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Artist Talks: Francesco Clemente

Francesco Clemente was born in 1952 in Naples, Italy. He came to prominence in the late 1970s and cemented an international reputation with his ...

 

Artist Talks: Otobong Nkanga

In recent years, Otobong Nkanga has emerged as an outstanding contemporary artist. Her work has been shown in major solo exhibitions at ...

 

"Jeff Wall"

The Fondation Beyeler is devoting a comprehensive solo show to the internationally renowned artist Jeff Wall (b. 1946). It is the first such show ...

 

‘Ein wenig Licht. Und diese Ruhe.’ (A little light. And this silence.)

Over the course of an evening, two special women provided a special insight into the work of Canadian artist Jeff Wall: Sibylle Berg, one of the ...

 

Artist Talks: Gabriel Orozco

Gabriel Orozco in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Gabriel Orozco was born in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico in 1962. ...

 

Lecture by Jeff Wall

The Canadian artist Jeff Wall will spoke about his current work and his newly opened exhibition, which can be seen at the Fondation Beyeler from 28 ...

 

"Art Women": Annabelle Selldorf

An exciting conversation between Annabelle Selldorf and Theodora Vischer, Chief Curator of the Fondation Beyeler! Annabelle Selldorf is the ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «In Memory of George Dyer»

In the 18th episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", 12-year-old Emanuel and his mother Antonella explore the triptych "In Memory of George Dyer", ...

 

Artist Talks: Katharina Grosse in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist

Redefining painting: Katharina Grosse From her very first painting to her first large-scale mural, watch the artist discuss how her practice ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Blue Black Red Green»

In der neusten Folge von «Das Dingsda im Museum» erkunden der 10-jährige Nils und seine Mama Sarah das Werk «Blue Black Red Green» von Ellsworth ...

 

Artist Talks: Hiroshi Sugimoto in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist

Hiroshi Sugimoto in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine. Born in Tokio, Japan, in 1948. Hiroshi Sugimoto lives and ...

 

Thea Djordjadze in conversation with Daniel Baumann

Daniel Baumann, guest curator of the exhibition, talks with the renowned artist Thea Djordjadze (b. 1971) about the work she has created on the ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Unearthed – Abyss»

In the latest episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", 12-year-old Cedra is stunned by this colourful, glittering underwater world of the huge textile ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Hase»

9-year-old Rimé and his dad Andy pay a visit to the artwork "Hare" (2013) in the museum park of the Fondation Beyeler. The sculpture by German ...

 

Artist Talks: Doris Salcedo in conversation with Nick Serota

Doris Salcedo’s compelling artworks merge personal conversations with victims and their relatives, political engagement and philosophical ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | "untitled" (for New York)

The sparkling sounds of a chime, an airplane’s nosedive, or a warm tent? Together, 11-year-old Jeanne and her mother Ursina explore the warmly ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Wald-Hexen»

In the latest episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", Valentina and her nonno Paolo discover the world of Paul Klee through the popular collection work ...

 

Artist Talks: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Contemporary British painter and writer Lynette Yiadom-Boakye lives and works in London, where she was born in 1977. Known for her figurative ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | "Improvisation 10"

From strawberry cake to a rainbow to an ice skate - in the latest episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", Carice and her grandma Elsbeth discover ...

 

Talk with Doris Salcedo

In the course of this conversation, Colombian artist Doris Salcedo will speak to Klaus Biesenbach, Director at Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, ...

 

«Mondrian Evolution» | Behind the Exhibition (English)

Discover the story of “Mondrian Evolution” as exhibition curator Ulf Küster takes you behind the scenes of the Fondation Beyeler’s current show. In ...

 

Hercules and Love affair at the Fondation Beyeler 2022

Hercules and Love affair at the summer party of the Fondation Beyeler 2022 This year again, the Fondation Beyeler’s beloved Summer Party offers a ...

 

Conversation with Irma Boom: Catalogue presentation Mondrian Evolution

The catalogue of the current exhibition Mondrian Evolution reflects the multifaceted complexity of the artist himself and his work. The book's ...

 

“Eidinger meets Mondrian”

Follow actor Lars Eidinger and curator Ulf Küster on an inspiring tour through the current exhibition "Mondrian Evolution". Their conversation ...

 

Talk with Leonor Antunes

Now online: Leonor Antunes in conversation with Theodora Vischer. In her large-scale installations, the Portuguese artist Leonor Antunes explores ...

 

“Piet & Mondrian”

A screening of the film Piet & Mondrian accompanies the exhibition, a short film by Lars Kraume, one of Germany‘s leading film directors. The film ...

 

Artist Talks: Anne Imhof

Contemporary artist Anne Imhof (*1978, Giessen) is based in Berlin and New York. Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at renowned ...

Artist Talks

Internationally renowned contemporary artists talk about their work.

