Continuously Contemporary: New Works From The Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation. Chapter II
In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Kunstmuseum Basel 莯 Gegenwart, which was founded in 1980, the museum presents a selection of new large-format works and ensembles from the collection of the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation. The focus is on works requiring unusual spatial arrangements that have rarely or even never been seen at the Kunstmuseum Basel. The exhibition is divided into three chapters.
It opens with a presentation of ensembles by artists with longstanding ties to the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation: three video installations by the Belgian David Claerbout, a set of painted drawings by the Australian artist Toba Khedoori, a group of sculptures by the German artist Katharina Fritsch, photographs by the Canadian Jeff Wall, and a series of paintings by Francis Al每s, a native of Belgium who lives in Mexico.
What these works and ensembles have in common is the artists鈥� awareness that seemingly dependable realities and states of affairs are actually ephemeral. Perception is a selective process that is shaped by factors like the beholder鈥檚 personal standpoint and changeable state of mind as well as his or her social background and individual knowledge. A cursory glance is often deceiving, and first impressions can give way upon more extended contemplation to a different understanding.
In the second chapter, scheduled for February 2021, the presentation will be replaced by selected groups of works by artists including Klara Lid茅n, Monika Sosnowska, Fiona Tan, Paul Chan, Thomas Demand, Peter Fischli, Alexej Koschkarow, Steve McQueen, Jean-Fr茅d茅ric Schnyder, and others.
Then, in mid-May 2021, the third chapter, Tacita Dean. Antigone, will bring the Swiss d茅but of the newest and hitherto most complex work of the British artist Tacita Dean in the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation鈥檚 collection. In another makeover of the presentation, we will also install a fresh selection of treasures from the collection, by Elizabeth Peyton, Steve McQueen, Anri Sala, and others.
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In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Kunstmuseum Basel 莯 Gegenwart, which was founded in 1980, the museum presents a selection of new large-format works and ensembles from the collection of the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation. The focus is on works requiring unusual spatial arrangements that have rarely or even never been seen at the Kunstmuseum Basel. The exhibition is divided into three chapters.
It opens with a presentation of ensembles by artists with longstanding ties to the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation: three video installations by the Belgian David Claerbout, a set of painted drawings by the Australian artist Toba Khedoori, a group of sculptures by the German artist Katharina Fritsch, photographs by the Canadian Jeff Wall, and a series of paintings by Francis Al每s, a native of Belgium who lives in Mexico.
What these works and ensembles have in common is the artists鈥� awareness that seemingly dependable realities and states of affairs are actually ephemeral. Perception is a selective process that is shaped by factors like the beholder鈥檚 personal standpoint and changeable state of mind as well as his or her social background and individual knowledge. A cursory glance is often deceiving, and first impressions can give way upon more extended contemplation to a different understanding.
In the second chapter, scheduled for February 2021, the presentation will be replaced by selected groups of works by artists including Klara Lid茅n, Monika Sosnowska, Fiona Tan, Paul Chan, Thomas Demand, Peter Fischli, Alexej Koschkarow, Steve McQueen, Jean-Fr茅d茅ric Schnyder, and others.
Then, in mid-May 2021, the third chapter, Tacita Dean. Antigone, will bring the Swiss d茅but of the newest and hitherto most complex work of the British artist Tacita Dean in the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation鈥檚 collection. In another makeover of the presentation, we will also install a fresh selection of treasures from the collection, by Elizabeth Peyton, Steve McQueen, Anri Sala, and others.
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