St.Gallen Unconference

Art and Architecture at HSG – a guided tour and some reflections on (corporate) culture and values (90 minutes, English/German/(French)) [Thursday and Friday after lunch, max. 15 discussants]
The University of St.Gallen HSG houses a small but excellent collection of art. It spans from classic modern pieces by e.g. Giacometti, Calder, Arp and Miro to contemporary art by e.g. Gerhard Richter and Roman Signer.  We will visit and discuss the various masterpieces and use these to reflect on how to build (corporate) culture and values. You will also hear why I´m convinced that it is no coincidence that oikos was founded by students of the HSG.
Provocation and obscenity?
-        The main building (Brutalism)
-        Hans Arp´s “Schalenbaum”-sculpture
Create the “new”
-        The city and the university
-        The university and the students
-        The art, the St.Gallen-management-model and oikos
-        Architecture and corporate identity
Modern classics to contemporary art
-        Main building: Giacometti, Calder, Miro…
-        Library building: Gerhard Richter and the glass pyramide