This retrospective, the first devoted to Matisse in the German-speaking world in close to 20 years, will provide a unique view of the development and sheer range of the artist's trailblazing work. "Matisse – Invitation to the Voyage" will be the latest in a long line of unparalleled exhibitions such as "Paul Gauguin" (2015), "Monet" (2017) and "The Young Picasso – Blue and Rose Periods" (2019).
In spring, the Fondation Beyeler will devote a comprehensive solo show to Canadian artist Jeff Wall. It will be the first exhibition of Jeff Wall in Switzerland in close to two decades. Wall has contributed significantly to establishing photography as an autonomous art form and is regarded as one of its foremost practitioners. In the summer, around 20 renowned artists will for the first time transform the entire museum and its surrounding park into the site of an experimental presentation of contemporary art. Alongside works by visual artists, collaborations with poets, musicians, philosophers, designers and architects will also be on shown. In addition to the temporary exhibitions, the Fondation Beyeler shows selected works from its collection in changing thematic displays.
More information on next year's exhibitions:
Jeff Wall
28 January – 21 April 2024
At the beginning of next year, the Fondation Beyeler will devote a comprehensive solo show to Canadian
artist Jeff Wall. It will be the first such exhibition of his work in Switzerland in almost two decades. Wall, who
contributed significantly to establishing photography as an autonomous art form, is today regarded as one
of its foremost practitioners. He mostly produces large-format photographs intricately and subtly composed
from numerous single takes, oftentimes inspired by art history and urban everyday life. The more than fifty
works brought together will include large transparencies displayed in lightboxes as well as black and white
photographs and colour C-prints. Across eleven rooms, more recent works will be brought into thematic
and formal dialogue with iconic early pieces. The exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler will feature several
new works by Wall on public display for the very first time. The exhibition has been conceived in close
collaboration with the artist and is curated by Martin Schwander, Curator at Large, Fondation Beyeler.
The Summer Show
19 May – 11 August 2024... read the rest of the article»
For the first time in the Fondation Beyeler's more than 25-year history, the entire museum and its surrounding park will be transformed into the site of an experimental presentation of contemporary art.
With contributions by Michael Armitage, Federico Campagna, Ian Cheng, Marlene Dumas, Frida Escobedo, Peter Fischli, Cyprien Gaillard with Victor Man, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Wade Guyton, Carsten Höller with Adam Haar Horowitz, Pierre Huyghe, Arthur Jafa, Koo Jeong A, Dozie Kanu, Cildo Meireles, Fujiko Nakaya, Precious Okoyomon, Philippe Parreno, Rachel Rose, Tino Sehgal, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Ramdane Touhami und Adrián Villar Rojas. The Summer Show is conceived as a "living organism" that changes and transforms throughout its duration.
Connections and interrelationships between individual works are developed in close dialogue with the artists. This exchange also extends to works from the in-house collection, which are an integral part of the project. While a number of the paintings, sculptures, films, installations, and performances were created site-specifically, others are adapted versions of existing works. The exhibition is conceived by a team composed of artists Precious Okoyomon and Philippe Parreno; Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries, London; Sam Keller, Mouna Mekouar and Isabela Mora, Fondation Beyeler.
List of contributors in progress (December 2023)
Matisse – Invitation to the Voyage
22 September 2024 – 26 January 2025
In autumn 2024, the Fondation Beyeler will hold the first Henri Matisse retrospective in the German- speaking world in almost 20 years. Matisse ranks among the most significant exponents of modern art. His ground-breaking work has profoundly influenced generations of artists, from his contemporaries up to the present day. In freeing colour from the motif and simplifying forms, he redefined painting and imbued art with a hitherto unknown lightness. Featuring over 70 works from major European and American museums and private collections, the exhibition will highlight the development and diversity of the artist's ground- breaking oeuvre. Beginning with the early works created around 1900, it will move on to the revolutionary paintings of Fauvism and the experimental works of the 1910s, the sensual paintings of the Nice period and the 1930s, before culminating in the legendary cut-outs of the 1940s and 1950s. The exhibition takes as its starting point Charles Baudelaire's famous poem Invitation to the Voyage , 1857. In fact, Matisse's work contains numerous leitmotifs and key themes that are also at the centre of Baudelaire's poem. The exhibition thus invites viewers on a journey through Matisse's singular work and life, shaped by numerous travels. During his explorations of countries such as Italy, Spain and Morocco or as far as Tahiti, the artist found ever-renewed inspiration in the nature and art of other cultures. The exhibition is curated by Raphaël Bouvier, Curator, Fondation Beyeler.
The Fondation Beyeler's exhibition programme is generously supported by:
Beyeler-Stiftung
Hansjörg Wyss, Wyss Foundation
Fondation Beyeler
The Fondation Beyeler in Riehen near Basel is internationally renowned for its high-calibre exhibitions, its outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art, as well as its ambitious schedule of events. The museum building was designed by Renzo Piano in the idyllic setting of a park with venerable trees and water lily ponds. It boasts a unique location in the heart of a local recreation area, looking out onto fields, pastures and vineyards close to the foothills of the Black Forest. In collaboration with Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, the Fondation Beyeler is constructing a new museum building in the adjoining park, thus further enhancing the harmonious interplay of art, architecture and nature.
Fondation Beyeler opening hours: 10a.m. to 6p.m. daily, Wednesday through 8p.m.
Pubblicato il December 11, 2023
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