Permanent installations at Schaulager

The two permanent installations in the lower level of Schaulager, Rattenkönig [Rat king] (1993) by Katharina Fritsch and Untitled (1995-1997) by Robert Gober, are not on view during the Steve McQueenBass exhibition.

The lower level of the Schaulager exhibition area houses the monumental Rattenkönig [Rat-King] (1993), by the sculptor Katharina Fritsch (*1956), and the complex installation Untitled (1995—1997), by Robert Gober (*1954). Two large rooms for these works were included from the outset, in close cooperation with the artists, in the plans for the building. They are permanent installations in the collection of the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, and therefore can also be seen by visitors to the public exhibitions at Schaulager. By deciding to accommodate the works in this way, Schaulager guaranteed the continuing accessibility of two complex installations whose dimensions normally make it almost impossible to include them in exhibitions.

Robert Gober

The lower level of the Schaulager houses next to the Rattenkönig [Rat-King] by Katharina Fritsch the the complex installation Untitled by Robert Gober.

Katharina Fritsch

The lower level of the Schaulager houses next to the installation Untitled by Robert Gober the monumental Rattenkönig [Rat-King] (1993) by Katharina Fritsch.



Works in other locations

Dieter Roth

The installation Selbstturm; Löwenturm in Dieter Roth‘s former studio, exposed to a process of continual decay, is one of most unconventional works acquired by the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation.

Works in other Locations

Four of the art works in the collection of the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation were created for specific sites outside Schaulager or can be seen in museums.


Katharina Fritsch, Rattenkönig, 1993, polyester, pigment, Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, on permanent loan to the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel (permanently installed at Schaulager, Basel), Zurich, © 2017, ProLitteris, Zurich, Katharina Fritsch

Robert Gober Untitled, 1995–1997, installation, various materials, Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, on permanent loan to the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel (permanently installed at Schaulager, Basel), © Robert Gober

Dieter Roth, Selbstturm, 1969–1998, wood, glass, chocolate casts, sugar casts; Löwenturm, 1970—1998, iron, glass, chocolate casts, sugar casts; studio consisting of various materials, objects and devices, Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, on permanent loan to the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel (location: St. Alban-Rheinweg, Basel), © Dieter Roth Estate.

Ilya Kabakov, Denkmal für einen verlorenen Handschuh, 1998 (Detail), Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, on permanent loan to the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel (Location St. Alban-Rheinweg, Basel), Photo: Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, Martin P. Bühler