Under the title Art for All, the Kunsthaus Zürich has created spaces that are open to everyone: the entrance hall and the Garden of Art are freely accessible and host commissioned works. Temporary projects are presented here that can be experienced without an admission ticket—an open invitation to encounter contemporary art directly and to experience it as part of public space.

With Monster Chetwynd (b. 1973, London; lives in Zurich), the Kunsthaus Zürich presents the first-ever commission for its Garden of Art. Rising from the grounds is a monumental head more than eight metres tall—a sculpture that is both a space for thought and a space for play. Inspired by the grotesque figures of the sixteenth-century garden at Bomarzo, by the science-fiction visions of the 1970s, and by the tradition of the folly, the work invites children and adults alike to step inside and explore it. A climbing structure integrated into the sculpture transforms monumentality into accessibility and activates the outdoor space designed by David Chipperfield as a genuine Garden of Art for the first time.

Chetwynd’s work fuses art history, popular culture and feminist strategies to propose new forms of garden art. Curated by Raphael Gygax and developed in collaboration with architects and engineers - including the ETH Zurich–affiliated startup Contouro, associated with the Chair of Digital Building Technologies - the project realises a contemporary sculpture that reimagines monumentality as a playful, participatory experience. Freely accessible and on view from September 2025 to 2027, the work makes art a tangible, sensory encounter while offering space for reflection - a compelling statement on the future of art in public space.