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Explore the Anri Sala Contemporary Art Exhibition at Schaulager Basel

Discover pioneering video installations and time-based media exploring sound, image, and architectural space.

In 2027, Schaulager Basel hosts a comprehensive solo exhibition dedicated to the internationally renowned artist Anri Sala. This major presentation highlights his time-based works, exploring the intricate relationships between visual imagery, architecture, and musical structures. Visitors can engage with key past pieces alongside recent media installations that transform spatial and temporal perceptions.

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Schaulager presents a large-scale solo exhibition of works by the internationally renowned artist Anri Sala in 2027. The exhibition explores his time-based work and the intricate relationships between image, architecture, and music, featuring both key past works and recent media installations.

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In 2027, Schaulager Basel will host a major solo exhibition dedicated to the work of Anri Sala, an artist widely recognized for his profound influence on contemporary time-based art. The exhibition will provide an in-depth exploration of Sala's career, showcasing a significant range of his works including pivotal pieces from his oeuvre alongside recent media installations and performative works. His artistic practice is characterized by a deep fascination with the interval—the dynamic and complex instant between two moments—while examining the interplay between visual imagery, built environments, and musical structures. This presentation continues Schaulager's series of pioneering exhibitions and highlights the artist’s enduring relationship with the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, which has followed his career for over two decades. The exhibition will be accompanied by a substantial publication that provides further insight into the art historical context and conceptual depth of Sala's work. Visitors can expect a rigorous engagement with the artist's unique perspective on how images and sounds coalesce to transform spatial and temporal perceptions.

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Anri Sala is an internationally acclaimed artist known for his time-based works that interrogate the boundaries between image, architecture, and sound. Born in Tirana in 1974, Sala has been the subject of numerous prestigious exhibitions at institutions including the Centre Pompidou, the New Museum, and the Haus der Kunst, and has represented France at the 55th Venice Biennale.
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