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von Bartha

The Backward Glance can be a Glimpse into the Future

5. September – 7. November 2020

Von Bartha celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020 and this exhibition centres on the subject of the gallery’s 50-year history. The show will be on view in the gallery’s Basel space and curated by Swiss curator Beat Wismer. By staging outstanding works from the past hundred years, the exhibition will offer reflection on this milestone moment in von Bartha’s history and look ahead to the future, incorporating works by 45 leading artists including modern artists Camille Graeser, Yves Laloy, Jean Tinguely and contemporary artists Anna Dickinson, Terry Haggerty, and Sarah Oppenheimer. The exhibition is also accessible online via our viewing room.

After 50 successful years, von Bartha is transitioning from the founding generation to the next. The exhibition title highlights this decisive moment, of both reflecting on the past whilst facing ahead to the future. The arc of the exhibition is far-reaching: from contemporary, rigorously conceptual works, to the pioneers of Constructivism from the early 20th century. The exhibition will present works that seem incredibly contemporary, despite being made much earlier, adjacent to recently created works of which many have benefited from and developed the potentials of classical modernism.