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Michael Armitage

You, Who Are Still Alive
Exhibitions
Installation view, Michael Armitage, "You, Who Are Still Alive," Kunsthalle Basel, 2022, view on, "Mother’s Milk," 2022. Photo: Philipp Hänger / Kunsthalle Basel
Installation view, Michael Armitage, "You, Who Are Still Alive," Kunsthalle Basel, 2022, view (f. l. t. r.) on, "Holding Cell," 2021, and, "Witness," 2022. Photo: Philipp Hänger / Kunsthalle Basel
Installation view, Michael Armitage, "You, Who Are Still Alive," Kunsthalle Basel, 2022, view (f. l. t. r.) on, "Three Boys at Dawn," 2022, and, "Holding Cell," 2021. Photo: Philipp Hänger / Kunsthalle Basel
Kenyan-born artist Michael Armitage (* 1984) creates an ambitious group of new works as the focus of his first exhibition in Switzerland. The moody, sumptuously layered figurative paintings draw equally from past and current events, recollections and mythology, popular culture and art historical references. What results are haunting and provocative reflections on politics, history, civil unrest, and humanity.

Museum details

Address
Steinenberg 7
4051
Basel
+41 61 206 99 00
Opening hours

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Klára Hosnedlová, Untitled (from the series GROWTH), 2024, detail, in: Klára Hosnedlová, GROWTH, Kunsthalle Basel, 2024, photo: Zdeněk Porcal - Studio Flusser / Kunsthalle Basel
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Art and embroidery - the embroidery club on tour at the GROWTH exhibition by Klára Hosnedlová

On 28 March, the Embroidery Club on Tour, organized by the Institute for Textile Research, will be a guest at the Kunsthalle Basel. Together we will be inspired by the detailed embroideries in Klara ...

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Public tandem tour, S AM & Kunsthalle Basel in German

Culture under one roof The Kunsthalle Basel and the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum are not only united by a common roof, but also by their enthusiasm for art, culture and society. They combine ...

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Mal•Mal – Draw from a live model in the exhibition by Klára Hosnedlová

The evening invites everyone who would like to retake pen and paper to experience the exhibition from a new perspective and exchange ideas with other passionate art enthusiasts. Meeting point: Foyer ...

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Führung durch die Ausstellungen der Kunsthalle Basel. Foto: Malena Guinet
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Public guided tour, in German

Every Sunday at 3 pm, the Kunsthalle Basel team leads all interested visitors on a guided tour through the current exhibitions.

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Ghislaine Leung, Turner Prize 2023 Shortlist Exhibition, 2023, installation view, Towner Eastbourne, courtesy the artist
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Opening Ghislaine Leung

Kunsthalle Basel and its director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite you to the opening of Ghislaine Leung’s exhibition, on Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 7 to 10 p.m. Opening with free admission, extended ...

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Mal•Mal – Draw from a live model in the exhibition by Ghislaine Leung

The evening invites everyone who would like to retake pen and paper to experience the exhibition from a new perspective and exchange ideas with other passionate art enthusiasts. Meeting point: Foyer ...

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Toyin Ojih Odutola, Back to the Body, 2023, courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery
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Opening Toyin Ojih Odutola

Kunsthalle Basel and its director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite you to the opening of Toyin Ojih Odutola’s exhibition, on Thursday, June 6, 2024, from 7 to 10 p.m. Opening with free admission ...

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Mittwoch-Matinée: August 2024, auf Deutsch

As part of the museen basel event series, Kunsthalle Basel organized a mittwoch-matinée on the exhibitions at Kunsthalle Basel on August 7, 2024. Within two hours, the exhibitions will be explored ...

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Sandra Mujinga, Spectral Keepers, 2021, exhibition view, The Approach, London, courtesy the artist
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Opening Sandra Mujinga

Kunsthalle Basel and its director Mohamed Almusibli warmly invite you to the opening of Sandra Mujinga’s exhibition, on Thursday, August 29, 2024, from 7 to 10 p.m. Opening with free admission ...

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