Francis Alÿs - Fabiola

Catalogue accompanying the exhibition at Haus Zum Kirschgarten, Basel, 12 March - 28 August 2011 / English. With essays by Lynne Cooke and Dario Gamboni. A large-format photo-spread shows the exhibition in situ
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-7965-2760-9
Verlag: Schwabe Basel

Buch, Englisch, 88 Seiten, ENGLBR, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 438 g

This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition, 12 March – 28 August 2011, of Francis Alÿs: Fabiola, organised by Schaulager at Haus zum Kirschgarten, an extravagant Basel museum of domestic life. For the exhibition, Francis Alÿs, born 1959 in Belgium, has installed his collection of over 370 amateur paintings and images of Saint Fabiola, found in flea markets and antique shops. 
The portraits are astonishingly similar, a wealth of copies all based on the same original painting from 1885 by the French realist Jean-Jacques Henner. They have been embedded in rooms which epitomize the living environment of the 19th-century, protestant haut-bourgeoisie. In this location, the swarm of Fabiola images represents a subversive yet subtle intervention in the museum’s structure and play on the atmosphere the historic rooms seek to bring to life. 
The large-format photo-spread includes views of the exhibition at Haus zum Kirschgarten, providing a visual tour. Essays by the exhibition’s curator, Lynne Cooke (New York/Madrid) and Dario Gamboni (Geneva), a renowned expert on Francis Alÿs’ work, describe the nature of the installation at Haus zum Kirschgarten and discuss Alÿs’ creative strategy. The catalogue also includes a comprehensive bibliography.

Zielgruppe

This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition, 12 March – 28 August 2011, of Francis Alÿs: Fabiola, organised by Schaulager at Haus zum Kirschgarten, an extravagant Basel museum of domestic life. For the exhibition, Francis Alÿs, born 1959 in Belgium, has installed his collection of over 370 amateur paintings and images of Saint Fabiola, found in flea markets and antique shops.  The portraits are astonishingly similar, a wealth of copies all based on the same original painting from 1885 by the French realist Jean-Jacques Henner. They have been embedded in rooms which epitomize the living environment of the 19th-century, protestant haut-bourgeoisie. In this location, the swarm of Fabiola images represents a subversive yet subtle intervention in the museums structure and play on the atmosphere the historic rooms seek to bring to life.  The large-format photo-spread includes views of the exhibition at Haus zum Kirschgarten, providing a visual tour. Essays by the exhibitions curator, Lynne Cooke

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alÿs, Francis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Einzelne Künstler: Biographien, Monografien
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Ausstellungskataloge, Museumsführer
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Malerei: Gemälde
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen

Über Autor(innen)

The Laurenz Foundation is the host foundation responsible for the Schaulager of Basel. It was founded in 1999 by Maja Oeri and named after her son, who died young. The foundation financed the construction of the Schaulager and now funds the operation. The Schaulager is an open warehouse, that accommodates the works in the collection of the Emanuel Hoffman Foundation and makes them accessible to a specialist audience. The Schaulager broadens the Basel cultural scene also by occasional exhibitions, special events and two permanent installations by Katharina Fritsch and Robert Gober.