City SALTS: Re-Flex, 2022
Jean Katambayi Mukendi grew up in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Lubumbashi, the “capital of copper”. His father was an electrician, his mother the secretary of a metal extraction company, which is why Mukendi was surrounded by all kinds of metals from an early age. A passion for logic, geometry, mechanics and electricity now defines the art of the autodidact who, after gradu- ating as an electrician and studying mathematics, remained “puzzled by creation” until he met the art world a few years later. learn more...
Thu. 25 April, 6–9 pm Kunstverein SALTS is kicking off its spring season! We warmly invite you to the openings of three new exhibitions at City SALTS in Birsfelden. more …mehr
Buchvernissage: 11. März 2024, 18.30 Uhr Historisches Museum Basel, Barfüsserkirche, Barfüsserplatz 7, Basel Mit Spannung erwartet, nun sind sie da: die ersten vier Bände der neuen Basler Stadtgeschichte sind ab 9. März 2024 überal …mehr
Am Donnerstag, 24.8.2023, eröffnet unsere Ausstellung «Deal with it. Afrikanisches Erbe in Basel. Perspektiven auf den Umgang mit afrikanischem Kulturgut in Basler Sammlungs- und Forschungsinstitutionen» im Ausstellungsrraum der UB Base …mehr
Jean Katambayi Mukendi. Curated by Benedikt Wyss. Photography: Gunnar Meier