Featured Events in Basel in November, 2024 (June Updated)

Marie Matusz (* 1994) stellt in ihrer künstlerischen Praxis immer wieder Polaritäten her, indem sie Verletzlichkeit und Widerstand in ein produktives Spannungsverhältnis bringt. Dieses künstlerische Anliegen wird die in Toulouse geborene Basler Künstlerin mit ihrem ersten monumentalen, ortspezifischen Projekt im öffentlichen Raum an der Rückwand der Kunsthalle Basel weiter ausarbeiten.

Marie Matusz (*1994) regularly establishes polarities in her artistic practice, placing vulnerability and resilience in productive tension. The Toulouse-born, Basel-based artist extends these concerns as she presents her first monumental, site-specific project for public space, spanning the back wall of Kunsthalle Basel.

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The second exhibition in our Basel gallery is titled ‘Körperlich,’ meaning ‘bodily’ in English. A group show of women artists, the exhibition explores the body’s role in the construction and expression of identity through works by Louise Bourgeois, Maria Lassnig, Meret Oppenheim, Alina Szapocznikow, Irène Zurkinden, Lee Lozano, Hannah Villiger and Carol Rama.

The drawings reveal manifold facets. They are abstract or figurative, carefully considered or spontaneous. They probe questions of individual and collective identity amid differences of culture and religion. Or they boast broad strokes and rich colors, ignoring the line that divides the medium from painting. The exhibition Drawing Today offers insight into the Kupferstichkabinett’s collection-building strategy, which is exemplarily illustrated by the selection of works: one central goal is to compile larger bodies of work that let beholders gain a profound understanding of an oeuvre. This strategy contrasts with the so-called encyclopedic collection, which aims to gather comparatively few works by as many artists as possible. The corpuses patiently assembled at the Kupferstichkabinett make it possible for the exhibition Drawing Today to dedicate entire rooms to individual artists.

The Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego (1935–2022) is one of the most important and exciting figurative painters of recent decades. The Kunstmuseum Basel is her first exhibition in Switzerland and presents key works from her oeuvre, which spans more than half a century.