The Yves Klein Foundation works to promote and foster the public understanding of Yves Klein’s work through exhibitions, research projects, publications, the preservation of his body of work and the development of the catalogue raisonné.
Based in Lugano (Switzerland), the Foundation carries forward the mission to preserve, study, share with a large audience and highlight the artist’s contribution to the history of art in the second half of the 20th century.
The first research grant will be launched in spring 2026 and from 2027 onward, the Foundation will award two grants per year. Through this initiative, the Foundation seeks to support a new generation of researchers by promoting mobility, facilitating access to resources and offering dedicated scholarly guidance.
The one-week fellowship can be undertaken no later than the first half of December 2026. Exact dates will be defined with the selected grantee. The fellow must write and submit a text of 30,000 characters, in French or English, within six months after the conclusion of the residency.
Researchers under 35 years of age, holding a PhD or postdoctoral degree, of any nationality and country of residence, conducting research in art history, aesthetics or the humanities are able to apply.
There is a research grant of CHF 6,000 to support research and writing. Travel and accommodation costs if any, are covered by the Yves Klein Foundation.
