World – The celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Fondation Beyeler. After two important exhibitions dedicated to the American painter Georgia O’Keeffe and to the master of the abstract Piet Mondrian, the Swiss museum puts the spotlight on its permanent collection in an unprecedented setting. Until January 8, in the elegant building designed by Renzo Piano and Peter Zumthor, we will be able to admire in one fell swoop an impressive selection of masterpieces, for a total of 100 pieces and over 30 artists on display.

Fondation Beyeler, Jubilaeums Ausstellung. Photo Mark Niedermann I Courtesy Fondation Beyeler

Works by Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Henri Rousseau introduce the modernist jewels of Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, on a journey through the best of twentieth century art that will include Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, up to contemporary icons such as Marlene Dumas, Anselm Kiefer, Roni Horn, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Tacita Dean, Rachel Whiteread, Wolfgang Tillmans. Throughout the exhibition, the hyper-realistic sculptures of the American artist Diane Hanson will surprise visitors from unexpected positions, establishing unexpected dialogues with the treasures and spaces of the Fondation Beyeler.

Fondation Beyeler, Jubilaeums Ausstellung. Photo Mark Niedermann I Courtesy Fondation Beyeler

The result is an all-round exploration of one of the most prestigious European collections of modern and contemporary art, put together in 50 years by a couple of collectors who have dedicated their lives to this project. About 400 pieces now make up the collection of Ernst and Hildy Beyeler, who in 1997 decided to make it accessible to everyone with a very clear idea: to create an open and lively museum that could convey the passion for art to the widest possible audience. . Among secular trees and water lily ponds, the architectural jewel created by Renzo Piano at the foot of the Black Forest combines nature and culture in a world of light and beauty. Success was not long in coming: today the Fondation Beyeler is the most visited art museum in Switzerland and is considered one of the most beautiful in the world.

Fondation Beyeler, Jubilaeums Ausstellung. Photo Mark Niedermann I Courtesy Fondation Beyeler