Francis Alÿs at Haus zum Kirschgarten, Basel 2011:
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Fabiola
Francis Alÿs' unusual installation for Schaulager I saw last summer was staged in Basel's historic Haus zum Kirschgarten. There, hundreds of collected images of Saint Fabiola infested the architecture of the old town house like a Trojan Horse. These portraits all looked similar at first glance. Yet a closer scrutiny revealed a degree of variation between them. The identity of Saint Fabiola was blurred in the flood of images.
Francis Alÿs at Haus zum Kirschgarten, Basel 2011:
Francis Alÿs at Haus zum Kirschgarten, Basel 2011:
Saturday, 16 July 2011
Quaytman's book spine
Just arrived at Duesseldorf today. But let me just finish off my Basel chapter.
Although my days in Basel have mostly been filled with sights of architecture, I did manage to see some impressive art there. Francis Alÿs' Fabiola at Schaulager's offsite location Haus zum Kirschgarten, Henrik Olesen's solo at Museum für Gegenwartskunst and R.H. Quaytman's Spine, Chapter 20 at Kunsthalle Basel were all very powerful shows. I like Quaytman's show the most.
Quaytman's exhibition is a reinterpreted retrospective of her paintings since 2001. With her paintings hung in long lines, viewers read the coherently displayed paintings like words on a page of a book. I love the way she manipulated and reinvented images in an abstract way. The modified architectural space intensified the effect of the visual display. It's a pity that I did not have enough time to meditate on the depth of her thoughts.
Quaytman at Kunsthalle Basel, 2011:
Although my days in Basel have mostly been filled with sights of architecture, I did manage to see some impressive art there. Francis Alÿs' Fabiola at Schaulager's offsite location Haus zum Kirschgarten, Henrik Olesen's solo at Museum für Gegenwartskunst and R.H. Quaytman's Spine, Chapter 20 at Kunsthalle Basel were all very powerful shows. I like Quaytman's show the most.
Quaytman's exhibition is a reinterpreted retrospective of her paintings since 2001. With her paintings hung in long lines, viewers read the coherently displayed paintings like words on a page of a book. I love the way she manipulated and reinvented images in an abstract way. The modified architectural space intensified the effect of the visual display. It's a pity that I did not have enough time to meditate on the depth of her thoughts.
Quaytman at Kunsthalle Basel, 2011:
Friday, 15 July 2011
The (un)official architects of Basel
This is my last day in Basel. How can I leave Basel without mentioning anything about the unofficial architects of the city - Herzog & de Meuron? This world-renowned Basel-based team has more than a dozen projects built here. Although their architectural styles might have developed over the years, their articulation through materiality has been consistent.
Rossetti Institut für Spitalpharmazie completed in 1998:
Zentralstellwerk completed in 1999:
Schaulager completed in 2003:
Elsässertor completed in 2005:
VitraHaus completed in 2010:
Südpark Dienstleistungs und Bürofläche to be completed in 2012:
Rossetti Institut für Spitalpharmazie completed in 1998:
Zentralstellwerk completed in 1999:
Schaulager completed in 2003:
Elsässertor completed in 2005:
VitraHaus completed in 2010:
Südpark Dienstleistungs und Bürofläche to be completed in 2012:
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