Züri Brännt! in the Hotel City Zurich
Summer 2024 • new artwork
I'm happy to have had the opportunity to create a huge battle panorama at the Hotel City Zürich in the center of Zurich. The image stretches from the 3rd to the 4th floor of the staircase and shows the Zurich youth movement at the beginning of the 1980s - with numerous historical details, animal metaphors and rebellious beasts.
- Ink/digitally processed, print on art wallpaper, 23 square meters
- In order to capture a high level of details and sharpnes, the print is 300dpi (resolution of a book page) and contains 3 billion pixels.
- Installation: Fontana & Fontana, wallpaper print: Swissprint production GmbH
- Based on my Strapazin illustration in the issue Züri Brännt.
- More about the youth movement that changed Zurich forever: check Wikipedia or scroll down for a description (in German).
Image gallery • click to enlarge
Zusammenfassung (only German)
Es handelt sich beim Motiv um eine Darstellung in der Tradition der Schlachtenpanoramen, in welchen verschiedene Inhalte einer Schlacht wie eingefroren dargestellt wurden (z.B. die zwei Heerfronten). Jedes einzelne Detail des Wimmelbildes weist einen historischen Bezug auf. Beispiele: Die dargestellten Transparente/Banner, der Staat als Gurkensalat, der Vergleich des Zürichsee-Ufers mit einem Palmenstrand mit Nilpferden u.a. Jedes einzelne dargestellte Tier bzw. Wesen wurde in der einen oder andern Form genannt: Die Querulanten als Ratten, die Spiessbürger als Hasen, der schlafende Drache…
Folgt man dem im Bild dargestellten Pfad, ergibt sich ein Ablauf der Ereignisse:
- Züri pennt! In den 70er Jahren gab es fast keine Bars und Freiräume, das Betreten von Wiesen war verboten.
- Züri zündelt! Der «Rock als Revolte» läutete eine Phase der Rebellion ein.
- Züri knallt! Am 30. Mai 1980 kam es schliesslich vor dem Opernhaus Zürich zu einer grossen Demonstration (Grund: für die bürgerliche Kultur wurde ein Vielfaches mehr Geld gesprochen als für alternative Kulturformen).
- Züri brännt! Es folgten Monate der Unruhen und Krawalle – der sogenannte «Heisse Sommer» 1980. Im Zentrum stand die Forderung nach mehr Freiräumen und Kulturräumen (im Bild: Das Autonome Jugendzentrum und die Rote Fabrik).
- Züri glüht! Die Forderungen wurden schliesslich erfüllt, aber es gab auch Schattenseiten: Verletzte, Tote, Drogen.
- Züri blüht! Heute ist Zürich eine Stadt mit diversen Freiräumen, offenen Wiesen, Bars, Cafés und alternativen Kulturformen. Die Zeit um «Züri brännt» hat massgeblich zur heutigen kulturellen Vielfalt beigetragen.
Exhibition opening – 100 Seconds of Drawing a Vortex that Catapults you into a new Dimension
Save the date • opening March 1, 2024 from 18.00 - 20.00 at sam scherrer contemporary, Kleinstr. 16, Zurich.
I will show lots of new cartoons, drawings and mini murals. Read more about the exhibition here and check out the exhibition catalogue.
More dates • guided tour, March 9 at 14.00 and closing event March 23 14.00 - 16.00
You can see some of the exhibited works below...
Cartoons
Drawn in 100 Seconds • 6 of over 20 experiments
Werke am Art Salon Zürich / Works displayed at Art Salon Zürich
September 2023 • Vom 28.9 bis 1.10 zeige ich 35 Zeichnungen unter dem Titel «Worries & Wonders» am Art Salon Zürich, und zwar am Stand der Galerie sam scherrer contemporary
DIE SCHWEIZER GARDE – Lawrence Grimm, Yves Noyau & Ruedi Widmer at the Caricatura, Kassel
August 2023 • From now until October 15th, there's a big exhibiton at the caricatura gallery in Kassel, Germany, feauturing Lawrence Grimm, Yves Noyau and Ruedi Widmer. Hundreds of pictures show a broad spectrum of their works.
