Hauser & Wirth at Art Basel 2023
Press Release
Booth C10, 15 – 18 June 2023
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Hauser & Wirth returns to Art Basel with an outstanding presentation of historic and contemporary works, celebrating the breadth of the gallery’s diverse programme and beyond. This year, the gallery’s booth sees a focus on works by Louise Bourgeois—featuring a rare wooden Personage sculpture, a spider wall sculpture and an early painting—together with modern masterworks by artists including Ed Clark, Jack Whitten, Frank Bowling, Philip Guston, Maria Lassnig, Bruce Nauman and Robert Ryman. Also featured are exceptional contemporary works by Mark Bradford, George Condo, Avery Singer, Rashid Johnson, Nicolas Party, Cindy Sherman and Pat Steir.
At Art Basel Unlimited, the gallery will present Jason Rhoades’ ‘Topa’ (2005), a mesmerizing installation that consists of forty brightly coloured and densely clustered neon signs, derived from Jason Rhoades’ greater artwork ‘My Madinah. In pursuit of my ermitage...’ (2004). Roni Horn’s installation ‘Doubt by Water’ (2003/2008) will also be on view alongside Günther Förg’s painting ‘Untitled’ (2005), a monumental example of his celebrated ‘Gitterbilder’ (Grid Paintings) and one of the largest paintings Förg ever made. Engaging with Basel’s historical centre, Martin Creed’s ‘Work No. 3733, AIR flag’ (2022) will be on view in the city’s Marktplatz as part of Parcours.
The booth’s standout group of works by Louise Bourgeois is headlined by the wooden sculpture ‘Untitled’ (1953), a rare example from her series of Personages, offering a glimpse into the exhibition ‘The God that Failed: Louise Bourgeois, Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko,’ curated by Philip Larratt-Smith at Hauser & Wirth Zurich, Bahnhofstrasse. Further important works include ‘Spider IV’ (1996), spotlighting one of her most distinguished motifs, and ‘One Way Traffic’ (1946), exemplifying the first decade of her practice when she was primarily a painter.
The gallery also brings a monumental painting by Philip Guston to Basel, ‘Four Heads’ (1975), made in the last decade of his life, alongside Maria Lassnig’s ‘Uförmige Figuration (U-shaped Figuration)’ (1961), a rare and early work capturing the physical sense of the body. Frank Bowling’s historic work ‘Bartica’ (1968 – 1969), a poignant example of his renowned Map Paintings, is complemented by ‘Julia’ (1975), one of his striking Poured Paintings. Other notable highlights include Ed Clark’s ‘Grey Wave’ (2008), a poetic treatise on color and the materiality of paint, and Jack Whitten’s ‘Golden Spaces’ (1971).
Beyond the gallery’s roster, the fair selection showcases Bruce Nauman’s hyperreal hanging sculpture of ten bronze hands, ‘UNTITLED (HAND CIRCLE)’ (1996), an exemplar of Robert Ryman’s iconic white-on-white paintings, ‘Marquis’ (1977), as well as works by Alberto Giacometti and Ad Reinhardt.
The booth also unveils outstanding new works by contemporary artists, including Rita Ackermann, Charles Gaines, Harmony Korine, Glenn Ligon, Angel Otero, Lorna Simpson and Zhang Enli. Highlights straight from the artists’ studios include a mixed media work by Mark Bradford, a painting by Allison Katz and a large scale pastel piece by Nicolas Party. A photographic work by Cindy Sherman, executed using digital manipulation to collage her own face, comes from a new series on view at Hauser & Wirth Zurich, Limmatstrasse.
Other recent masterpieces include Pat Steir’s ‘9 x 7, B’ (2022) and Rashid Johnson’s ‘Seascape “True Colors”’ (2022), as well as George Condo’s ‘Snoopy’ (2022) and ‘Figures in a Garden’ (2009), archetypes of his well-established ‘Artificial Realism.’ Additionally, sculptures by Camille Henrot and Thomas J Price are displayed in tandem with their respective presentations at Lokremise in St. Gallen and ‘Art in the Park’ in Zurich.
Hauser & Wirth at Zurich Art Weekend
Coinciding with this presentation at Art Basel is ‘The God that Failed: Louise Bourgeois, Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko. Curated by Philip Larratt-Smith’ at Hauser & Wirth Zurich, Bahnhofstrasse. On view at the gallery’s Limmatstrasse location is ‘Cindy Sherman,’ an exhibition of new photographs, and ‘Roni Horn. ‘An Elusive Red Figure...’,’ presenting a new work comprised of 33 paired inkjet prints. Also in Zurich, Hauser & Wirth presents new and recent works by artist Thomas J Price at the Baur au Lac’s annual ‘Art in the Park.’ Elsewhere, ‘Camille Henrot. Sweet Days of Discipline’ is on view at Lokremise in St. Gallen, displaying sculptural, filmic and painterly work.
For additional information, please contact:
Chloe Kinsman, Hauser & Wirth, chloe@hauserwirth.com, +44 7780 904011 (Europe)
Joseph Lamb, SUTTON, joseph@suttoncomms.com, +44 7715 666 041 (Europe)
Andrea Schwan, Andrea Schwan Inc., info@andreaschwan.com, +1 917 371 5023 (USA)
Caption and courtesy information:
Jason Rhoades
Topa
2005
40 neon phrases, 40 coloured plexi, 40 transformers, 40 metal hooks, wire, cable, rubber caps, 2 power strips
© The Estate of Jason Rhoades
Courtesy The Estate of Jason Rhoades, Hauser & Wirth and David Zwirner
Photo: Jon Etter
Louise Bourgeois
Spider IV
1996
Bronze
203.2 x 180.3 x 53.3 cm / 80 x 71 x 21 in
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Courtesy the Foundation and Hauser & Wirth
Photo: Jon Etter
Mark Bradford
2000 Acres Listed
2023
Mixed media on canvas
183.2 x 244.8 cm / 72 1/8 x 96 3/8 in
© Mark Bradford
Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Photo: Joshua White
Philip Guston
Four Heads
1975
Oil on canvas
170.2 x 290.8 cm / 67 x 114 1/2 in
© The Estate of Philip Guston
Courtesy the Estate and Hauser & Wirth
Photo: Genevieve Hanson
Frank Bowling
Bartica
1968-1969
Acrylic paint and silkscreened ink on canvas
285.1 x 329.9 cm / 112 1/4 x 129 7/8 in
© Frank Bowling. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2022
Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer
George Condo
Snoopy
2022
Oil on linen
215.9 x 228.6 cm / 85 x 90 in
© George Condo
Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer
Avery Singer
Geo Tiles
2018
Acrylic on canvas stretched over wood panel
216.5 x 241.9 cm / 85 1/4 x 95 1/4 in
© Avery Singer
Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Photo: Thomas Barratt
Nicolas Party
Mountains
2023
Soft pastel on linen
220 x 160 x 3.8 cm / 86 5/8 x 63 x 1 1/2 in
© Nicolas Party
Courtesy the artist & Hauser & Wirth
Photo: Adam Reich
Pat Steir
9 x 7, B
2022
Oil on canvas
274.3 x 213.4 cm / 108 x 84 in
© Pat Steir
Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein