Summe

Mon 16 Nov 26 | 7.00 pm

Saan Sense* KAP Release

with Lena Eriksson

and Existenz und Produkt, the publishing house for female artists

We warmly invite you to the launch of the photocopied publication ‘Saan Sense’ with Lena Eriksson and the publishing house Existenz und Produkt at Amerbach Studios.

At Baan Womanifesto in north-eastern Thailand in July, 16 female artists, 4 dogs, 2 water buffalo and a family of Tokehs came together. The dogs went on excursions, the water buffalo wallowed in the dust, the geckos scurried up the walls, and the artists developed the Saan Sense project: They created scenarios using the region’s typical, hand-woven hammocks, explored their cultural significance, carried out various activities in the villages and documented them.

Now there is something to celebrate: the launch of KAP 44 – ‘Kollektive Aufenthalts-Poetik’ in German and ‘Khi And Phue’ in Thai.
The publication offers insights into the project and includes two short films, as well as a soundscape that evokes the atmosphere of the collective.

Afterwards, there will be something to eat – based on a recipe by Nitaya Ueareeworakul, the host at Baan Wo.

We look forward to seeing you there and to having a chat!

Lena Eriksson, Chris Regn, Andrea Saemann

*Saan Sense is a project by Womanifesto in collaboration with artists from Thailand, India, Switzerland and Australia: Adisak Phupha, Ananya Patel, Arunrat Kaenbuppha, Chaninath Dejpolmart, Jamilah Preenun Nana, Lena Eriksson, Mina Ueareeworakul, Nitaya Ueareeworakul, Nunnapat Chittreepol, Panadda Muensa, Panyarat Kiatpho, Phakhaphat Patisampitavong, Rachasarn Wongprom, Surasit Mankhong, Varsha Nair, Virginia Hilyard.

City SALTS: Arbesa Musa
Solo Exhibition
23 Sep – 13 Nov 2026

Arbesa Musa is currently based between Geneva and Basel. Born in Switzerland and raised in Kosovo, later returned to Switzerland to continue her artistic journey. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts at HEAD in Geneva and earned her Master’s in Fine Arts from FHNW in Basel in 2023, where she currently lives and works.

As a multidisciplinary artist, her work explores themes such as feminism, gender roles, violence, intimacy, memory, home, territory, identity, and craft - particularly knowledge passed between women through forms often labeled as "traditional art." Her practice becomes both a personal archive of shared memory and a collective experience.

City SALTS: Brett Charles Seiler
Solo Exhibition
23 Sep – 13 Nov 2026

First solo exhibition of the Zimbabwean artist in Switzerland.

In Brett Seiler’s (*1994, lives and works in Leipzig and Cape Town) artistic practice, gender and sexuality are central themes, challenging patriarchal and heteronormative ideals. His works depict intimacy and acts of kindness between men, alongside a distinctive treatment of space. The backdrop is often void-like, while suggestions of linear perspective, such as the lines of a table, remain loose and ambiguous. Through this aesthetic, Seiler creates a space for artistic and creative freedom that mirrors the apparent freedom of his subjects. His work explores the possibility of living outside established norms, engaging with the body, overt sexuality, sexual taboos, and emotional vulnerability.

His work has been shown in international solo and group exhibitions, including at A26 Set Space Beijing (CN), No Hero Museum in Delden (NL), Schloss Altdöbern (GER), Museum Bensheim (GER), and Zeitz MOCAA (ZA).

Terra Promessa
Renato Di Maggio Rodrigues
Curated by Elwira Spychalska

Terra Promessa—the title of this exhibition does not describe a specific place, but rather a state of being: the longing for a land one has not yet set foot in. For thousands of people in the Mediterranean, this longing becomes a fateful horizon off the coast of Lampedusa. The story of his parents, who came to Switzerland as young migrants, led Renato Di Maggio Rodrigues to this theme; on Lampedusa, he encounters it in a different time and under different circumstances. In his works, the snapshot of photography enters into a dialogue with the slow trace of oil paint. Thus, Terra Promessa unfolds a quiet, visual poetry between the present and memory. It is a space for reflection, where hope, loss, and time become palpable.

