Agenda

Between 26 June and 12 September 2021, Kirchner Park in Davos displays Not Vital’s ceramic sculpture HEAD.

The sculpture, created in 2016, belongs to a group of works that the artist dedicates to portraits.

The artworks dispense with clear facial features and are characterised by a high degree of abstraction.

The visual language is characterised by poetic humour, sublime symbolism and surreal, individual mythology.

Through the polished and shiny surfaces, the environment is reflected and transformed in the artwork. In this way, the viewers become a part of the sculpture.

This play with reflections is reminiscent of Not Vital’s chrome steel portrait of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, which has been on display at the museum since 2019.

The big boat trip (Ahoy! 25 years of Moving Art) started last weekend. The converted cargo ship MS Evolutie casts off its lines and started its three-month journey down the Rhine.

It will drop anchor at relevant stations of Tinguely’s artistic career and offers an exhibition in the ship’s hull, a spectacular fountain sculpture on deck, creative workshops, as well as a great performance programme.

Follow the voyage on www.mtahoy.com. On the website you will find information about the route and the daily event schedule at the individual stops.

Furthermore, you can find detailed information about the events and workshops. The ship will return to Basel in time for the museum’s anniversary celebration at the end of September.

The consortages de bisses emerged in Valais during the Middle Ages around the management of common resources such as water, mountain pastures or forests.

The current and future challenges related to natural resources have revived interest in this collective governance, in which the users manage the common goods.

The exhibition “CONSORTAGES: Together, what future for our past? ” offers a historical journey into the world of these consortia, to discover their origins, understand their current reality and imagine their future.

The exhibition is accompanied by a programme of activities and a scientific publication