Online gallery : come with us to visit the exhibition “Beyond Laughter and Tears”

Published 7 July 2020 | By Les Koronin

Until 06. September 2020, Bern

As usual, the team of the online gallery invites you to visit the exhibitions of various French and Swiss museums. Each of these outings meets our desire to take as many of you as possible to see unique cultural events. We put our knowledge of professional artists at your disposal to talk Art pictorial, sculpture, conceptual art … Enjoy !

The online gallery does not charge any fees for these visits. Entrance to the museum (where access is paid), transport (road or rail) and any stay (hotels, guest rooms, catering …) are charged to each of the organizations concerned.

Online gallery : come with us to visit the exhibition "Beyond Laughter and Tears"

n Paul Klee’s work cheerfulness and tragedy, lightness and the plunge into the abyss often tip into one another. The exhibition sheds light on the exchange between Paul Klee and his friend Jacques Ernst Sonderegger, a Swiss artist et cartoonist. In the early phase of his work Klee received important artistic stimuli from Sonderegger. Their correspondence reveals a shared understanding of humour as a key to human beings, of satire as a commentary on the comedy and tragedy of human existence.

The starting point for this exhibition is Paul Klee’s little-known friendship with the Swiss caricaturist Jacques Ernst Sonderegger, who gave the young Klee important artistic direction. Klee and Sonderegger shared a sense of humour: the then-thriving genre of caricature embellished and satirized social and political life.

By contrast, caricature offered Klee and Sonderegger a way to pose fundamental questions about human life. Framing the exhibition are scenes from Charlie Chaplin’s films, which enter into fascinating dialogue with the work of Paul Klee.

Event information


Contact address	Zentrum Paul Klee Monument im Fruchtland 3 Postfach 3006 Bern Phone +41 (0)31 359 01 01

Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat10:00 – 17:00

Artemis Irenäus and Natascha await you in front of the museum entrance. For further information (appointment) I am at your disposal, write us!

The online gallery thanks : Myswitzerland.com

Mit freundlichen Grüßen (Bis bald Tschüss….) / Best regards.
Artemis Irenäus and Konstanz

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