Fondation Beyeler

The Lion is Hungry

Exhibition
10.10.20 – 07.02.21

HENRI ROUSSEAU, THE HUNGRY LION ATTACKING AN ANTELOPE, 1898/1905 Oil on canvas, 200.0 x 301.0 cm Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Beyeler Collection Photo: Robert Bayer
HENRI ROUSSEAU, THE HUNGRY LION ATTACKING AN ANTELOPE, 1898/1905 Oil on canvas, 200.0 x 301.0 cm Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Beyeler Collection Photo: Robert Bayer

Just like the hungry lion throws itself onto the Antelope in Henri Rousseau's painting, at the Fondation Beyeler we also feel a powerful hunger. We are hungry for art! Especially in tumultuous times like these, it is nice to remember how exciting and fascinating art is. The new collection presentation shows a selection of legendary paintings and sculptures in eight rooms- all of them masterpieces of classical modernism or contemporary art. Melancholy is usually at the beginning of creativity, and the magnificent works that are now once again on show at the Fondation Beyeler bear witness to this.

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Location

Fondation Beyeler
Baselstrasse 101
4125 Riehen/Basel
Switzerland
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Website
https://www.fondationbeyeler.ch

Published on: 02.02.21