Box 74, a group exhibition by Team B74 in cooperation with Association Verdre, St. Gallen with: Martin Amstutz, Jan Buchholz (Association Verdre), Regula Bühler-Schlatter, Helen Eggenschwiler, Matthias Estermann, Christian Frehner, Karyna Herrera, Amalia Maciuca, Charles Moser, Steven Tod, Edward Wright (Team B74)
In the late afternoon of September 20, 2024, a memorable act of performative handover occurred at Lucerne train station: A group of people gathered on platform 2, their green accessories or clothing not only aesthetically but also contextually charged. The Voralpenexpress train was awaiting arrival.
The train arrived on time, the doors opened, and, along with other passengers, two men in black disembarked to the drum and trumpet sounds of the Ragazzi del terzo Piano. They hoisted a small cart onto the platform, carrying a green-wrapped box bearing the number 74.
The action began at the Alte Post Linsebühl in the Point Jaune Museum in St. Gallen. There, the box was packaged for shipping by the Association Verdre (Martin Amstutz, Jan Buchholz), addressed, and bid farewell to the sounds of Café Deseado. After being greeted at Lucerne station, it was escorted by the "green" reception committee to Baselstrasse 74, and its arrival was celebrated with an aperitif. Then, behind closed doors, the secret of its contents was revealed. Box 74 entrances not only as a material object, but also as a conceptual "lens" within a series of projects by the Association Verdre. This is dedicated to the systematic archiving, research, and communication of the oeuvre of Hermann Reinfrank (1952–2023, St. Gallen), whose artistic work is characterized by radical conceptuality, cross-media practice, and an obsessive preoccupation with the color green.
Additional events:
The Greenest Thursday, also a kind of performance: Pulverized Hope: Why coffee farmers in Chiapas set fire to Nescafé bags on the street.
Lecture with image presentation by Florian Blumer, researcher and reporter at Public Eye. Thursday, 21.
Kunsthoch und Finissage: Der grüne Faden, eine Führung durch die Ausstellung Schachtel 74 mit Guy Markowitsch, Samstag 30. August 14.00 Uhr
