Vernissage GUIDO BASELGIA - In the eye of the light

Works from the “Lungo Guardo” and “Camera Obscura Lichteinfälle” cycles will be shown in the context of the astrophysical phenomena that the artist addresses and studies in his work.

Baselgia was awarded the Central Switzerland Culture Prize in 2006, the Culture Prize of the municipality of Pontresina in 2016 and the Grisons Culture Prize in 2020. His works have been recognized in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including at the International Architecture Biennale in Venice, the Kunsthaus Zürich, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg and most recently in the major retrospective at the Kunsthaus Zug.

Works from the “Lungo Guardo” and “Camera Obscura Lichteinfälle” cycles will be shown in the context of the astrophysical phenomena that the artist explores and studies in his work.

Baselgia was awarded the Central Switzerland Culture Prize in 2006, the Culture Prize of the municipality of Pontresina in 2016 and the Grisons Culture Prize in 2020. His works have been recognized in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including at the International Architecture Biennale in Venice, the Kunsthaus Zürich, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg and most recently in the major retrospective at the Kunsthaus Zug.

The exhibition “Guido Baselgia Im Auge des Lichts” is part of the joint project “Spendur et Sumbriva - Licht und Schatten im Engadin” by the association “Chesas da cultura Engiadina (Engadin Houses of Culture)”. The association, which promotes culture in the Engadin, was founded in 2021 and consists of numerous cultural institutions from all over the Upper Engadin.

Guido Baselgia will present his work in person at the vernissage.

We look forward to your visit.

Program

Welcome and speeches

Short guided tour with Guido Baselgia

Aperitif and opportunity for an artist talk

Location: Posetta (garden of the museum) or in case of bad weather in the museum or according to the notice board

Please note: This text has been translated automatically.