Opening: Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 6pm
Closing: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 2–6pm

Artstübli – Art & Culture, Steinentorberg 28, Basel

Organised by Clemens Fellmann and Sarina Scheidegger. Performances with and by Muda Mathis, Sus Zwick, Prinz Gohlam, Lorena Cipriano and others.

Before Today is a three-day performance festival developed and organised by Clemens Fellmann and Sarina Scheidegger. It presents performances from Swiss and international collections that are restaged within the framework of the festival. At its core lies the question of how ephemeral works can be preserved, transmitted, and translated into a contemporary context. Before Today is dedicated to extending the history of performance art and creates a space in which performances can be reactivated, experienced anew, and reimagined for the present.

12 November, 8 pm
Lorena Cipriano and Krzysztof Piechniczek performing Embracing a Spanish Village by Muda Mathis and Sus Zwick, Collection Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt

13 November, 8 pm
marce norbert hörler and Felipe Faria performing Air von Prinz Gholam, Collection Frac des Pays de la Loire

Clemens Fellmann performing Cut Piece by Yoko Ono

14 November, 11 am
Brunch and book-release Live-Performances sammeln. Ein Handbuch zur Handhabung flüchtiger Kunst, with Siri Peyer, Hochschule Luzern – Design Film Kunst

14 November, 8 pm
Neyen Pailamilla performing Pailamilla meets Ayala, according to the concept by Andrea Saemann, Collection Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt

Rosa-Johan Uddoh performing NATIVITY, The Women’s Art Collection, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge

Doors and bar open at 7 pm; free admission

Before Today is supported by Parrotia-Stiftung, Ernst und Olga Gubler-Hablützel Stiftung, Willy A. und Hedwig Bachofen-Henn-Stiftung, Dr. Georg und Josi Guggenheim-Stiftung, and Hochschule Luzern – Design Film Kunst.

Image: Copyright Muda Mathis und Sus Zwick, Stills Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt

Getting in the mood for the performance program: Andrea Saemann shows her new solo Aus der Luft gegriffen at Kaserne Basel on Wed 11.11. & Thu 12.11.

I know you know
Daniela Beck & Judith Eckert

“I know you know” presents two artistic perspectives that contrast with one another, intertwine, and share a common exploration of boundaries and physicality.

An exhibition featuring drawings and objects.

Opening: Fri, Oct. 30, 26, 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Closing: Sun, Nov. 15, 26, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Hours:
Sun, Nov. 1 and Nov. 8, 26, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, 2026, 6:00–9:00 p.m.

The artists will be present during opening hours and by appointment.

oslo-ateliers.ch/daniela-beck
juditheckert.kleio.com

Salon Mondial
Freilagerplatz 9
4142 Münchenstein/Basel

MOVING PICTURES: Photo Exhibition Featuring Award-Winning Works

Saturday, November 7, 2026

3:00–7:30 p.m.: OPENING

An evening open to the public for networking, conversation, and new perspectives from the world of species conservation and nature preservation.

Experience the exhibition up close at the Basel Art Center: Our experts from BOS Switzerland will guide you through the impressive exhibition featuring up to 150 large-format photographs by 18 internationally acclaimed nature photographers. We’ll provide fascinating insights into the photo exhibition and BOS, and will offer short, guided tours of the exhibition during the opening reception upon request.

Our photo exhibition will be on display at the Basel Art Center from November 7 to 21! All 140 top-notch wildlife and nature photographs by award-winning photographers will be on display.