 

Artist Talks: Francesco Clemente

Francesco Clemente was born in 1952 in Naples, Italy. He came to prominence in the late 1970s and cemented an international reputation with his ...

 

Artist Talks: Otobong Nkanga

In recent years, Otobong Nkanga has emerged as an outstanding contemporary artist. Her work has been shown in major solo exhibitions at ...

 

Artist Talks: Gabriel Orozco

Gabriel Orozco in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Gabriel Orozco was born in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico in 1962. ...

 

Artist Talks: Katharina Grosse in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist

Redefining painting: Katharina Grosse From her very first painting to her first large-scale mural, watch the artist discuss how her practice ...

 

Artist Talks: Hiroshi Sugimoto in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist

Hiroshi Sugimoto in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine. Born in Tokio, Japan, in 1948. Hiroshi Sugimoto lives and ...

 

Artist Talks: Doris Salcedo in conversation with Nick Serota

Doris Salcedo’s compelling artworks merge personal conversations with victims and their relatives, political engagement and philosophical ...

 

Artist Talks: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Contemporary British painter and writer Lynette Yiadom-Boakye lives and works in London, where she was born in 1977. Known for her figurative ...

 

Artist Talks: Anne Imhof

Contemporary artist Anne Imhof (*1978, Giessen) is based in Berlin and New York. Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at renowned ...

 

Artist Talks: Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson will speak about his work in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries, London. For over 25 ...

 

Artist Talks: Susan Philipsz

Sound artist and Turner-Prize winner Susan Philipsz  in conversation with Thomas D. Trummer, director of the Kunsthaus Bregenz.   ...

 

Artist Talks: Mark Bradford

Artist Talk with the US-American artist Mark Bradford at the Fondation Beyeler.

 

Artist Talks: Rirkrit Tiravanija

Performance-Künstler Rirkrit Tiravanija im Gespräch mit Apinan Poshyananda 

 

Artist Talks: Marina Abramović

Marina Abramović speaks about her work in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries, London.   ...

 

Artist Talks: Tino Sehgal

At the opening of his exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler, which is conceived as a series of six consecutive presentations, the German-British ...

 

Artist Talks: Tobias Rehberger

In the context of the presentation of his new wall piece 1661-1910 from Nagasaki, Meiji, Setti, Tobias Rehberger spoke with Theodora Vischer, ...

 

Artist Talks: Wilhelm Sasnal

Artist Talk with the artist Wilhelm Sasnal and Hans Ulrich Obrist at Fondation Beyeler.

 

Artist Talks: Georg Baselitz

Artist Talk with the renowned German painter Georg Baselitz.

 

Artist Talks: Tino Sehgal – about his work "Kiss"

Tino Sehgal talks about his artwork "Kiss".

 

Artist Talks: Peter Doig

Art historian Richard Shiff in conversation with the Scottish painter Peter Doig.

 

Artist Talks: Wolfgang Tillmans

Artist Wolfgang Tillmans in conversation with curator Theodora Vischer at the Fondation Beyeler.

 

Artist Talks: Franz West

Artist Franz West in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist.

 

Artist Talks: Rudolf Stingel

Artist Rudolf Stingel talks about his work with curator Udo Kittelmann at the Fondation Beyeler.

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art.sets

A unique combination of art and electronic music.

 

art.set w/ DJ Tennis X Peter Doig

For the fourth edition of art.set together with Nordstern Basel and Arte, the Italian DJ and producer DJ Tennis will set up his turntables in front ...

 

art.set w/ Lost Souls of Saturn

With “Lost Souls of Saturn,” DJs Seth Troxler and Phila Moffa explore new ways to open the doors of perception and challenge our ways of seeing the ...

 

Dixon X Transmoderna

Together with Nordstern Basel and Beatport, Fondation Beyeler has hosted its first ever virtual DJ-stream – from a fully digitized exhibition space ...

 

Acid Pauli live.set

A unique fusion of art and electronic music in an extraordinary setting - legendary DJ and producer Acid Pauli performs an exclusive set at the ...

 

art.set | Adriatique

For the latest installment of our “art.set” series together with “Nordstern Basel” and “Arte Concert” two outstanding duos meet for the first time: ...

 

Frank Wiedemann X Mathew Jonson

In this exclusive set, DJs Frank Wiedemann and Mathew Jonson set works by Claude Monet and Tacita Dean to music. In collaboration with Nordstern ...

 

RA Live: Frank Wiedemann (Âme)

In collaboration with Nordstern, Frank Wiedemann (known from music duo "Âme") plays music inspired by the Wolfgang Tillmans exhibition at the ...

 

RA Live: Seth Troxler & Phil Moffa

The Basel nightclub Nordstern, in collaboration with the Fondation Beyeler, presents the debut of Seth Troxler's and Phil Moffa's new live project ...

