Our Corporate Collection
AXA Switzerland's Corporate Collection focuses on modern and contemporary works. Swiss artists such as Silvie Fleury, Max Bill, Franz Gertsch and John M. Armleder form the core collection, but international artists, including Leiko Ikemura, Andy Warhol, Franz West and John Chamberlain, also feature. It was established in the 1920s by Winterthur Insurance and comprises approx. 1,300 works.
Art at AXA Switzerland
John Chamberlain, Straits of Night, 1986, metal, chromium-plated and painted, five elements
The collection is mostly on display in AXA's public areas, representative rooms and buildings throughout Switzerland. It promotes employee communication, stimulates constructive engagement and supports tolerance of different ways of thinking and opinions.
Max Bill, Untitled, 1982, 1969, 1983, color serigraphs, and Franz Gertsch, Natascha III, 1986, color woodcut
In the past few years, innovative work environments led to structural changes in AXA premises. This also affected the art in the buildings, offering the opportunity to reposition existing artworks, gear the collection towards Swiss and international contemporary art and make additional purchases.
Our art exhibitions
Young and contemporary art is displayed in temporary exhibitions on the "AXA Exhibition Wall" in the Superblock building in Winterthur. This exhibition space means that AXA is encouraging cultural development in the region.
Current exhibition
Floyd Bolliger, "bin eigentlich gern diheime" (I’m happy at home)
Floyd Bolliger is exhibiting his latest work in the entrance area of the AXA Superblock in Winterthur from July 8 to November 23, 2026.
The working title "Keys for houses/homes that no longer exist" already arouses curiosity. What is the artist Floyd Bolliger talking about? House keys? Houses? Do the houses still exist? Floyd Bolliger works conceptually with the culture of remembrance. AXA’s Exhibition Wall is displaying his exhibition of keys of demolished houses from a Zurich housing cooperative.
Every individual key shows the individuality of houses that no longer exist. The keys are worn out, used, lives lived are visible. The residents had to leave their homes to make way for new, larger and nicer apartments. The keys are relics of the residents’ personal histories. The artist is illustrating the emotional components of "home" and powerfully drawing attention to grievances.
Floyd Bolliger, "bin eigentlich gern diheime", 2026, photography, keys, wood frame, 30 x 42 cm, © Photo: Floyd Bolliger
Content of our earlier exhibitions
2025
From April 2 to November 11, 2025:
Thalles Piaget, "Morning ritual"
From November 19, 2025 to July 1, 2026:
Anaïs Strübin, "We Come in Peace"
2024
From June 9 to November 4, 2024:
GIGAX, "Cantuccilopolis"
From November 20, 2024 to March 24, 2025:
frölicher I bietenhader, "Fragments against reality"
2023
From June 14 to November 6, 2023:
Rebekka Steiger,"Ngaỳ dài mưa phùn"
From November 15, 2023 to June 3, 2024:
Pedro Rodrigues, "how a river should flow"
2022
From May 4 to November 14, 2022:
Nici Jost, "Extract"
2021
From December 8, 2021 to May 2, 2022:
Maureen Kägi, "Blab"
2020
From December 8, 2020 to June 29, 2021:
Pascal Kohtz, "View"
2019
From June 5, 2019 to February 26, 2020:
Olivia Wiederkehr
2018
From June 20, 2018 to October 3, 2018:
Olga Titus
2017
From November 29, 2017 to June 7, 2018:
Jan Sebesta
From July 6, 2017 to November 16, 2017:
Karin Wiesendanger
Exhibition flyer (to download)
- Art exhibition Anaïs Strübin, "We Come in Peace" (german) [.pdf , 610KB]
- Art exhibition Thalles Piaget, "Morning ritual" (german) [.pdf , 397KB]
- Art exhibition frölicher I bietenhader, «Fragments against reality» (german) [.pdf , 1.0MB]
- Art exhibition GIGAX, «Cantuccilopolis» (german) [.pdf , 1.1MB]
- Art exhibition Pedro Rodrigues, «how a river should flow» (german) [.pdf , 1.8MB]
- Art exhibition Rebekka Steiger, «Ngaỳ dài mưa phùn» (german) [.pdf , 1.7MB]
- Art exhibition Nici Jost «Extract» (german) [.pdf , 780KB]
- Art exhibition Maureen Kägi «Blab» (german) [.pdf , 2.6MB]
- Art exhibition Pascal Kohtz «Ansicht» (german) [.pdf , 1.8MB]
- Art exhibition Olivia Wiederkehr (german) [.pdf , 298KB]
- Art exhibition Olga Titus (german) [.pdf , 238KB]
- Art exhibition Jan Sebesta (german) [.pdf , 160KB]
- Art exhibition Karin Wiesendanger (german) [.pdf , 108KB]