Beauty and destruction, side by side: In the MOVING PICTURES photo exhibition, 18 internationally acclaimed wildlife and nature photographers present striking pairs of images that juxtapose the fascination of our animal world and environment with the threats they face. Following a successful tour through Switzerland and Austria, MOVING PICTURES is now celebrating its grand finale in Basel. As the exhibition’s final stop, this offers you a unique opportunity to experience all 140 carefully curated exhibits together for the last time anywhere in the world. The project was created to mark the 20th anniversary of Borneo Orangutan Survival Switzerland.

Date: November 7–21, 2026

Further information and opening hours: https://bos-schweiz.ch/themen/fotoausstellung-moving-pictures/

With “(almost) private,” Artstübli – Art & Culture is launching its first collaboration with students from the University of Basel. From November 19 to 21, 2026, the Freiform collective will transform Artstübli into a living space. In this way, the art space becomes a setting at the intersection of intimacy and the public sphere.

The focus is on questions of privacy: What do we share, what do we hide, and where do the boundaries between closeness and distance lie? The packed program over the three days of the exhibition invites visitors to experience visibility and seclusion, as well as inclusion and exclusion, in new ways. Highlights include sound performances by Donia Jornod and Jeremy Ratib, as well as Giola Ceravolo, and a film screening by Alessia Belluscio. A panel discussion with Dr. Konrad Kuhn (Cultural Anthropology, University of Basel) and influencers Chananda and Moony will explore the relationship between the public sphere and privacy. In addition, there will be collaborative events that invite visitors to linger, such as a dinner performance by NEXUS Collective, a crafting and mending workshop, a brunch, and a “house party” to mark the closing. At the end, the living space will be cleared out again, and visitors are welcome to take the furniture home with them. On view throughout the exhibition are artistic works in ceramics, photography, and large-scale installations by Raphael Reichert, Felix Stöckle, Cruz Franco Nazar, Paula Beck, Nora Aliena Friedlin, and Linda Hauser.

Opening: Thursday, November 19, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Closing: Saturday, November 21

Artstübli – Art & Culture, Steinentorberg 28, Basel

Hours:
Thursday, Nov. 19, starting at 6 p.m. / Friday, Nov. 20, starting at 1 p.m. / Saturday, Nov. 21, starting at 10:30 a.m.

What happens to a sketch, a fragment or a work that was never completed? In the group exhibition CONNECTING DOTS, such loose objects from the studios of the participating artists are brought to light: works that have been left unfinished, discarded, forgotten or deliberately left open-ended. They tell of experiments, detours and ideas that would otherwise remain hidden, and offer a direct insight into artistic processes. The exhibition marks the conclusion of this year’s PEER TO PEER networking initiative.

PEER TO PEER is a community and networking initiative by Visarte Basel and DOCK that connects artists through mutual studio visits. In 2026, the project was expanded for the first time to the tri-border region: artists from Basel, Alsace and Baden exchange ideas on working methods, experiences, resources and challenges. These encounters give rise to new connections between people, ideas and artistic practices. Following the CONNECTING DOTS exhibition, an internal art exchange will take place amongst the participants, enabling them to view their own work from an outside perspective, fostering mutual appreciation and generating new inspiration for their own practice.

As part of the vernissage, a new digital initiative – the SUCHE / BIETE exchange platform for artists – will also be launched. It is the result of last year’s PEER TO PEER format and continues the concept of exchange in a digital format. Artists can use the platform to offer what they wish to share (such as skills, knowledge, materials, tools or support) whilst simultaneously searching for what they need for their own work. The idea is simple: what do you have that I need, and what can I offer you in return? With the launch of SUCHE / BIETE on 6 November, a digital exchange will become accessible to all artists. The platform thus creates a low-threshold infrastructure for artists to provide mutual support, share skills and collaborate. In this way, the opening of CONNECTING DOTS itself becomes the starting point for new connections between works, artists, skills and ideas.

