Cloud Chronicles

For the first time at Fondation Beyeler, the entire museum and its park was transformed into the site of an experimental presentation of contemporary art. It was conceived as a "living organism" that changes and transforms throughout its duration, including the Beyeler collection. With contributions by 28 participants: Michael Armitage, Anne Boyer, Federico Campagna, Ian Cheng, Marlene Dumas, Frida Escobedo, Peter Fischli, Cyprien Gaillard with Victor Man, Dominique Gonzalez- Foerster, Wade Guyton, Carsten Höller with Adam Haar, Pierre Huyghe, Arthur Jafa, Koo Jeong A, Dozie Kanu, Los Thuthanaka, Cildo Meireles, Jota Mombaça, Fujiko Nakaya, Alice Notley, Precious Okoyomon, Philippe Parreno, Rachel Rose, Tino Sehgal, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Adrián Villar Rojas.

Summary

For the first time at Fondation Beyeler, the entire museum and its park was transformed into the site of an experimental presentation of contemporary art. It was conceived as a “living organism” that changes and transforms throughout its duration, including the Beyeler collection. With contributions by 28 participants: Michael Armitage, Anne Boyer, Federico Campagna, Ian Cheng,  Marlene Dumas, Frida Escobedo, Peter Fischli, Cyprien Gaillard with Victor Man, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Wade Guyton, Carsten Höller with Adam Haar, Pierre Huyghe, Arthur Jafa, Koo Jeong A, Dozie Kanu, Los Thuthanaka, Cildo Meireles, Jota Mombaça, Fujiko Nakaya, Alice Notley, Precious Okoyomon, Philippe Parreno, Rachel Rose, Tino Sehgal, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Adrián Villar Rojas.

Product details

• Assisted by: Hans Ulrich Obrist (Editor), Sam Keller (Editor), Mouna Mekouar (Editor), Isabela Mora (Editor), Isabela Mora et al (Editor), Precious Okoyomon (Editor), Philippe Parreno (Editor), Tino Sehgal (Editor), Hans Ulrich (Editor)
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 11.06.2025
• EAN: 9783775760928
• ISBN: 978-3-7757-6092-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Illustrations: 400 Abb.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Schweiz, Swissness, Zeitgenössische Kunst, Installationskunst, Carsten Höller, contemporary Art, Basel, tino sehgal, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum, Peter Fischli, auseinandersetzen, Marlene Dumas, Fujiko Nakaya, Arthur Jafa, Philippe Parreno, Frida Escobedo, Kunst: allgemeine Themen, Künste; Bildende und angewandte Kunst, exhibition design, Pierre Huyghe, Collaborative work, Cildo Mereiles, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Rachel Rose, Precious Okoyomon, Alice Notley, Wade Guyton, Cyprian Gaillard, Dozie Kanu, Koo Jeong A, Los Thuthanaka, Jota Mombaça, experimental exhibition design, international art, Ian Cheng, Federico Campagna, Anne Boyer, interdisciplinary collaboration, experimentalism, Adrián Villar Rojas, Michael Armitage, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Adam Haar, Victor Man, exhibition as "living organism"