Avery Singer, War_overlays energizes Hauser & Wirth Zurich
Published on 08/31/2026 at 16:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Avery Singer turns Hauser & Wirth Zurich into a cinematic casino environment with her solo exhibition War_overlays. As Hauser & Wirth confirms, the show runs from June 12 to September 5, 2026 at Limmatstrasse 270 and anchors Singer’s current institutional presence in Europe. Hauser & Wirth exhibition page
The Zurich casino installation
War_overlays occupies the upstairs galleries at Hauser & Wirth’s Limmatstrasse space, which Singer transforms into a setting reminiscent of a casino, charged by surveillance and gaming aesthetics. The gallery notes that the installation debuted for Zurich Art Weekend 2026 and features new large-format paintings integrating AI-based tools. Artforum Artguide listing
The exhibition unfolds between June 12 and September 5, 2026, aligning with the city’s summer art calendar and positioning Singer prominently within Zurich’s institutional and gallery circuit. Artguide information specifies the address as Limmatstrasse 270, with regular opening hours from Tuesday to Saturday for visitors. Artguide venue details
Exhibition & Show context on Monday
Within the broader 2026 exhibition landscape, War_overlays sits alongside long-running collection presentations that include Singer’s work, such as the show Force Fields: New Perspectives from the Collection at Kunstmuseum Bonn and a Sandretto Re Rebaudengo collection exhibition in Turin. MutualArt’s exhibition overview lists these formats through mid 2028 and September 12, 2026 respectively. MutualArt exhibition overview
Hauser & Wirth’s artist page situates War_overlays within a sequence of institutionally scaled projects, noting Singer’s 2025 show run_it_back.exe? at the Serralves Museum in Porto and her earlier solo exhibitions such as Free Fall in London and Reality Ender in New York. This continuity underlines her sustained engagement with large, architecturally responsive installations. Hauser & Wirth artist page
All news and background on Avery Singer
Further reporting on Avery Singer’s exhibitions, market presence and institutional projects is available in the AD HOC NEWS archive for readers following her digital-inflected painting practice.
How the artist works
Singer’s practice centers on digitally constructed compositions that she translates into large-scale paintings using airbrush and UV-printing on primed panels. Hauser & Wirth describes her as working with 3D modeling software and image-editing tools to build layered scenes that often reference art-historical and pop-cultural motifs. Hauser & Wirth artist page
Where the artist stands now
As of late August 2026, Avery Singer’s exhibition War_overlays is on view at Hauser & Wirth Zurich until September 5, 2026, while her paintings remain present in long-term collection shows in Bonn and Turin.
Avery Singer at a glance
- Artist: Avery Singer
- Medium / Genre: Painting (digital-inflected, conceptual)
- Born: 1987, New York, United States
- Place(s) of practice: Studio practice between New York and European exhibition venues
- Active since: Late 2000s, with museum presence from the early 2010s
- Key work groups: War_overlays, Free Fall, Reality Ender, run_it_back.exe?
- Current/last exhibition: War_overlays, Hauser & Wirth Zurich, June 12 – September 5, 2026
- Major collections: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Mudam Luxembourg, Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection
- Awards: Publicly documented primarily through major institutional exhibitions rather than formal prize listings
- Next date: War_overlays on view at Hauser & Wirth Zurich through September 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions about Avery Singer
Where can Avery Singer’s work be seen right now?
In summer 2026, Avery Singer’s solo exhibition War_overlays is installed at Hauser & Wirth Zurich, while her paintings appear in collection shows such as Force Fields: New Perspectives from the Collection at Kunstmuseum Bonn and a Sandretto Re Rebaudengo collection exhibition in Turin.
What defines Avery Singer’s exhibition War_overlays in Zurich?
The show combines new paintings with an architectural intervention that turns the upstairs gallery into a casino-like environment structured by surveillance, extending Singer’s interest in digital image culture into a spatial scenario.
How does War_overlays relate to Singer’s earlier institutional projects?
War_overlays follows large-scale institutional presentations such as run_it_back.exe? at the Serralves Museum and the UK solo exhibition Free Fall at Hauser & Wirth London, continuing her focus on immersive installations and digitally constructed imagery.
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