Kunsthalle Basel

Art
Basel
Switzerland
Kunsthalle Basel is dedicated to exhibiting, discussing, and reflecting on the art of the present, and it has been so ever since its founding in 1872. It is renowned for its audacious and varied program as well as for its engagement with artists, often before they are widely known. Curious visitors of all ages are welcome to its spectacular display spaces for thought-provoking exhibitions and events.

Temporary exhibitions

Camille Blatrix, installation view, "Standby Mice Station", Kunsthalle Basel, 2020. Photo: Philipp Hänger / Kunsthalle Basel

Camille Blatrix

Standby Mice Station
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The French sculptor Camille Blatrix (*1984) uses traditional techniques to exquisitely hand craft strange and elegant objects that look as if they were machines from some unknown future, all while refusing to reveal their function.
Installation view, "Bizarre Silks, Private Imaginings and Narrative Facts, etc.", an exhibition by Nick Mauss, Kunsthalle Basel, 2020. Photo: Philipp Hänger / Kunsthalle Basel

Bizarre Silks, Private Imaginings and Narrative Facts, etc.

An exhibition by Nick Mauss
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Opening, Thurs, 6.2.2020, 7 pm Artist Nick Mauss (* 1980) has repeatedly turned exhibition-making—the assembly of precisely staged relations—into an art form. He especially conceives the scenography for this show, which brings together and reframes works by contemporary and historical figures,...
Deana Lawson, "Nation", 2018

Deana Lawson

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Creating meticulously staged yet profoundly intimate images of the sartorial styles, quotidian habits, and domestic interiors of the African diaspora in her native US or in Brazil and beyond, Deana Lawson’s (*1979) photographs are unforgettable portraits of contemporary Black life.
Installation view, "Das offene Musuem – die Stadt, Kunsthalle Basel", 1970. Photo: Hannes-Dirk Flury

INFORMATION (Today)

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An international group exhibition introducing a diverse range of contemporary artistic approaches that unravel the ways in which the circulation and processing of data and information define our daily lives today.
Matthew Angelo Harrison, studio view, 2019. Photo: Claire Gatto

Matthew Angelo Harrison

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Formerly a worker at the Ford Motor factory, the Detroit-born sculptor Matthew Angelo Harrison (*1989) uses 3-D machine technologies and African artifacts to make artworks in which the cruel history of colonialism meets with the formalist legacy of Minimalism.

Events

Public opening of the exhibition by Deana Lawson

On 26/03/2020
Meticulously staged yet profoundly intimate images of the sartorial styles, quotidian habits, and domestic interiors of the African diaspora in her native United States, Brazil, and beyond, Deana Lawson’s (* 1979) photographs are unforgettable portraits of contemporary Black life.

Curator’s tour in English

On 29/03/2020
Public guided tour in English by curator Elena Filipovic through the current solo exhibition by Deana Lawson.

Public opening of the group exhibition "INFORMATION (Today)"

On 28/05/2020
An international group exhibition introducing a diverse range of contemporary artistic approaches that unravel the ways in which the circulation and processing of data and information define our daily lives today.

Public opening of the exhibition by Matthew Angelo Harrison

On 11/06/2020
Formerly a worker at the Ford Motor factory, the Detroit-born sculptor Matthew Angelo Harrison (*1989) uses 3-D machine technologies and African artifacts to make artworks in which the cruel history of colonialism meets with the formalist legacy of Minimalism.

Curator’s tour in English

On 14/06/2020
Public guided tour in English by curator Elena Filipovic through the current solo exhibition by Matthew Angelo Harrison.
Kunsthalle Basel
Kunsthalle Basel
Kunsthalle Basel
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Tuesday - Wednesday: 11:00-18:00
Thursday: 11:00-20:30
Friday: 11:00-18:00
Saturday - Sunday: 11:00-17:00
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Basel
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