Eight Symmetric Midlife Beliefs
April 27, 2023 • A new small series of completely symmetric drawings (digitally mirrored) about possible beliefs in the "middle" of life. The series will be published in the Revue L'Ouroboros on the 5th of May www.revuelouroboros.fr
The Life and Times of Dreamers • Gallery La Sonnette, Lausanne
Opening April 20, 2023 • Check all details at La Sonnette
"The Life and Times of Dreamers" presents forty little cartoons and drawings in black ink by Lawrence Grimm. A boy with way to much fantasy dreams of a gigantic dinosaur skeleton hidden in his garden, a dragon dreams of being a tiny caterpillar, a tadpole asks an ancient toad what life is made of and a snail crawls into its own shell towards infinity. Dreamlike drawings invite you to think about how dreams are interwoven with our daily lives and if some dreams may be realer than reality. All drawings are part of Lawrence Grimms ongoing series "Teatime for a Universe".
December 2022 • Christmas Creatures: Find the 9 little creatures within the image! Check out @lawrence.grimm on Christmas if you can't find them... /// Weihnachtswimmelwesenwelt: Finde die 9 Kreaturen im Bild! Auflösung an Weihnachten auf Instagramm @lawrence.grimm
So my approach was: How can I combine my love for creatures with a Christmas tree? >>> Create creatures that look like Christmas ornaments.-) Have a nice end of the year 2022!
October 2022 • Holly im Himmel by Micha Lewinsky – Book illustrations by Lawrence Grimm
HOLLY IM HIMMEL
Ein Kinder- und Jugendbuch von Micha Lewinsky
mit Illustrationen von Lawrence Grimm
Diogenes Verlag 2022
Ab 10 Jahren, 272 Seiten
Hardcover Gebunden, 14,5×21×2,4 cm
ISBN 978-3-257-01306-1
Guest at Gluri Suter Huus
- May 15 until July 3, 2022
- Artist's talk on July 3, 15:00
- Check: www.glurisuterhuus.ch
- For the jubilee of the Gluri Suter Huus 50 works from the collection are displayed, while Lawrence Grimm is showing 22 cartoons on collecting, 33 Teatime-Cartoons, 44 weird objects he "found" on the street and an mural (makes exactly 100 little works).
- More pics on Instagram @lawrence.grimm
2021, looking back...
2021 I worked on my bulk "Teatime for a Universe", on a huge mural, a fractal flag, a series on "the quiet times of Coronaaah!" and ink paintings with creatures crossing heads or hanging above an abyss... Some of these works were made possible due to the time I had given to me through a 2021 "Arbeits-stipendium Covid-19", a grant from the city of Zurich for working on projects during the pandemic. Thank you Zurich.
Vernissage/Ausstellung «Nothing but Eyes» von Lawrence Grimm, Galerie sam scherrer contemporary
Liebe Freund*innen und Bekannte
Gerne lade ich euch zu meiner Ausstellung «Nothing but Eyes» in der Galerie sam scherrer contemporary ein – mit 90 Tuschzeichnungen & «Teatime for a Universe» Cartoons.
- Vernissage: Samstag, 27. November 14 – 17 Uhr UND Sonntag 28. November, 14 – 17 Uhr.
- Führung durch die Ausstellung: Samstag, 4. Dezember, 14 Uhr.
- Finissage: Samstag 11. Dezember 14 – 16 Uhr.
- Zweiter Stock Kleinstrasse 16, 8008 Zürich.
- Es gilt die 3G-Regel und Maskenpflicht.
- Die Ausstellung dauert bis 11. Dezember 2021.
Über einen Besuch würde ich mich freuen (für Weihnachtsgeschenk-Suchende: Die Bilder sind verkäuflich.-) Weitere Infos und Öffnungszeiten unter der Woche: www.samscherrer.ch
Ausstellungskatalog mit vielen Bildern
Liebe Grüsse
Lawrence
Hier ein paar der ausgestellten Cartoons und Tuschezeichnungn:
Love in the Air | A cartoon mural in Zurich
In the heart of Zurich, at Forchstr. 33, Lawrence Grimm created the cartoon mural "Love in the Air". On 200 square meters it features 37 motives of love & yearning & hopes & slopes & love again. It’s a two-part artwork with the "maze of love" on the facade and the "tunnel of love" in and around the passage of the same house, with 15 giant single panel cartoons ranging from a tiny worm to the universe itself… Find lots of pictures here.
AQUAFRAKTAL Underwater Landscapes in Sihlcity • Starting March 2021
AQUAFRAKTAL now until autumn in Sihlcity Zurich: various artists are creating art on the building-site-walls of the shopping mall. My cartoon underwater landscspes are currently right at the back of the 1st and 2nd floor. More infos to Sihlcity MALL ART here.
