The Kunstmuseum Basel hosts a major solo exhibition by Manor Art Prize 2025 winner Cassidy Toner. Titled "Besides the Point," the presentation features new ceramic sculptures, a large wall drawing, and mixed-material installations. Visitors can explore Toner's critical and humorous examination of value systems and expectations within the art industry.
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Awarded the Manor Art Prize 2025, artist Cassidy Toner presents a new body of work featuring ceramic sculptures, a large wall drawing, and mixed-material installations. The exhibition critically and humorously examines the systems of value and expectations within the art industry.
In 'Besides the Point,' Cassidy Toner investigates the hidden logic and inherent ironies of the art world. By centering her exhibition on the 'incidental' and the 'trivial,' Toner challenges conventional expectations and value systems. The exhibition showcases sixteen new ceramic sculptures, a sprawling wall drawing, and various installations composed of cast objects in synthetic resin and tin, all conceived specifically for this presentation at the Kunstmuseum Basel. The show is accompanied by the artist book 'Hands on,' a collection of smartphone photographs taken by Toner over a decade. In these images, she interacts with public advertising, using her hands to disrupt the original messaging of posters. This gesture mirrors her overall curatorial focus on challenging the status quo and questioning how meaning is constructed in both commercial and artistic spheres. As Toner’s most extensive institutional solo exhibition to date, it serves as both a retrospective of her critical gaze and a launch for her newest sculptural experiments.
The exhibition is on view at the Hauptbau of the Kunstmuseum Basel. Visitors should refer to the museum's general planning page for information on admission and tickets during their visit to the gallery space.
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