Artists exhibiting: Emilie Picard, Geremia Kuzko Mangione, Gin Bahc, stefanson, Daniela Müller, Anna Byskov, Valeria Leiva, Yota Tsotra, Zeynep Deniz Çalışkan, Gabriella Disler, Claudia Eichenberger, Isabel Pastor, Pascale Grau, Aiia Gonchar, Lucinda Tanner, Elsbeth Gyger, Marianne Muller, Anjuli Rebecca Theis, Yvonne Thomann, Daniel Felber, Lea Fröhlicher, Cécile Tonizzo, Selina Gasser, STuTZ, Alexandra Vom Endt, Sarah Valérie Steiner, Willi Paul Paulussen (alias Para Dada), Katrin Heister, Veronika Geiger, Léna Lacrabère Romand, Annegret Eisele, Vanessa Leuthardt, Tjefa Wegener, Salome Jokhadze, Andre Aebi

Critical Conditions Within
Solo Exhibition by Till Langschied

Opening:
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 4:00–9:00 p.m.
Sound performance by Jonas Huldi, 5:30 p.m.

Finissage:
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 4:00–8:00 p.m.

Building on the atmosphere of Till Langschied’s video work *Maintenant*, which he filmed in 2025 at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, the exhibition *Critical Conditions Within* explores the phenomenon of the ‘uncanny’ in the Freudian sense. The artist responds to the existing forms of the exhibition space in order to create a sense of alienation from the familiar. Classic horror films serve as inspiration for this intervention. A central aspect of the exhibition is the use of windows and passageways as thresholds to private space. ‘Critical Conditions Within’ explores the potential and friction arising from strangeness within one’s own living space. How does a place change when something foreign intrudes upon it and asserts a claim to sovereignty? What happens to a private space when it is invaded by art?

Opening hours:
Thu/Sun 3:00–5:00 p.m.
or by appointment

Peripherie8
Holeestrasse 8
4054 Basel

13 November – 11 December 2026
Opening hours
Fr 4 pm – 8 pm
Sat / Sun 2 pm – 6 pm

Opening
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7 pm – 9 pm

Supporting programme
Details to follow

Closing event
Closing event with concert: Friday 11 December 2026, 7 pm – 9 pm

The exhibition ‘Basel Konkret’ at Villa Renata brings together works by five Basel-based artists working in the abstract/concrete field:

Anja Braun, Gert Handschin, Hans Rémond, Maja Rieder and Laura Mietrup.

Opening: Fri 13 Nov 2026, 7–9 pm
Artists’ talk: Fri 20 Nov 2026, 7 pm
Closing event with concert: Fri 11 Dec 2026, 7–9 pm

Opening hours: Sat & Sun 1 pm – 5 pm and by appointment

The composition of the group is based on affinities of taste. The five artists operate within the same field, yet approach it in very different ways. What they all share is an interest in formal and geometric aspects, an engagement with space, and an explicit use of material and colour.

Curated by the artists themselves, the exhibition unfolds within the interplay between the affinities between the works and their individual characteristics: within the rooms of the villa, these works come together in various constellations and enter into a dialogue that unfolds across the floors of the house and along a timeline stretching from the 1970s to the present day. New works, some of which are site-specific, are currently being created for the exhibition. In addition, the group is selecting older works to incorporate into the exhibition. Furthermore, the villa’s garden will also feature an installation by Anja Braun.
The musician and sound performer Robin Michel will give a concert at the closing event, in collaboration with a second musician of his choice. The composition of the duo is intended to reflect the principle of elective affinity.The supporting programme is complemented by a guided tour of the exhibition featuring discussions between the artists and the art historian.
Running alongside ‘Basel Konkret (überneben)’, a presentation by Wolfgang Schneider is on display in the garage of Villa Renata. Wolfgang Schneider explores the religious and spiritual significance of a garage and will create altars for it.

Roy Lichtenstein Weekend Workshop Series

In joyful response to the collection of Roy Lichtenstein prints on show 22.8.2026 – 14.3.2027 at Kunstmuseum Basel, druckwerk Basel presents a series of 1 and 2-day experimental printmaking workshops.

