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Exhibition
Exhibition

Kunstmuseum Basel

«Schau, ich bin blind, schau.» From Rémy Zaugg to John Baldessari — The collection of Hans and Monika Furer

Today: 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM

17 August 2019 - 01 December 2019

The show throws light on Zaugg’s sustained and probing scrutiny of the phenomenon of perception. Opening with his “remarks” on Paul Cézanne’s famous painting La maison du pendu (1872–1873)—in which Zaugg replaces fragmentary elements with literal descriptions—the display also includes other works from the series Ein Blatt Papier, Für ein Bild and Schau, ich bin blind, schau.

Widely regarded as a preeminent Swiss artist of the twentieth century, Rémy Zaugg sought to investigate language and perception as media that could serve to activate the beholder. A native of the French-speaking Jura region of Switzerland, he staunchly believed that painting was a kind of foundational research for “applied” projects, be it in architecture, urban planning, or exhibition design.


Rémy Zaugg: Schau, ich bin blind, schau., Nr. 47 (1998), photo: Tobias R. Dürring
John Baldessari: National City Series: Sunny Donuts, 724 Highland Avenue, National City, Calif. (1996)
Alighiero Boetti: Il quarto giorno del settimo mese dell anno millenovecentoottantotto (1988), Kunstmuseum Basel- Sammlung Hans und Monika Furer
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Kunstmuseum Basel

OpenClosed | 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM

St. Alban-Graben 16,  4010  Basel

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Opening Hours

Mo Closed  |  Tu 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  We 10.00 AM - 8.00 PM  |  Th 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  Fr 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  Sa 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM  |  Su 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Institution

The Kunstmuseum Basel invites visitors on a journey through art history from the 15th century to the present day at three locations. Masterpieces from the collection, high-caliber special exhibitions and programs offer the public multi-layered approaches to art. The museum's main and new buildings are located in the heart of the city - just a few minutes from the SBB train station, and a short streetcar ride from the Badischer Bahnhof train station. The Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart, dedicated entirely to contemporary art, is idyllically situated on the banks of the Rhine in Grossbasel.

Admission

Special exhibitions incl. collection & exhibitions
Adults (from 20 years): CHF 26
Students (20-30 years): CHF 13
Teens (13-19 years): CHF 8

Collection & exhibitions
Adults (from 20 years): CHF 16
Students (20-30 years): CHF 8
Teens (13-19 years): CHF 8

The collection can be visited for free on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 6 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m., and the first Sunday of each month.

Free entry for refugees (with identity card N, F, B and S)

You'll find all information on tickets here: https://kunstmuseumbasel.ch/en/visit/ticketsprices

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Das Kunstmuseum Basel zählt international zu den renommiertesten Museen seiner Art. Seine weltberühmte Sammlung, die Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, umfasst über 300‘000 Werke aus acht Jahrhunderten, vom späten Mittelalter bis in die unmittelbare Gegenwart. Der Kernbestand, ...
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