Featured Events in Basel in June, 2025 (June Updated)

The exhibition shines a light on the lives of artworks before they came to hang on museum walls, showing traces of their circulation in other contexts and their different functions. Find winged altarpieces, painted on both sides so that they could be displayed differently throughout the liturgical year, and coats of arms that were discretely attached to the backside of objects by their owners, or painted panels that had been simply turned over and reused. There’s even a double-sided advertising panel made by Ambrosius and Hans Holbein the Younger as well as paintings specially designed to be picked up and turned over. Verso thus offers new perspectives on artworks, not just by famous names such as Hans Baldung (also known as Grien), Lucas Cranach, and Konrad Witz, but also others that deserve a second look.

This important satellite fair of Art Basel was founded by the gallery and has been held annually since 2019. It is located in a landmark concrete bunker converted into a gallery, just a stone's throw from the Basel exhibition hall Messeplatz, making it convenient for participants to visit during Basel Art Week. The Landhof community garden next to it provides a peaceful resting place, making it an alternative and unforgettable experience during the art week. Unlike large-scale exhibitions, it is moderately sized and prioritizes cross-generational participants, aiming to provide a more open participation experience, encouraging dialogue, cooperation and innovation among participants.

Art Basel will welcome a new member, "Africa Basel", which will be held in conjunction with "Swiss Basel" in June. "Africa Basel" was jointly created by Sven Eisenhut-Hug and Benjamin Fuglister, with the mission of showcasing Africa's vibrant and diverse art scene and connecting artists, galleries, collectors and curators.

Marie Matusz (* 1994) stellt in ihrer künstlerischen Praxis immer wieder Polaritäten her, indem sie Verletzlichkeit und Widerstand in ein produktives Spannungsverhältnis bringt. Dieses künstlerische Anliegen wird die in Toulouse geborene Basler Künstlerin mit ihrem ersten monumentalen, ortspezifischen Projekt im öffentlichen Raum an der Rückwand der Kunsthalle Basel weiter ausarbeiten.

Marie Matusz (*1994) regularly establishes polarities in her artistic practice, placing vulnerability and resilience in productive tension. The Toulouse-born, Basel-based artist extends these concerns as she presents her first monumental, site-specific project for public space, spanning the back wall of Kunsthalle Basel.