Words and theory are omnipresent in art as well as in everyday life and often make us doubt our intuition. The exhibition “still leben—laut malen” is dedicated to the brilliance of the image, the metaphor, and the sense of sight.
Still life is a broad genre term that ranges from funerary ornaments in ancient Egypt to nature studies and vanitas paintings. The word emphasizes the ubiquitous simplification that facilitates and enables interpersonal communication. The exhibition shows that theory is only a fraction of reality and invites artists to expand the word through the vast diversity of imaginations. The exhibition is an initiative, a framework in which to reflect on and discuss the agency of art.
The exhibit features works by artists Camille Lütjens, Cassidy Toner, Charles Benjamin, Gegen Nazis, Golnaz Hosseini, Irène Zurkinden, Isadora Vogt, Ivan Mitrovic, Jacob Schenck, Jan Kiefer, Lionne Saluz, Marie Lotz, Melissa A. Torres, Mimmo Haraditiohadi, Othmar Farré, Raphael Widmer, Selina Lutz, Viktor Korol, and Yves Born.
There will be a vernissage for this exhibit on March 14 from 18:00-21:00; all are welcome.

Website
ausstellungsraum.ch/en/events/still-leben-laut-malen/

Where
Ausstellungsraum Klingental
Kasernenstrasse 23
4058 Basel

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