Pop motifs & printmaking techniques / 1-day workshop
In the spirit of the collaboration between Graphicstudio and Roy Lichtenstein in the production of the Brushstroke Figures series, this workshop is an invitation to explore various printmaking processes.

By rendering pop motifs - the dots, diagonals and brushstrokes that can be seen in the Graphicstudio prints - with different printmaking techniques, participants can gain an understanding of each technique's differences, in turn, discovering their potential.

Let’s Ben Day! / 2-day workshop
Patented in the 1880s, Ben Day ‘mechanical tints’ were tools for illustrators to fast-track the execution of lining, shading, hatching and most famously, stippling a.k.a. dots. Stylised and magnified these marks became key components of Roy Lichtenstein’s pop vocabulary.

Using the collagraph method & found materials participants will build an own library of shading mediums. They will investigate the creation of enhanced patterns by overprinting the plates and through colour juxtaposition. Then they will explore ways to use these findings to create images.

Program
Sun 13. September Pop motifs & printmaking techniques / 1-day workshop / 120 CHF
Sat 17. / Sun 18. October Let’s Ben Day! / 2-day workshop / 240 CHF
Sat 21. / Sun 22. November Let’s Ben Day! / 2-day workshop / 240 CHF
Sat 12. December Pop motifs & printmaking techniques / 1-day workshop / 120 CHF

11 am to 4 pm each day
Course leader: Lucinda Tanner
Course language: English/German
Fees include inks and consumables, but exclude paper
Suitable for all levels of experience
Registrations: office@druckwerk.ch

druckwerk Basel
Werkraum Warteck pp
2. floor,Burgweg 7
4048 Basel
www.druckwerk.ch

GUIDED TOUR
Roy Lichtenstein Sweet Dreams, Baby!
22. August 2026 – 14. March 2027
Kunstmuseum Basel, Neubau

All workshop participants are invited to be guided through the exhibition by the curator, Fabienne Ruppen. The tours take place on Wednesday 14. October and Wednesday 18. November at 18:00hr. The tour is free of charge.

H_121 T-shirts | Multiples | Drawings
Vernissage Saturday November 7, 2026 from 16h
7.11.–19.12.26
Saturday 16–18h and by appointment

Hebel_121 is presenting a limited edition of T-shirts, multiples, and drawings—exceptionally in both the Front
Space and the Back Space. For over 25 years, these sales exhibitions before Christmas have helped funding
partially the exchange program for elaborate installations by international artists from Switzerland and abroad.

Di 21.12.26–So 27.12.26
ZU GAST: Art Gaza
GENOCIDE STILL COMES AS NO SURPRISE

Vernissage with Bar
Mo 21.12.26 | 18–21 h

Opening Hours
Di–Fr 10–17 h
Sa 10–18 h

Finissage with Bar
Su 27.12.26 | 17–23 h

This is the sequel to our 2025 show GENOCIDE COMES AS NO SURPRISE that we mounted during Art Basel right next to the Messe where it was held. The tragic ‘STILL’ in the current show’s title carries most of its message: how can the world’s first live-streamed genocide still be ignored after more than three years? The exhibition addresses the SILENCE about Israel’s colonial genocide of the Palestinian people especially in the art world. Enforced through cancellations and censorship, the art world’s silencing of voices sometimes becomes the focus of attention itself, in the form of media spectacles which draw our eyes away from the genocide. The silence that stings most, however, is even louder and can best be described as ABSENCE. Messe halls filled with decorative or entertaining art objects that are largely devoid of political content have become a staple of today’s art circuit. The rare political content on display always touches its subject with velvet gloves, be it couched in obscurantism, or presented as generic innocuous messages. This art purports to “asks questions” but never questions the system. Thus, the absence of Palestine in Messe halls really should come as no surprise. Acknowledging genocide poses an inherent challenge to the system: velvet gloves are off.

