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Jean Tinguely

Installation view of “Jean Tinguely” at the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, 2025.

Rue Charles-Galland 2, 1206 Genève, Switzerland

“To me, art is a form of manifest revolt, total and complete,” said Jean Tinguely (1925–1991). “With Dada I also have in common a certain mistrust towards power. We don’t like authority, we don’t like power.” The rebellious Tinguely, a Swiss artist known for his sculptural machines or “kinetic” art, would have been 100 this year. And his satirical take on automation and the overproduction of material goods lives on. For this anniversary exhibition in Geneva, the Museum of Art and History has restored one of Tinguely’s emblematic works, Si c’est noir, je m’appelle Jean, a dynamic, self-operating sculpture that plays with movement and sound to create chaos. A selection of framed graphics are also on view. —Elena Clavarino

Photo courtesy of the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva