Janiva Ellis (b. 1987) utilizes and reconfigures a broad range of popular imagery and well-worn art historical motifs to stage dynamic scenes replete with shifting references that at once are humorous, insidious, and ambiguous. In her work, she explores the persistence of white supremacist myths built into dominant cultural narratives while demonstrating the contradictions and destruction left in their wake. Drawing from the tradition of figuration, she puts visibility, erasure, and survival up for debate. Her paintings oscillate between controlled precision and raw gesture, revealing inventive possibilities through their interpretation. Ellis will present a body of new paintings at Kunsthalle Basel, which will be her first institutional solo exhibition in Europe.
Janiva Ellis
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As part of Regionale 26, the Artists’ Talks will highlight four works and their artists from the group exhibition After the Afternoon. Art history students have studied the working methods, creative ...
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A highlight of After the Afternoon is a film program featuring four works by filmmakers. In the original version with English subtitles. The film program will be followed by a conversation with the ...
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As part of Regionale 26, the Artists’ Talks will highlight four works and their artists from the group exhibition After the Afternoon. Art history students have studied the working methods, creative ...
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A highlight of After the Afternoon is a film program featuring four works by filmmakers. In the original version with English subtitles. Macha Ovtchinnikova Exquisite Mists, 2020 HD video, b/w and ...
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A highlight of After the Afternoon is a film program featuring four works by filmmakers. In the original version with English subtitles. Macha Ovtchinnikova Exquisite Mists, 2020 HD video, b/w and ...
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The library evenings provide an opportunity for in-depth engagement with the unique collections of the library of the Basler Kunstverein. Each evening focuses on a specific theme, transforming the ...
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As part of Regionale 26, bus tours organized by Regionale will stop at Kunsthalle Basel. The tour includes visits to exhibitions in Basel (CH) and Baselland (CH), departing from Freiburg (DE).
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A highlight of After the Afternoon is a film program featuring four works by filmmakers. In the original version with English subtitles.
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A highlight of After the Afternoon is a film program featuring four works by filmmakers. In the original version with English subtitles.
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A highlight of After the Afternoon is a film program featuring four works by filmmakers. In the original version with English subtitles.
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Every first Sunday of the month, the Kunsthalle Basel team conducts guided tours for all interested visitors through the current exhibitions. In German.
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An art and film program by Kunsthalle Basel at STADTKINO BASEL. As part of the public program for The Jawbone Sings Blue by Troy Montes Michie, Screen Dialogs presents Looking for Langston, a poetic ...
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Curatorial Tour in German: Lena Katharina Reuter (Head of Exhibitions) leads all interested visitors on a guided tour through the exhibition The Jawbone Sings Blue by Troy Montes Michie. Please note ...
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Mal•Mal The evening invites everyone who would like to retake pen and paper to experience the exhibition The Jawbone Sings Blue by Troy Montes Michie from a new perspective and exchange ideas with ...
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Kunsthalle Basel and Director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite you to the opening of Diambe’s exhibition. The opening offers a unique opportunity to be among the first to experience the artist’s work ...
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The library evenings provide an opportunity for in-depth engagement with the unique collections of the library of the Basler Kunstverein. Each evening focuses on a specific theme, transforming the ...
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Kunsthalle Basel and Director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite you to the opening of Dominique White’s exhibition. The opening offers a unique opportunity to be among the first to experience the artist ...
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Kunsthalle Basel and Director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite you to the opening of Janiva Ellis’ exhibition. The opening offers a unique opportunity to be among the first to experience the artist’s ...
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Kunsthalle Basel and Director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite you to the opening of Shuang Li’s exhibition. The opening offers a unique opportunity to be among the first to experience the artist’s ...
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Kunsthalle Basel and Director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite you to the opening of Gili Tali’s exhibition. The opening offers a unique opportunity to be among the first to experience the artist’s ...
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In collaboration with Cordova, Kunsthalle Basel, and Director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite everyone to the opening of Samuel Guerrero's Back Wall Project. The opening offers the opportunity to be ...
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Kunsthalle Basel and Director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite you to the opening of Özgür Kar’s exhibition. The opening offers a unique opportunity to be among the first to experience the artist’s ...
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Kunsthalle Basel and Director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite everyone to the Regionale 27 exhibition opening.