GENOCIDE STILL COMES AS NO SURPRISE aims to fill this vacuum. The show displays art works that directly engage with the genocide in Palestine by showing the loss, the pain and the horrors inflicted on Palestinians without sugarcoating. Included are drawings and paintings, video art, installations, prints, and performances by artists from various backgrounds, from Swiss, to Dutch, to Palestinian. Together their works present various perspectives on a difficult subject matter that share an unflinching vision, engagement and empathy.

Roman Signer
Platz ist in der kleinsten Hütte. Für was? Zum Fliegen natürlich.
Permanent Installation since 07.07.2018

Roman Signer (b. 1938, St Gallen) defines himself as a sculptor – a sculptor, however, who expands his sculptures through the dimension of time. His happenings and installations, full of lively wit, have been redefining sculpture since the 1970s. By integrating time, energy, acceleration and change into the sculptural process, he finds new ways of consistently and playfully exploring the possibilities of this intrinsically static medium. The results of his explorations are often transient works, documented in photographic series, film or video footage. Signer’s most important materials are the four elements of fire, earth, water and air. Their composition and their quality are explored with impressive precision and endurance. For example, he lets hole-riddled kayaks fill up with water, catapults furniture across the room, or lays a kilometre-long fuse across eastern Switzerland.

Artachment, the unusual space initiated by Raphael Bottazzini, inspired the artist not only to participate in the anniversary exhibition, but also to conduct an in-situ intervention, or ‘happening’, as Signer refers to his work. There is space in the hut, and Signer occupies it: before the opening and without an audience, he enters equipped with protective goggles and a helmet. Inside, the artist fits a so-called quadcopter[1] with a brush drenched in blue paint. He then navigates this arrangement of flying object and painting utensil through the house and uses it to paint blue dots on the ceiling. The whole action is not without risk, which is why the artist dons the protective gear. What remains of the activity is the painted ceiling and the equipment that is left behind. The artist defines the finished work as an installation: lying on a shelf in the house, the objects reference the activity that took place there. As the public enter, they put together the pieces of the event. The narrative of this small tale is reflected in the title of the work: Platz ist in der kleinsten Hütte. Für was? Zum Fliegen natürlich (There is room in the smallest of huts. For what? For flying, obviously.). It is a short dialogue between the artist and a fictional counterpart that explains everything.

With the simple gesture of painting dots on the ceiling, Signer references the celebrated genre of the ceiling fresco, which is characterised by great artistic skill. To further interpret the scene, Roman Signer’s ceiling painting elevates the small house into more than a hut: the blue dots convert it into a chapel of art.

* What is popularly known as a ‘drone’ is in technical jargon a quadcopter (a four-rotor, remote-controlled helicopter). The term ‘drone’ is not heard among model aviation enthusiasts, since it refers to equipment that can be used for killing and war. The object used by Roman Signer for flying and painting, however, is a work tool, or as he says himself: “A peaceful thing with a flying brush.”

Text: Lena Friedli
Fotos: Claude Gasser
www.romansigner.ch

THYLACINE - Mischa Düblin, Fabian Unold
Schein
Since 07.07.2018 – Permanent installation

Mischa Düblin (b. 1973, Basel) and Fabian Unold (b. 1977, Zurich) have been working together since 2004. The artistic duo realises site- and context-specific works under the name Thylacine. Not limiting themselves to one medium or form, the duo’s situation-specific approach tends towards installations and the performative. Games with the audience or the involvement of other performers open up further possibilities.

Social structures and economic mechanisms are at the heart of Thylacine’s interest. Their art doesn’t aim for the white cube, it doesn’t function intrinsically or by itself, but invariably in relation to the real world. Critically, politically, and always with a good dose of humour, they examine balances of power, and make these events their own. While their art is implemented concisely and consistently, it deliberately leaves room for interpretation. The authentic and persuasive involvement of the two artists results from a content-related but also concretely physical appropriation. In this vein, they expose themselves to the direct jet of a snow machine for the 2007 work Schweigeminute (A Minute’s Silence), or they simultaneously pee their pants for the 2008 performance Stille Wasser (Still Waters) on the subject of fear.

