The 76th Biennal Exhibition of the Society of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts in La Chaux-de-Fonds (SAMBA) will take place from September 28, 2025, to January 4, 2026, with an opening reception on September 27, 2025, at 5 p.m.
It is entitled:

Vertigo

Vertigo is an ambiguous word. It refers to a loss of bearings. In this sense, the state of the world on the brink of the abyss makes us feel dizzy every morning when we listen to the news. It is a physical sensation of falling, of the ground giving way beneath our feet. It takes our breath away. It is also a flight, an intoxication, a mad desire that nothing can dispel, the vertigo of love. To experience vertigo, you have to be high up, keep your feet on the ground, and not close your eyes. It is the sickness of heights, the intimate dizziness of solitude felt even in the heart of a celebrating crowd.

JURY MEMBERS:

Marie-Christine Gailloud-Matthieu – MD and independent curator
Florence Grivel – Journalist, RTS
Gabriel Grossert – SAMBA member
David Lemaire – Director, Musée des beaux-arts La Chaux-de-Fonds (advisory role)
Marius Quiblier, Jury President – Assistant Curator, Kunsthaus Langenthal
Artemisia Romano – SAMBA member

SELECTED ARTISTS:

Josse Bailly; Ju Bretaudeau; Romain Buffetrille; Tan Chen; Louis Clerc; Maciej Czepiel; France Dépraz; Ligia Dias; Florent Dubois; Janel Fluri; Orélie Fuchs Chen; Amadeus Furrer; My name is Fuzzy; Élise Gagnebin-de Bons; Priska Gutjahr; Katharina Henking; Martin Jakob; Malik Jeannet; Yannick Lambelet; Philip Maire; Charlie Malgat; Achille Meier; Camille Mermet; Jon Merz; Corinne Odermatt; Jan Van Oordt; Camille Pellaux; Dany Petermann Boulala; Vincent Python; Colin Raynal; Romain Rochat; Alain Rufener; Victor Sala; Delphine Sandoz; Jessie Schaer; Christine Sefolosha; Sparga; Grégory Sugnaux; Tenko; Helio Thiémard; Rebecca Tinguely; Emilie Triolo; Alexandre Valette; Garance Willemin; Thibault Ziegler