Visitors look at the sculptures in the exhibition Rodin/Arp
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December 13, 2020 until May 16, 2021

Dec 13, 2020–May 16, 2021

For the first time, a museum exhibition brings into dialogue Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) and Hans Arp (1886–1966), pairing the groundbreaking work of late 19th-century sculpture’s great reformer with the influential work of a major protagonist of 20th-century abstract sculpture. Both artists displayed exceptional artistic inventiveness and enthusiasm for experimentation. Their works left a deep imprint on their times and retain their full relevance to this day. The sculptural milestones created by Rodin and Arp provide remarkable illustrations of fundamental aspects in the development of modern sculpture. Rodin introduced transformational ideas and new artistic possibilities, which Arp later took up, developed, reinterpreted or contrasted in his biomorphic shapes. The two artists’ exceptionally prolific and varied oeuvres display many artistic affinities and shared references, as well as marked differences, turning the confrontation of their distinctive works into a particularly revealing visual experience.

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Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

With reference to the exhibition "Rodin / Arp", celebrated choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, one of the most influential figures of contemporary dance, will present a new performance, on view at the Fondation Beyeler between 29 January and 14 February 2021. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker confronts her choreographic intervention Dark Red with Auguste Rodin’s and Hans Arp's sculptural universes. The palpable power of Rodin's obsession with the human body and its implicitly narrative force and Arp's desire for formal emancipation directly resonate with De Keersmaeker's choreographic research: an exploration of the body's capacities for abstraction, an arrangement of movement in time and space.

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Exhibition tour "Rodin/Arp" with Raphaël Bouvier

Take a tour of the exhibition with its curator Raphaël Bouvier. With around 110 works from international museums and private collections, «Rodin/Arp» is one of the Fondation Beyeler’s most extensive sculpture exhibitions ever. It brings together numerous iconic works by both artists, while also presenting hitherto seldom shown sculptures, reliefs and works on paper.

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as well as further foundations and patrons who prefer to remain anonymous.