Car fetish. I drive therefore I am.
June 8 – October 9, 2011The exhibition presents a diversified overview of the automobile in its role as most important cultural asset of the 20th century and its depiction in art, starting with the Futurists’ frenzy for speed, its mediatisation in Pop-Art and down to our present-day motorized cultural transfers.
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Arman
In collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, ParisFebruary 16 – May 15, 2011
Arman was, with Tinguely, one of the founding members of the „Nouveaux Réalistes“. This exhibition offers a retrospective-like coverage, with a comprehensive survey of Arman’s oeuvre and presents amongst others his major work groups the “Poubelles”, the “Accumulations” and the “Colères”.
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Mauricio Kagel. Zwei-Mann-Orchester
In cooperation with the Paul Sacher-Foundation and the Music Academy BaselApril 6 – May 15, 2011
The third version of the "Zwei-Mann-Orchester für zwei Ein-Mann-Orchester", an orchestra machine, displayed at the Museum Tinguely in its most recent execution, will serve for concert performances during the run of the exhibition. Comprehensive source and performance materials will provide an historical backdrop.
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