Thylacine’s projects, performances and installations only ever happen once, but they have appeared twice at Artachment. In 2008, Mischa and Fabian were invited by Raphael Bottazzini to realise the very first project ever carried out in the former customs house at Kleinhüningen harbour. After careful observation of the site, the duo gave the space, which was at the time abandoned and frequently visited by vandals, a resident: they installed a life-sized puppet to make it look like someone sitting in the space was angling for fish through the window in the back wall. Through its new inhabitant, the space suddenly became accommodating, and a connection to the outside world was established. The situation was subtle (there was no opening and no publicity) and at the same time so realistic that passers-by who spotted the figure inside called the police.

Thylacine returned to Artachment in 2018 to exhibit in dialogue with Roman Signer. For their newly developed work Schein (Appearance), marking the 10th anniversary of the art space, they suspended a theatre spotlight from a tree next to the building and equipped it with a timer, which switched the light on and off in a predefined rhythm. A spotlight usually illuminates an attraction; a star performs in it, something important is given a stage. But the spotlight installed by Thylacine apparently misses its mark. The light beam illuminates neither the house celebrating its anniversary, Roman Signer’s installation, nor the public. The only connection to the house is the power cable. Other than that, the artistic intervention remains essentially immaterial. Schein illuminates a stage that remains empty, a non-place, a gap, and thus becomes a strange and refreshingly nebulous presence.

Text: Lena Friedli
Fotos: Claude Gasser
www.thylacine.ws

Raphael Bottazzini
Bank & Stapel
Since January 1, 2023 – ongoing

The bench does not pay tribute; it displays names in all their diversity—the diversity that society produces. The bench has been active since 2023 and follows the principle that every person deserves to be named. One of the three boards is replaced each month. The removed boards are set aside, continuously forming a stack in the Artachment exhibition space in Basel. The names are selected by various individuals—who do not coordinate with one another—and incorporated into the work. Through this process, the bench becomes a repository of names and follows no ideological orientation. The curatorial work is limited solely to the composition of two names on each board. The greater apparent arbitrariness of the name combinations arises from the monthly addition of a new board. In the process, the new names mix with the old ones, continuously creating new constellations across the entire bench.
The company Mitte is not part of the work and has no say in it.
Raphael Bottazzini

What is a name? Can a name be classified without context? What tensions are revealed and generated by *Bank&Stapel*? Can a work of art on private property truly be private if it is visible to the public? Can one speak of a juxtaposition of two names when there are a total of six names on the bench? Would the weighting of a committee

Anouk Born, Arthur Heck, Veronika & Helena Kisling, Liz Thérèse Kölbl, Leonie Lass, Oscar Nicod & Victorien Philippon, Leila Peacock, Marina Prada, Clément Le Priellec

Love – a buzzword and phenomenon we can all relate to in some way. As universally understandable as “love” may be, its expression remains individual.

From the submissions for Regionale 27, the curatorial team selected nine artistic positions from Switzerland, Germany, and France whose works reveal various facets of love.

The exhibition touches on personal memento, obsessive fascination, emotional attachment to higher powers as well as profit-oriented marketing of “love” and passion that isn’t limited to the physical. Beyond the realm of our bodies, love draws us toward infinity and promises always forever.

