ABOUT:
Outset Germany_Switzerland was founded in 2006 and extended its activities to Switzerland in 2017.
2016-2021:
Between 2016 and 2021, Director Bettina Böhm expanded the radius of support of Outset Germany to Switzerland. Renowned projects, exhibitions, and productions with international impact in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England, Italy and France were supported with private funding. In addition, important works were transferred to public institutions as donations, such as Avery Singer’s ‘Untitled’ (2016) gifted to the Museum Ludwig, Cologne or Candice Breitz’s ‘Love Story’ to the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.
After six years of successful collaboration, on 1 October 2021, Bettina Böhm returned directorship of Outset Germany_Switzerland to Outset’s London headquarters. In future, Ms. Böhm will devote herself to her own consulting company, BB Cultural Consultancy, and is planning a new direction for her philanthropic work.
During those six years, a total of 2.3 million euros were raised to promote art and support important exhibitions and productions. All supported projects can be found here.
HIGHLIGHTS:
–Otobong Nkanga, Kunsthaus Bregenz, 2021
-‘Misconceptions‘ Pope. L., 2021
–St. Moritz Benefit Auction, 2020
-‘Garden of Earthly Delights‘, Gropius Bau, 2019
–Slavs and Tatars, International Pavillon at 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale Di Venezia, 2019
-Anne Imhof ‘Sex‘, 2019
-Matilde Cassani, Manifesta 12, 2018
–Anne Imhof, German Pavillon at 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale Di Venezia, 2017
-Avery Singer ‘Untitled‘, 2016
–Thomas Weinberger, 5th Thessaloniki Biennial of Contemporary Art, 2015
-Moshe Gershuni ‘No Father, No Mother‘, 2014
-Goshka Macuga, Kristina Buch, Susan Hiller, Documenta 13, 2012
-Simon Starling ‘When in Rome‘, 2011
-Maison Martin Margiela ‘Youth Project‘, 2009
-Roman Ondak ‘Youth Project‘, 2008
-Lottie Child ‘Street Training‘, 2006
Photo credit: Sebastian Drüen
Bettina Böhm (Managing Director, Outset Germany_Switzerland) looks back on the past six years with joy and respect:
“Together with patrons, sponsors, and artists, we have achieved much more in the past six years than I dared hope in the beginning. We were able to support truly unique contemporary art projects, sometimes jumping in at very short notice, thus providing help in a very pragmatic way. The performance SEX by Anne Imhof is a good example. I am proud that we were able to contribute to supporting artistic work with such an international appeal. After all, we give curators the opportunity to develop new projects with the artists of their choice. We donate what they wish, not what we own. This kind of philanthropy is my passion.”
Candida Gertler OBE (Co-Founding Director Outset UK) would like to continue running the German chapter and emphasizes:
“I am very grateful to Bettina Böhm for her fantastic commitment and the incredible energy she dedicated to expanding Outset over the years. The art projects that were added to Outset’s portfolio under Bettina’s leadership have greatly enriched us all and made so much possible for so many artists, public museums, and galleries. We are pleased we will continue to work together in new constellations.”
Outset Germany_Switzerland’s corporate sponsors were Phillips Auction House, London, WestendArtBank, Frankfurt and Talbot Runhof, Munich.