24 Cartoons in Strapazin No. 142 | Unterwasserwelten • March 2021
Find all postcards here!
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Exhibition reopens
120 Tage im Rausch until December in Zurich, Switzerland.
Exhibition temporarily closed
"The exhibiton 120 TAGE IM RAUSCH including Teatime cartoons and illustrations is temporarily closed because of Corona. Updates will follow. I wish you lots of Unicorn Power in these days!" Lawrence
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- Einladung zur Vernissage der Gruppenausstellung 120 TAGE IM RAUSCH
- Am Dienstag, 10. März 2020 im Anschluss an die Podiumsdiskussion ab 20.30 Uhr im Rahmen des Auftakts zu Karls Thema «Rausch».
- Zentrum Karl der Grosse, Kirchgasse 14,
8001 Zürich - Die Ausstellung ist von Montag bis Samstag von
9 – 22 Uhr frei zugänglich. Die Ausstellung dauert bis am 8. Juli 2020. - An den Samstagen, 4. April, 16. Mai und 13. Juni finden jeweils um 17 Uhr kostenlose 30-minütige Führungen mit der Kuratorin Ibolya Zombori statt. Treffpunkt ist im Foyer.
- Die Werke in der Ausstellung stehen zum Verkauf. Bei Interesse kontaktieren Sie die Kuratorin unter ibolya.zombori@zuerich.ch.
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Double page in Strapazin No. 137 | Züri brännt!
- December 2019
- illustrated for Strapazin
- Double page in Strapazin No. 137 "Züri brännt!" –
Zurich is burning! about the youth riots 1980
Favorites of the Hearts and Artist's Being
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Two final events are coming up in the current Helmhaus Zurich exhibition with 40 exhibitors:
- Thursday, September 5, 18.30
Favorites of the Hearts
The audience chose the works of Alex Herzog, Claudia Kübler and Lawrence Grimm's cartoons to be the three "Favorites of the Hears". That's why there's a talk with the artists and Barbara Basting, head of Department of Visual Arts of the City of Zurich as well as Sabine Rusterholz Petko, art historian and co-curator of the exhibition. - Sunday, September 8, 15-17.00
(last exhibition day)
Within the series "The Artist's Being" Lawrence Grimm is presenting his work: 32 "Teatime for a Unvierse" cartoons, burped out of a 3 meter chaos distillator. - The exhibition is open Tuesdays-Sundays, 11-18:00, Thursday, 11-20:00, closed on Mondays
Helmhaus Zürich, Limmatquai 31, 8001 Zürich
www.helmhaus.org
- group exhibition
«Kunststipendien der Stadt Zürich 2019» - with 32 cartoons & a 3 meter «Chaos Destillator»
by Lawrence Grimm/Teatime for a Universe - until September 8, 2019
- open Tuesdays-Sundays, 11-18:00
Thursday, 11-20:00, closed on Mondays - Helmhaus Zürich, Limmatquai 31, 8001 Zürich
- www.helmhaus.org
Lawrence Grimm UND Teatime for a Universe in der Gruppenausstellung «Kunststipendien der Stadt Zürich 2019» UND Vernissage und Stipendien-Verleihung, Freitag, 12. Juli 2019, 18 Uhr: Türöffnung 19 Uhr: Stipendien-Verleihung UND Ausstellungsdauer 13. Juli bis 8. September 2019 UND Öffnungszeiten Dienstag bis Sonntag: 11–18 Uhr, Donnerstag: 11–20 Uhr, Montag: geschlossen UND Helmhaus Zürich, Limmatquai 31, 8001 Zürich UND www.helmhaus.org
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Last Exhibition-Day/Finissage: Saturday March 30, 14 – 16:00 with a guided tour at 14:00, sam scherrer contemporary, Kleinstrasse 16, Zurich
The gallery is open 12 – 16:00 on March 30.
More info: www.samscherrer.ch
Second Guided Tour through Chaos: Saturday March 23, 14:00, sam scherrer contemporary, Kleinstrasse 16, Zurich
The gallery is open 12 – 16:00 on March 23.
