Exhibitions
Presentation of the collection | 25.5. – 31.8.2025
To coincide with the “Vija Celmins” exhibition, the Fondation Beyeler will show a presentation of the collection focusing exclusively on painting. There will be special artist rooms containing works by Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko and contemporary artists such as Wade Guyton, all of whom revolutionized this classical medium either by opening it up to new perspectives or by transgressing its traditional boundaries. Complementing these rooms, there will also be a gallery dedicated solely to the large-format works of the American artist Mark Bradford from the Daros Collection.
Jordan Wolfson: Little Room | 1.6. – 3.8.2025
The Fondation Beyeler is pleased to premiere Little Room, a new virtual reality (VR) installation by American artist Jordan Wolfson (*1980). This immersive work, on display for the first time at the Fondation Beyeler, invites visitors to step into an experimental environment where they play a central role in the unfolding experience.
Vija Celmins | 15.6. – 21.9.2025
The Fondation Beyeler will devote a comprehensive solo exhibition the artist Vija Celmins (*1938, Riga), who masterfully works in painting, drawing, and sculpture. Celmins’ visual language is both subtle and powerful. The exhibition will be the most significant presentation of Celmins’ work in Europe in almost 20 years.
Yayoi Kusama | 12.10.2025 – 25.1.2026
In the autumn of 2025, the Fondation Beyeler will be the first museum in Switzerland to devote a retrospective to renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (*1929, Matsumoto). Organised in close collaboration with the artist and her studio, the exhibition will offer a complete overview of Kusama’s more than seven-decade career.
Cezanne | 25.1. – 25.5.2026
For the first time in its history, the Fondation Beyeler will devote an exhibition to Paul Cezanne, a pioneer of modern art and one of the most important artists in the museum’s collection. The exhibition will focus on the last and most significant phase of the artist’s career, highlighting key themes of his later years, among them still lifes, portraits, landscapes and bather scenes. Bringing together around 50 oil paintings and watercolours, the exhibition will bring to life Cezanne’s groundbreaking work as regards form, light and colour – the qualities that have inspired and influenced artists for generations and through to the present day.