Sophie Taeuber-Arp s Composition à cercles et demi-cercles (1938) Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck
When Sophie Taeuber took to a Zurich stage in 1917 (long before marrying Jean Arp and, as per Swiss custom, tacking his name onto the end of hers), the Cabaret Voltaire and Dada founder Hugo Ball sat in the audience and watched her dance. He saw a goldfish, darkness, questions, a child, an angel, invention, caprice, wit. “Sophie Taeuber,” he later wrote, “is completely different”.
The major survey
Sophie Taeuber-Arp: Living Abstractions, which opens this week at the Kunstmuseum Basel, is dedicated to the miraculously unfixable career heralded by that performance. The exhibition will travel to New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in the autumn the Swiss artist’s first US survey in 40 years by way of London’s Tate Modern in July. The latter will be a first ever for the British public, which, save for a couple of works on paper in the Vic
What’s happening in the Tokyo art scene this spring? We’ve compiled a list of all the must-go shows from March
to May 2021. Keep in mind that due to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus events are subject to change. Be sure to check online for up-to-date information before visiting. For a full list of what’s happening in Tokyo, head to our upcoming events page.
Until April 11
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New York-based experimental artist Tam Ochiai showcases a portfolio of works created over the past 25 years in this lively and diverse exhibition. Born in Japan, Ochiai is well known for his drawings featuring childlike depictions of female forms. “Tapetum Lucidum” highlights the surprising diversity of the artist’s mediums, which include mixed-media works such as “Ashtray Sculpture Guitar List” (2017), paintings, drawings, installations, videos and more.