Pairings

Artists

Ulrike Rosenbach, Alexej von Jawlensky, Raoul Dufy, Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mireille Gros, Maria La Roche, Marc Chagall, Maria La Roche, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Walter Bodmer, Jean Dubuffet, Niklaus Stoecklin, Hans Holbein d. J., Hans Baldung Gen. Grien, Otto Plattner, Hans Arp, Aristide Maillol, Franziska Schiratzki, Maurice de Vlaminck, Suzanne Valadon, Lenz Klotz, Carl Burckhardt, Bernard Buffet, Konrad Witz, Joan Miró, Antoni Clavé, Gertrud Bock-Schnirlin

Press release

The phenomenon of epoch-spanning artistic parallels and how they stimulate the imagination is the focus of Pairings. This exhibition shows some twenty juxtapositions of paintings, sculptures, and photographic works from the Museum's own collection with selected objects from the private Im Obersteg Collection.

The mixture of works from different eras and genres may lead at times to surprising encounters, and at times to harmonious elective affinities. For instance, when a large-format painting by contemporary Basel artist Mireille Gros encounters a small oil sketch by Paul Cezanne. Both are united by their artistic exploration of the perception of nature.

The exhibition will remain in constant motion. During the twelve-month run, new artworks will regularly be added, while others are removed. The ever-changing configuration of the collection will thus develop its own choreography.