Hauser & Wirth Invites Romane de Watteville

Romane de Watteville With a text by Joel Valabrega In collaboration with Ciaccia Levi

A new initiative for hosting fellow artists, galleries and writers—offering wider visibility of their work and ideas and engaging with the city’s vibrant creative community—returning to Zurich this September. 

Image: © Romane de Watteville Courtesy Ciaccia Levi Romane de Watteville in her studio, 2025 © Antoine Flahaut. Courtesy by the artist and Ciaccia Levi. Photo: Antoine Flahaut

This new initiative reflects Hauser & Wirth’s longstanding commitment to building a sense of connection in the places where it works, collaborating with artists (or estates) who may benefit from an additional platform, galleries of different scale and writers addressing new audiences, all in support of a sustainable art ecosystem. By hosting fellow artists, galleries and writers, we offer wider visibility of their work and ideas to engage with each city’s vibrant creative community.

Organized with Olivier Renaud-Clément, Hauser & Wirth Invite(s) launched in Paris in February 2025. Returning to Zurich for its second iteration in the city, the project will be located on the ground floor of our Limmatstrasse gallery and will complement our ongoing series of exhibitions by gallery artists on the upper floor. About the exhibition The second Zurich presentation of Invite(s) features a solo exhibition by Swiss and French artist Romane de Watteville, presented in collaboration with her gallery Ciaccia Levi. A new text by curator Joel Valabrega will accompany the exhibition. On view through 1 November, the presentation continues the spirit of Invite(s) by creating an open framework for exchange, experimentation and visibility within Hauser & Wirth’s Zurich location.

Joel Valabrega is a curator based in Porto and Milan. In 2024, she curated the Luxembourg Pavilion at the 60th International Venice Biennale and the Present Future section of Artissima Art Fair. From 2020 to 2024, she was Curator of Performance and Moving Image at Mudam— Museum of Modern Art, Luxembourg, and in 2025, she became Head of Programme / Curator at Galeria Municipal do Porto. Her curatorial work—spanning exhibitions, performance programs and commissions—has involved collaborations with artists including Tarek Atoui, Alexandra Bachzetsis, Cecilia Bengolea, Ari Benjamin Meyers, Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz, Darius Dolatyari-Dolatdoust, Lara Favaretto, Trajal Harrell, Ligia Lewis, Eliane Radigue, and Nora Turato, among others. She edited ‘After Laughter Comes Tears’ (Lenz Press, 2023), ‘Tarek Atoui: Waters’ Witness #02’ (Mudam/Les presses du réel, 2022), and the artist book ‘form is void void is color’ (2020).

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