He was one of the last great court artists and at the same time a significant trailblazer for modern art: Francisco de Goya. The Fondation Beyeler is preparing one of the most extensive exhibitions of his work outside of Spain.
In his more than sixty-year-long career, Goya was an astute observer of the drama of reason and irrationality, of dreams and nightmares. His pictures show things that go beyond social conventions: he depicts saints and criminals, witches and demons, breaking open the gates to realms where the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur. The show gathers more than seventy paintings, around sixty masterful drawings, and a selection of prints that invite the viewer to an encounter with the beautiful, as well as the incomprehensible. The extensive catalogue examines Goya's unique artistic impact in texts by renowned interpreters, and splendid photo galleries.
A Bâle, la fondation Beyeler consacre une grande exposition aux avant-gardes expressionnistes allemandes, portées par Kandinsky et Franz Marc lors de la création de leur almanach du Cavalier Bleu et de l'exposition du même nom en 1912. Présentant ces deux artistes, ainsi que Gabriele Münter, Alexej von Jawlensky, Paul Klee, Alfred Kubin et August Macke, la fondation rend hommage à une période clé de la modernité artistique.