Das Dingsda im Museum

A series to promote exchange about art. Produced in cooperation with BLKB.

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «In Memory of George Dyer»

In the 18th episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", 12-year-old Emanuel and his mother Antonella explore the triptych "In Memory of George Dyer", ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Blue Black Red Green»

In der neusten Folge von «Das Dingsda im Museum» erkunden der 10-jährige Nils und seine Mama Sarah das Werk «Blue Black Red Green» von Ellsworth ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Unearthed – Abyss»

In the latest episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", 12-year-old Cedra is stunned by this colourful, glittering underwater world of the huge textile ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Hase»

9-year-old Rimé and his dad Andy pay a visit to the artwork "Hare" (2013) in the museum park of the Fondation Beyeler. The sculpture by German ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | "untitled" (for New York)

The sparkling sounds of a chime, an airplane’s nosedive, or a warm tent? Together, 11-year-old Jeanne and her mother Ursina explore the warmly ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Wald-Hexen»

In the latest episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", Valentina and her nonno Paolo discover the world of Paul Klee through the popular collection work ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | "Improvisation 10"

From strawberry cake to a rainbow to an ice skate - in the latest episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", Carice and her grandma Elsbeth discover ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | "Composition with Yellow and Blue"

In the latest episode of «Das Dingsda im Museum», Vasco and his godfather Mario discover the world of Piet Mondrian, admiring the beautiful ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | "12 Scheiben"

In the 9th episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", grandma Kerstin and grandson Dries explore Gerhard Richter's artwork "12 Scheiben". With every ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | “Le lion, ayant faim, se jette sur l'antilope”

In the second season of “Das Dingsda im Museum”, Lilla and godmother Nuria encounter Henri Rousseau's hungry lion in the museum. Lilla and Nuria ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | «L’homme qui marche II»

New season of “Das Dingsda im Museum” - To kick off the second season of “Das Dingsda im Museum”, Coco and her godfather Merlin encounter Alberto ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | «Amy - Pink»

Linard and his grandfather Andrea contemplate a very intimate portrait by Malene Dumas during their visit to the museum. Neither of them knows that ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | "Le bassin aux nymphéas"

For his iconic painting "Le bassin aux nymphéas" (1917-20), Claude Monet had a gardener arrange the water lilies in the same pattern every day. ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | « Cúmulo »

In Tacita Dean's impressive chalk painting "Cúmulo", the clouds actually seem to float over the board. While Werner is still thinking about where ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | "Acanthes"

Paper cuttings are just for kids! Or are they? Joséphine and her nonna Esther are discovering the colorful artwork «Acanthes» by Henri Matisse at ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | "Mondvogel"

What is a "Moonbird"? Join Sileno and his grandmother Sigrid as they get to know the fantastic creature by artist Joan Miró at the Fondation ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | "Snowman"

In a series of a short films, in collaboration with BLKB, we  show you the fantastic and funny ideas that arise when visitors from different ...

CLOSE-UP Film Project

Nine actors on nine artists

 

Romana Vrede on Marlene Dumas

Romana Vrede recounts her personal meetings with Marlene Dumas and explains why art has to be confrontional - according to both the actor and the ...

 

Meret Becker on Lotte Laserstein

Meret Becker is convinced that she has already lived in another time - as a figure in a work by Lotte Laserstein. She takes a look back at the ...

 

Ángela Molina on Frida Kahlo

Spanish actress Angela Molina reads from a moving letter to the artist Frida Kahlo, which she wrote especially for the film project. In this ...

 

Valerie Pachner on Elizabeth Peyton

Valerie Pachner is certain that there is great strength behind the tenderness in Elizabeth Peyton's works. Far from irony and cynicism, for her the ...

 

Bettina Stucky on Alice Neel

Bettina Stucky is fascinated by Alice Neel's talent for capturing moments that almost seem to move. She is impressed by the clear line and the ...

 

Martina Gedeck on Mary Cassatt

This is the first time Martina Gedeck discovers the artist Mary Cassatt: She follows the American's unflinching path to Europe where Cassatt became ...

 

Irène Jacob on Berthe Morisot

The French actress Irène Jacob grew up with a portrait of Berthe Morisot, which her mother had created inspired by a painting by Édouard Manet. ...

 

Luna Wedler on Paula Modersohn-Becker

Luna Wedler immerses herself in the world of the artist Paula Modersohn-Becker, spanning between the German province of Worpswede and the ...

 

Maria Furtwängler on Cindy Sherman

Maria Furtwängler looks behind the perfect stagings of artist Cindy Sherman. For the actress, Sherman's works have long anticipated today's ...