More info: www.samscherrer.ch
Guided Tour through Chaos: Saturday March 16, 14:00, sam scherrer contemporary, Kleinstrasse 16, Zurich
The gallery is open 12-16:00 on March 16, artist included. More info: www.samscherrer.ch
8 out of over 100 Cartoons, Illustrations and Objects from the Exhibition:
"And now the tea-slurping universe is entering a new phase. Lawrence Grimm’s second exhibition at sam scherrer contemporary gallery is called “Teatime for a Universe – Microchaos”. And once again – in Monty-Pythonesque fashion, it might be said, and this is one of Grimm’s favourite inspirations – everything revolves round the absurdities of our existence. It deals with everything that goes on in our narrow, restricted world and everything that happens beyond this world. Above all, it deals with the paradox that one thing is inseparably linked with another: self-doubt with the question of the origin and meaning of life. Confidence even in the greatest hopelessness with the occasional realization that it really doesn’t matter. Because we know for sure that the world – with or without me, and independent of the fact that I am happy or deeply unhappy – will just go on turning regardless." Paulina Szczesniak, catalog excerpt
Microchaos
Exhibition • sam scherrer contemporary
- Opening event with drinks and snacks:
Friday, March 8, 2019 from 18–20.00 - exhibition March 8 – 30, 2019
open Thursdays/Fridays 14–18.00
Saturdays 12–16.00, Mon-Wed by agreement - Artist tours of chaos:
Saturday, March 16 & 23 at 14.00 - Closing event:
Saturday, March 30, from 14–16.00
with a chaos tour at 14.00 - Gallery sam scherrer contemporary
Kleinstr. 16, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
Google maps - View the entire exhibition catalog
Teaser Images
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New Cartoon for "Critical Thinking ETH Zurich"
- August 12, 2018
Now online: A new cartoon called THE ACT OF LEARNING from "The Critical Thinker's Condition" | Cartoons for the magazine 42 & the website – Critical Thinking ETH Zurich
The Critical Thinker | Cartoon for the magazine 42 from the Critical Thinking of ETH Zurich
- June 15, 2018
The teatime cartoonist Lawrence Grimm loves the brigde between science and philosophy, so it was a nice opportunity to illustrate THE CRITICAL THINKER for the magazine 42 – Critical Thinking ETH Zurich.
Gallery view (suitable for mobile)
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The 100th Minicreature
- May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018 marks the 100th Minicreature (little beasts sprawling all about the universe)! Now there's an intermission so new eggs can hatch... See the 100 Minicreatures so far here.
Momentum Cartoons for the Filmbulletin
- Starting January 2018
In 2018 you can view very "Teatime for a Universe"-ish cartoons in each issue of the Filmbulletin, swiss movie magazine. The illustrations are all about motion & emotion, whereas the cartoonist Lawrence Grimm is excited to "hook up" with his filmic past (yep, that's what he studied).
- for sale in selected stores or order: www.filmbulletin.ch/abonnement
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Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018!
- January 1, 2018
2017 has been a joyful year for the Universe. Besides Teatime, this website was launched and there was an exhibition in the gallery sam scherrer contemporary in Zurich.
In 2018 the cartoonist Lawrence Grimm will present a series called "Momentum Cartoons" in the magazine Filmbulletin about movies & movement. Also, the Minicreatures will continue to hatch on this website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Stay tuned for more with the Cartoon & Newsletter.
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Minicreatures | No. 51 – 100 hatching noOooOOOOooOOoow!
Kupferdruck Werkstatt Gentinetta – Exhibition 2017
- November 25 – 26, 2017
Together with 30 other artists Lawrence Grimm is presenting prints, in his case from his cartoons: Saturday November 25 from 14.00-20.00, Sunday November 26 from 11.00-18.00 in the Kupferdruckwerstatt Gentinetta, Eglistr. 8, 8004 Zurich, www.kupferdruckwerkstatt.ch – the cartoons were produced by Matthias Gentinetta for my spring exhibition at sam scherrer contemporary.
Scrapcreatures
- October 22, 2017
- Find all scrapcreatures here
Assembled over the past few years, the weird and whimsical scrapcreatures are a 3D-cartoon-sidekick of the common black and white "Teatime for a Universe" illustrations. They are entirely composed of scrap, mechanical parts and glue.
Scent Festival – Festival der Düfte
- October 17 – 22, 2017
The Schloss Wildegg in Aargau, Switzerland, is literally covered in scent for a few days. Experts are recreating the history of the castle with different scents in each room. Get all the info on the Festival Website. The teatime-illustrator Lawrence Grimm added cartoons for the brochure and has a little exhibition of original scent cartoons in the bistro. Get a taste (or let's say a scent) of the illustrations right here:
Strictly for Stargazers:
The Big Sea
- July 19, 2017
"OceanCare asked me, why I love the ocean.
