Kunsthalle Basel

Kunsthalle Basel is dedicated to exhibiting, discussing, and reflecting on the art of the present. And it always has been, since its founding in 1872. It was one of the first institutions in Switzerland to feature international and Swiss contemporary art, and today it is still among the country’s most active. It is renowned for its audacious and varied programs as well as for its engagement with artists, particularly those who are not yet widely known. It welcomes curious visitors of all ages and organizes up to 10 thought- provoking exhibitions per year, many of which include newly produced works. It also hosts a panoply of events — artist’s talks, performances, film screenings, and more — making it a vibrant site to experience contemporary art and take part in the discussions that surround it.

This museum greets you in the following languages: D/E
Opening 1872

Current exhibitions

Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili "Verkleidung"

17.09.2022 - 06.08.2023

Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili (*1979) presents an ensemble of large-scale, quasi-abstract, almost diaphanous photographic images specifically developed for the outdoor context of the back wall of Kunsthalle Basel. The images are, as with so much of the Georgian-born artist’s practice, a mix of straight photographs, composite images created by superimposing photographic negatives, and explosions of chroma produced in darkroom processes.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/E

LuYang "LuYang Vibratory Field"

20.01.2023 - 21.05.2023

LuYang melds the philosophical, spiritual, and the wildly playful to create a vibrant exhibition—LuYang’s first in Switzerland. Filled with colorful video animations, avatars, and video games, the Shanghai-born artist devises a spectacular computer-generated cosmos.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/E

Next exhibition(s)

Iris Touliatou "Gift"

10.02.2023 - 07.05.2023

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To develop her new site-specific project, Iris Touliatou (* 1981) began with an almost forensic investigation of Kunsthalle Basel. The Greek artist will use the infrastructural, administrative, and historical aspects of the institution to create a “score” for her experimental exhibition.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/E

P. Staff "In Ekstase"

09.06.2023 - 10.09.2023

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"In Ekstase," by British artist P. Staff (* 1987), incorporates all new works in video, sculpture, and installation. As their largest solo show to date, it draws on persistent concerns of the artist, such as the myriad processes by which the living—especially marginalized communities—are disciplined in a society defined by capitalism and its brutality.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/E