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For Kids

Explore the artworks at the Fondation Beyeler

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «In Memory of George Dyer»

In the 18th episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", 12-year-old Emanuel and his mother Antonella explore the triptych "In Memory of George Dyer", ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Blue Black Red Green»

In der neusten Folge von «Das Dingsda im Museum» erkunden der 10-jährige Nils und seine Mama Sarah das Werk «Blue Black Red Green» von Ellsworth ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Unearthed – Abyss»

In the latest episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", 12-year-old Cedra is stunned by this colourful, glittering underwater world of the huge textile ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Hase»

9-year-old Rimé and his dad Andy pay a visit to the artwork "Hare" (2013) in the museum park of the Fondation Beyeler. The sculpture by German ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | "untitled" (for New York)

The sparkling sounds of a chime, an airplane’s nosedive, or a warm tent? Together, 11-year-old Jeanne and her mother Ursina explore the warmly ...

 

Das DingsDa im Museum | «Wald-Hexen»

In the latest episode of "Das Dingsda im Museum", Valentina and her nonno Paolo discover the world of Paul Klee through the popular collection work ...

 

«Voll Nussig!» | Hopper

Actress and artist Regina Leitner on a delightful tour of the Hopper exhibition with a curious squirrel. [in German]  ...

 

FISCHLI/WEISS: «SNOWMAN» with SAM KELLER

Sam Keller, Director of the Fondation Beyeler, sheds light on the many questions «Snowman» raises about our encounters with art, nature or ...

 

«Voll Nussig!»

The "Tree" (1966) by Alexander Calder is uncovered with our Squirrel in the Park. Learn more about the inventor of the mobilé and how to easily ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | "Acanthes"

Paper cuttings are just for kids! Or are they? Joséphine and her nonna Esther are discovering the colorful artwork «Acanthes» by Henri Matisse at ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | « Cúmulo »

In Tacita Dean's impressive chalk painting "Cúmulo", the clouds actually seem to float over the board. While Werner is still thinking about where ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | "Le bassin aux nymphéas"

For his iconic painting "Le bassin aux nymphéas" (1917-20), Claude Monet had a gardener arrange the water lilies in the same pattern every day. ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | "Mondvogel"

What is a "Moonbird"? Join Sileno and his grandmother Sigrid as they get to know the fantastic creature by artist Joan Miró at the Fondation ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | "Snowman"

In a series of a short films, in collaboration with BLKB, we  show you the fantastic and funny ideas that arise when visitors from different ...

 

Das Dingsda im Museum | «Amy - Pink»

Linard and his grandfather Andrea contemplate a very intimate portrait by Malene Dumas during their visit to the museum. Neither of them knows that ...

"A different kind of museum visit"

Mike Müller and Patrick Frey invite you to a "museum visit of a different kind". The two Swiss actors, authors and comedians deal with well-known works of art in the museum - in their own way and, of course, with due detachment.

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Past Exhibitions

Close-Up

 

CLOSE-UP EXHIBITION TOUR

Theoroda Vischer, curator of the exhibition "CLOSE-UP. Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Lotte Laserstein, Frida Kahlo, Alice ...

 

Interview with Elizabeth Peyton | “CLOSE-UP”

Special guest at the Fondation Beyeler: Elizabeth Peyton! Several of her works are currently on display as part of the “CLOSE-UP” exhibition. In ...

 

Luna Wedler on Paula Modersohn-Becker

Luna Wedler immerses herself in the world of the artist Paula Modersohn-Becker, spanning between the German province of Worpswede and the ...

 

Meret Becker on Lotte Laserstein

Meret Becker is convinced that she has already lived in another time - as a figure in a work by Lotte Laserstein. She takes a look back at the ...

 

Valerie Pachner on Elizabeth Peyton

Valerie Pachner is certain that there is great strength behind the tenderness in Elizabeth Peyton's works. Far from irony and cynicism, for her the ...

 

Irène Jacob on Berthe Morisot

The French actress Irène Jacob grew up with a portrait of Berthe Morisot, which her mother had created inspired by a painting by Édouard Manet. ...

 

Maria Furtwängler on Cindy Sherman

Maria Furtwängler looks behind the perfect stagings of artist Cindy Sherman. For the actress, Sherman's works have long anticipated today's ...

 

Romana Vrede on Marlene Dumas

Romana Vrede recounts her personal meetings with Marlene Dumas and explains why art has to be confrontional - according to both the actor and the ...

 

Bettina Stucky on Alice Neel

Bettina Stucky is fascinated by Alice Neel's talent for capturing moments that almost seem to move. She is impressed by the clear line and the ...

 

Ángela Molina on Frida Kahlo

Spanish actress Angela Molina reads from a moving letter to the artist Frida Kahlo, which she wrote especially for the film project. In this ...

 

Martina Gedeck on Mary Cassatt

This is the first time Martina Gedeck discovers the artist Mary Cassatt: She follows the American's unflinching path to Europe where Cassatt became ...

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