Find out here!"
That's all Folks! / More to come...
- April 9, 2017
The exhibition of "Teatime for a Universe" in the gallery "sam scherrer contemporary" is over. It was well visited, lots of cartoons found their way to new owners, and the whole thing was rounded up with an insightful artists' talk.
"Teatime for a Universe" is now planning the next steps towards its future.
Invitation to the Finissage with a "Künstlergespräch" – Teatime with Laura de Weck and Lawrence Grimm
- April 8, 2017
During the finissage of the current exhibition in the gallery sam scherrer contemporary Laura de Weck and Lawrence Grimm talk about his cartoons and the connection to film and theatre (they both attended the same youth theatre group many years ago).
- Finissage
Saturday, April 8, 12.00 – 16.00 with a "Künstlergespräch" at the end, 15.00 – 16.00 - Gallery sam scherrer contemporary
Kleinstrasse 16, 2nd floor, CH – 8008 Zürich
Location details - +41 44 260 44 33 | art(at)samscherrer.ch
- www.samscherrer.ch
P.s. Check out the exhibition catalog with lots of cartoons and an introduction by Dr. phil. Rudolf Velhagen.
Visit the current Exhibition in the Zurich Gallery sam scherrer contemporary
- March 11 – April 8, 2017
- Opening hours
Thu – Fri 14.00 – 18.00, Sat 12.00 – 16.00
Mon – Wed anytime by appointment - Details: www.samscherrer.ch
- (This event is over:)
The cartoonist is present during opening hours – for tea-tours through the gallery
Saturday, March 25, 12.00 – 16.00
Last Night's Vernissage
- March 11, 2017
Last night, March 10, was the vernissage of the new exhibition of "Teatime for a Universe" in the gallery sam scherrer contemporary. Lawrence Grimm (with a striped pullover on the foto) explained the "Butterfly Wall" to the numerous audience, whereas not only the frames are mirrored on the right and left, but also the themes, e.g. if there's a cat-cartoon on the right, there's also one one on the left in the same distance from the center... (however, it's unclear if these cats know each other).
Press Article
- March 9, 2017
Read what the "Züritipp" says about the current exhibition here | by Paulina Szczesniak
Online Cartoon Kaleidoscope with over 100 Cartoons
- February 25, 2017
The whimsical illustrations of "Teatime for a Universe" are now tea-tagged and categorized in a cartoon kaleidoscope, so they can be explored from multiple angles. To make this possible cartoonist Lawrence Grimm and developer Fabian Thommen have created this new website. To see all cartoons scroll down the main page.
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sam scherrer contemporary presents Lawrence Grimm – Teatime for a Universe
- Coming up March 2017
Lots of new cartoons about life, love, loops and loners, a light lagoon glowing in the dark and a robot riding towards destiny...
- Vernissage: gallery sam scherrer contemporary
Friday, March 10, 2017, 18.00 – 20.00
The event is listed on Facebook - Exhibition
March 11 – April 8, 2017 - The cartoonist is present
Saturday, March 25, 12.00 – 16.00 - Finissage
Saturday, April 8, 12.00 – 16.00 including: - "Künstlergespräch" Teatime with Laura de Weck and Lawrence Grimm
April 8, 15.00 – 16.00
- Opening hours
Thu – Fri 14.00 – 18.00, Sat 12.00 – 16.00
Mon – Wed anytime by appointment - Kleinstrasse 16, 2nd floor, CH – 8008 Zürich
Location details - +41 44 260 44 33 | art(at)samscherrer.ch
- www.samscherrer.ch
Accompanying text: Lawrence Grimm, born in Zurich 1978, is of Australian, German, Swiss nationality. After being involved in acting for years, he studied film at the Zurich University of the Arts, won various short film prizes and was voted Student Academy Award finalist for his diploma film. The experience of telling stories in pictures he has transferred to the world of cartoons and illustrations, scribbling moments of life, love, loops and loners in black ink. His cartoons have been displayed in exhibitions and are online. www.teatimeforauniverse.com
Thank you: The Acostas, Eric Andreae, Laura de Weck, Rolf, Claude Hess, Andreas Müller, Kati Rickenbach, Mike Rutman, Conrad Schmallfuss, Gregg Skerman, Rudolf Velhagen, buildup helpers, the Strapaziners and Sam Scherrer's team
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