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5/4/2014

Vivian Suter

Kunsthalle Basel, Basel

Suter's home and studio in Guatemala are situated amidst dense vegetation in the grounds of a former coffee plantation. Large windows and doors, verandas and bridges create fluid transitions between indoors and outdoors. This mutual relationship shapes not only the artist's everyday life but leaves a direct impression on her works, too. The exhibition brings together works from the past thirty years. Monochrome compositions whose translucent glazes leave the canvas still visible are accompanied by sketch-like impressions of landscapes and paintings with vibrant, tropical colour combinations in clearly demarcated planes. Also on show are representations of nature in which the vegetation assumes ornamental forms, pictures that convey impressionistic moods of light and colour, and abstract paintings with thick impasto surfaces. At the invitation of Vivian Suter, the Kunsthalle is showing a selection of collages by Elisabeth Wild. Her collages are enigmatic compositions that incorporate a variety of different motifs.

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