Visual Encounters
dal 24/1/2009 al 23/5/2009
Segnalato da
Vincent van Gogh
Picasso
Paul Klee
Henry Matisse
Piet Mondrian
Juan Miro'
Constantin Brancusi
Mark Rothko
24/1/2009
Visual Encounters
Fondation Beyeler, Basel
Africa, Oceania and Modern Art. Extra-European art of the highest quality and global significance meets masterpieces of classical modernism in a unique juxtaposition. The focus is on the human figure. One hundred and eighty outstanding loans from over fifty private and public collections enrich ethnological art from our own holdings, chosen by Ernst Beyeler for his museum.
Extra-European art of the highest quality and global significance meets masterpieces of classical modernism in a unique juxtaposition. In twelve rooms and the foyer of the Fondation Beyeler, groups of works from African and Oceanian cultures enter a dialogue with selected paintings and sculptures by artists such as Monet, van Gogh, Picasso, Klee, Matisse, Mondrian, Miró, Brancusi and Rothko.
The focus is on the human figure. One hundred and eighty outstanding loans from over fifty private and public collections enrich ethnological art from our own holdings, chosen by Ernst Beyeler for his museum. The exhibition aims to underscore the visual force of these works, and reflect the inimitable contribution made by Africa and Oceania to the history of world art.
Fondation Beyeler
Baselstrasse 101, Riehen - Basel
Opening hours:
Museum daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The museum is open on all sundays and holidays.
Wednesday, December 24 and 31, 2008, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.