The Fondation Beyeler this year celebrates its 25th anniversary with the most comprehensive exhibition of works from its collection to date. Taking up almost the entire exhibition space of the museum, it features approximately 100 works by 31 artists – from classics of modern art to recent acquisitions of contemporary art. Major works by Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Alberto Giacometti, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Louise Bourgeois and others are set in relation to contemporary positions by Marlene Dumas, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Tacita Dean, Rachel Whiteread and more.
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Amounting to an “exhibition within the exhibition”, 13 sculptures by distinguished American artist Duane Hanson (1925–1996) are also on display, forming a condensed retrospective of his work. They engage in direct dialogue with works from the collection and with the museum’s architecture, while also drawing our attention to the Fondation Beyeler’s visitors and staff.
As one of the foremost gallerists of his time, together with his wife Hildy Ernst Beyeler assembled one of the worldwide most significant collections of modern art. Since 1997, the collection has been housed at the Fondation Beyeler in a building designed by Renzo Piano. It now numbers approximately 400 works from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, spanning painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography and film. This anniversary exhibition brings together many key pieces and opens new perspectives on the Fondation Beyeler’s collection and its development.
In the Fondation Beyeler's birthday year, the exhibitions will be complemented by a varied programme of events.
In addition to popular classics such as the summer festival or the sun.sets, there will be several other highlights to mark the 25 year landmark.
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The exhibitions of the Fondation Beyeler are accompanied by a variety of events and art education offers, and provide entertaining and exciting activities for all ages. The main purpose of art education is to encourage vistors to actively engage with art. By providing supplementary information on works and periods of art history, we seek to promote a better understanding of artists' multifaceted activities. We offer a space for individuals to deepen their contemplation of art and share their impressions and thoughts with others.
All offers are constantly updated in our calendar.
The “Friday Beyeler” event series takes place on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Fondation Beyeler and welcomes all friends of the arts and inspiring encounters to the museum. From 16 September to 16 December 2022, the exhibitions, the park and the restaurant of the Fondation Beyeler will be open until 10 p.m. every Friday. In addition, under the title “I Hear a New World - 14 Miaows of the Future”, students and artists who teach at the Institute of Art Gender Nature at FHNW Academy of Art and Design in Basel will transform the museum foyer into a creative platform for contemporary art, featuring live performances, films, talks, music, poetry and dance. The “Friday Beyeler” events are included in the museum admission. The performances are ongoing and can be joined at any time.
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The program on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Fondation Beyeler is supported by:
as well as further patrons who prefer to remain anonymous.
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The program on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Fondation Beyeler is supported by:
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