The Regionale is a tri-national exhibition project that transcends national borders. Twenty-one exhibition spaces from the Basel region, Alsace, and South Baden will present works by artists.
For over twenty-five years, the Regionale has fostered exchange between artists, curators, and the public. In a world marked by polarizing opinions, Regionale offers a platform for nuanced dialogue and networking, bringing international social debates to the region. Through the collaboration of various exhibition spaces from Switzerland, Germany, and France, not only are artists and the local art scene strengthened, but the cultural dynamic is also enriched. The Regionale organization stands for diversity, inclusion, and equity and is open to a diverse range of participating artists with varied social backgrounds, life experiences, ages, and perspectives.

Our Regionale 27-show will be curated by: Sara Grütter, Melanie Kuratli und Linda Wunderlin.

Image: I love you always forever, © Linda Wunderlin 2026

Far away, yet so close
Photographs by Regine Flury

22 November to 20 December 2026
and 9 to 31 January 2027

Opening:
Saturday, 21 November, 5.00 pm
Introductory remarks: Ruedi Wyss

Guided tours 2026:
Regine Flury in conversation with
- Richard Spillmann, Sunday 29 November,
- Pia Zanetti, Sunday 6 December - Maria Patzschke, Sunday 13 December
- Ursula Sprecher, Sunday 20 December

Guided tours 2027:
Regine Flury in conversation with
- Esther Baur, Sunday 10 January
- Christian Flierl, Sunday 17 January
- Florian Bachmann, Sunday 24 January

The guided tours take place at 2 pm each day.

Special guided tours on request: info@bellevue-fotografie.ch

Closing event: Sunday 31 January 2027, 5 pm

Regine Flury, co-founder of BelleVue – Ort für Fotografie, is presenting her body of work spanning many years in a solo exhibition for the first time. Exploring the themes of ‘Invisible Labour’, ‘In Relationship’ and ‘Uneasy’, the exhibition delves deep into her archive. Set against a backdrop of recent photographs, the archive material brings the past into the present; feelings associated with past experiences resurface, and time ‘blurs’. Moments from distant memories come closer. Characterised by a feminine and empathetic perspective, the selection of older and recent photographs reveals a close connection between the images and the photographer’s personality. Her passion and energy for the medium of photography are also palpable. With this exhibition, Regine Flury steps out of her role as a mediator, organiser and curator at BelleVue and comes to the fore as a photographer. A very special moment, both for Regine Flury and for the BelleVue team.

City SALTS: Hamza Badran, Isatou Jallow, Tina Janiashvili, Andrea Mauti, Seunghyun Park, David Vogelsanger, and Gerta Xhaferaj
Group exhibition «Fantarcheology» as part of Regionale 27
29 Nov – 26 Feb 2027

Sunday, 29 November 2026, 1 pm
City SALTS, Birsfelden

With mulled wine and candle dipping, City SALTS opens its winter exhibitions. In Fantarcheology (Regionale 27), the works of Hamza Badran, Isatou Jallow, Tina Janiashvili, Andrea Mauti, Seunghyun Park, David Vogelsanger and Gerta Xhaferaj invite us to imagine the future via the past.

Open textile studio and café for people of all ages

WEDNESDAYS from 3 – 8 PM

2026
14 October
4 November
2 December
16 December

2027
6 January
27 January
24 February
17 March
7 April
21 April
26 May

Final presentation and celebration
Saturday, 5 June 2027, 3 – 8 PM

After the pilot project in 2025, Im Foyer will start again in October 2026.

Every three weeks, the foyer of Ausstellungsraum Klingental becomes an open textile studio and café. You can drop by, have a drink, join in, share your own ideas or simply watch. Different materials and tools are available. You can discover or deepen your knowledge of many different textile techniques. Meet artists, make your own project and exchange ideas with others. The art on display can also inspire you and give you new ideas.

The sessions are free and open to everyone. You can join at any time.

We do our best to make our afternoons accessible to everyone.
If you have any questions or wishes, please contact us: info@ausstellungsraum.ch

Im Foyer is a project in collaboration with FOYERBASEL – Bildung und Beruf, developed and run by Franziska Baumgartner and Flavia Spichtig.
Extended team: Vera Bruggmann