Katharina in St. Moritz: Giacometti

visited Alberto Giacometti: Faces and Landscapes of Home at Hauser & Wirth St. Moritz — and left thinking about intimacy, repetition and what “home” really means in art.

Katharina on the road — this time in St. Moritz.

I’m currently on the road — and this stop in St. Moritz felt special.

At Hauser & Wirth St. Moritz, Alberto Giacometti: Faces and Landscapes of Home brings together sculptures, paintings and works on paper that revolve around the people and spaces closest to the artist. The exhibition focuses on recurring subjects such as his brother Diego and his studio — central motifs throughout Giacometti’s practice.

Standing in front of the bronze figures, I was reminded why Giacometti remains one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. The elongated bodies — reduced, fragile, almost eroded — emerged in the post-war period and are often associated with the existential climate of the time. They feel solitary. Exposed. Intensely human.

The works on paper and paintings deepen this feeling. Giacometti repeatedly portrayed the same sitters, often returning to them over years. This wasn’t repetition for comfort. It was an ongoing investigation into perception — into how we see and how unstable that act can be. The dense, searching lines in his drawings reflect that struggle.

The exhibition’s title, Faces and Landscapes of Home, resonates strongly. “Home” here is not decorative. It is intimate. Psychological. The studio becomes both setting and subject — a space of concentration and doubt.

For me, walking through the exhibition felt grounding. In a moment where contemporary art can sometimes feel loud and fast, Giacometti reminds us that intensity can come from focus. From returning. From looking again.

As someone deeply engaged with emerging artists, I find exhibitions like this essential. They anchor the present in art history. They remind me that developing a visual language takes time — and courage.

If you’re in St. Moritz, I genuinely recommend seeing it. And wherever you are: go look at art slowly. It changes how you see everything else.

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