from the mood of this awakening, and even today still have a lot to with freedom. One particular deal led her to the Genevan suburb of Carouge, where she maintained an atelier from 1978 onwards. This was an influential place for the designer, so much so that she adopted it as her artist’s name. This is the first time de Carouge is aggregating her work into a retrospective. She’s pulling back the curtain on a whole new stage, for a big experiment: She is playing on the entire Kunsthaus. “It is the highlight of my career,” she says.
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