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Giacometti May 31 – October 11, 2009 This great summer exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler promises to become a highlight in the European cultural calendar. It is devoted to the Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), who during his career in Paris became one of the most influential artists of modernism. His stark figures, expressive paintings, and poetic drawings have lost none of their power to move us. Giacometti saw himself as part of a cosmos in space and time, in which members of his family formed key points of reference. The exhibition shows over one hundred significant works from every phase of the artist's career, on loan from the family collection and renowned collections around the world. These are supplemented by selected works by his father Giovanni, his brother Diego, and his uncle Augusto.

Jenny Holzer November 1, 2009 – January 24, 2010 American artist Jenny Holzer is one of the most significant figures in contemporary art. Since the late 1970s, she has made an international name for herself with a diverse and productive oeuvre. Many of her works are based on the employment of texts, integrated in compelling installations and paintings in which personal, political, and poetic aspects are combined. The exhibition, organized in cooperation with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, presents the spectacular LED installations and large-scale projections for which Holzer is famous, alongside more recent and less well-known paintings and sculptures. Individual projects will also be on view in the public space in the City of Basel.

More Information about forthcoming exhibitions can be found under press.