Süleyman Çelebi und sein unsterbliches Gedicht „Mevlid“ ist eines der wichtigsten Werke der türkischen Literatur des mittleren Jahrhunderts.

The catalogue documents the exhibition of Francis Alÿs’ collection of paintings of Saint Fabiola in the magnificent rooms of Kirschgarten House in Basel, staged here at the artist’s suggestion. Alÿs built up this collection of Fabiolas over many years. The conceptual artist used great cunning and aesthetic sense to position the portraits of the saint into the bourgeois context of this house, once a city mansion and now a museum of 19th century upper middle class domestic culture. Full-page illustrations of the rooms as they were used vividly showcase the art project. Essays by the exhibition curator Lynne Cooke and art historian Dario Gamboni provide in-depth analysis alongside the documentation, rounded off by information for further reading.

The catalogue for the Basel Schaulager’s inaugural exhibition is the first comprehensive publication covering the full range of the artist’s spheres of work; it offers a complete overview of the work Dieter Roth created between 1945 and 1998. The rhythm of the artist’s life was set by his chosen home in Iceland, resulting in a lifetime spent travelling back and forth between the volcanic island, his homes in Basel, Europe and the USA. These factors also influenced his work, his combination of sensitivity and extravagance, the inherent contradictions of his extroverted nonconformism and the audacity with which he deliberately used perishable materials and playfully explored boundaries. Explanatory texts on the individual groups of works present the selected works in a historical context and shed light on the artist’s intentions.

This book is the first complete presentation of Robert Gober’s sculptures and installations from 1979 to 2007. Approximately 250 pieces are catalogued with full-page illustrations, technical details and information on how they were created, as well as work-specific comments by the artist. The book also contains an introductory essay by Elisabeth Sussman, curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.