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Caroline Achaintre: Eye Level

17. Juni – 9. August 2025

Art Basel Week 2025 Opening Hours (16 – 22 June) Tue 9-21 | Wed-Fri 9-18 | Sat/Sun 10-16 ★Tue 18-21

Caroline Achaintre’s works oscillate between object and subject, each evoking a powerful presence that explores the concept of the uncanny. Spanning from large-scale textile pieces to watercolor drawings and ceramic sculptures, her artworks gaze from the wall, shapeshift, and sit at the crossroads of abstraction and figuration. We see a mask, a garment, an animal…

Achaintre draws inspiration from multiple cultural references such as European carnival traditions, futurist and postmodern museum architecture, science fiction, prehistoric art, and animism (the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence). “I process anything that triggers my imagination,” says Achaintre, “seeking the fantastical and superimposed.”

Writer Anaël Pigeat recently met Achaintre at the Young V&A in London to discuss her work and her fascination for masks and tapestry. You can read the full article here.

Caroline Achaintre (born 1969, Toulouse, FR) is a trained blacksmith. She studied at the University of Art and Design in Halle, DE; Chelsea College of Art and Design in London; and Goldsmiths University of London. Her work is part of numerous public and private collections and is constantly featured in exhibitions and biennials.