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Marie Matusz (b. 1994) regularly establishes polarities in her artistic practice, placing vulnerability and resilience in productive tension. The Toulouse-born, Basel-based artist extends these concerns as she presents her first monumental, site-specific project for public space, spanning the back wall of Kunsthalle Basel.

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Kunsthalle Basel’s back wall project is made possible through the generous support of HEIVISCH, with additional support from the Minerva Kunststiftung, ARC1706, the Hans und Renée Müller-Meylan Stiftung, and the Erna und Curt Burgauer Stiftung, as well as in-kind support from the Stadtreinigung, Tiefbauamt Basel-Stadt.

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