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

Geumhyung Jeong, Performance view, CPR Practice, 2013. Photo: ZTS/Christian Altorfer

Geumhyung Jeong

Homemade RC Toy
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At once tender and unsettling, the performances of Geumhyung Jeong (*1980) are studies in the erotics of technical animism. For her first solo exhibition in Switzerland, the South Korean artist and choreographer creates a new performance accompanied by a related film and sculptures that use DIY toy...
Dora Budor, Installationsansicht, Ephemerol, Ramiken Crucible, New York, 2016. Foto: Dario Lasagni

Dora Budor

I am Gong
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For her first institutional solo exhibition in Europe, Dora Budor (* 1984) investigates the architectural history of Kunsthalle Basel and its surroundings in order to use sound, dust, and environmental data from dissonant temporalities to create an evolving “score” for her exhibition. Inspired in...
Raphael Linsi, installation view, Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt, Le vent nous portera…, Kunsthalle Basel, 2018. Foto: Moritz Schermbach.

Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt

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Basel-Stadt art credit (Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt) presents works by artists who were awarded the individual artist’s direct grant by the commission of Basel-Stadt art credit in 2018. Opening Sun, August 18, 2019, 11 am
Alex Baczynski-Jenkins, Performance, Until a thousand roses bloom, 2018, Foksal Gallery Foundation. Photo: Spyros Rennt

Alex Baczynski-Jenkins

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The Polish-British artist and choreographer Alex Baczynski-Jenkins (* 1987) deploys micro-gestures, dance, and minimal sets to trace desire, alienation, and collectivity. His practice is specifically concerned with the mediation and politics of queer desire, staging affect and intimacy through live...
Kaari Upson, studio view. Photo: Rick Hager.

Kaari Upson

Go Back the Way You Came
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For her first institutional solo exhibition in Europe, Kaari Upson (*1972) presents a new body of wood and latex sculptures that continue her ongoing exploration of both the figure of the mother and the uncanny double. The US-American artist casts, cuts down, or replicates natural and architectural...

Events

Geumhyung Jeong during installation at Kunsthalle Basel. Photo: Philipp Hänger

Performance by Geumhyung Jeong at Kunsthalle Basel

On 10/08/2019
At once weirdly sensual and ominous, the solo exhibition "Homemade RC Toy" by Geumhyung Jeong (* 1980) becomes the stage for her new performance in which the South Korean artist and choreographer’s interactions with "homemade" robotic sculptures question the boundaries between the human and the...
Geumhyung Jeong during installation at Kunsthalle Basel. Photo: Philipp Hänger

Performance by Geumhyung Jeong at Kunsthalle Basel

On 11/08/2019
At once weirdly sensual and ominous, the solo exhibition "Homemade RC Toy" by Geumhyung Jeong (* 1980) becomes the stage for her new performance in which the South Korean artist and choreographer’s interactions with "homemade" robotic sculptures question the boundaries between the human and the...

Public opening for the exhibition Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt 2018

On 18/08/2019
starts at 11 am The show presents a selection of works by the artists who were awarded the individual artist’s direct grant by the Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt in 2018.
Kaari Upson, studio view. Photo: Rick Hager.

Public opening for the exhibition “Go Back the Way You Came” of Kaari Upson

On 29/08/2019
Starts at 7 pm A strange, gripping new body of work by US-American artist Kaari Upson (* 1972), including sculpture, video, and installation, draws us into an abyss of the artist’s fantasies surrounding home, family, and selfhood.
Alex Baczynski-Jenkins, Performance, Until a thousand roses bloom, 2018, Foksal Gallery Foundation. Photo: Spyros Rennt

Public opening for the exhibition of Alex Baczynski-Jenkins

On 26/09/2019
Start at 7 pm The Polish-British artist and choreographer Alex Baczynski-Jenkins (* 1987) deploys micro-gestures, dance, and minimal sets to trace desire, alienation, and collectivity.
Kunsthalle Basel
Kunsthalle Basel
Kunsthalle Basel
Suitable for families
Opening hours
Open all year
Tuesday - Wednesday: 11:00-18:00
Thursday: 11:00-20:30
Friday: 11:00-18:00
Saturday - Sunday: 11:00-17:00
Closed on
Extended opening hours during Art Basel Week

Mo, 10.6.2019: 10 am - 8 pm
Tue, 11.6.2019: 10 am - 8 pm
Wed, 12.6.2019: 10 am - 10 pm
Thu, 13.6.2019: 10 am - 8 pm
Fr, 14.6.2019: 10 am - 8 pm
Sa, 15.6.2019: 10 am - 8 pm
Sun, 16.6.2019: 10 am - 8 pm
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Kunsthalle Basel
Steinenberg 7
4051
Basel
Switzerland
+41 61 206 99 00
http://www.kunsthallebasel.ch
info@kunsthallebasel.ch
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