The Laurenz Foundation, Schaulager Basel is pleased to announce Bass (2024), one of the most recent works created by Steve McQueen. The world-renowned artist and Academy Award-winning filmmaker is returning to Schaulager from June 2025, with his most abstract work to date and 12 years after the groundbreaking exhibition. Specifically attuned to the architecture of Schaulager, Bass is largely inspired by McQueen’s keen interest in the effect of light, colour and sound on our physical perception of space and time.

Until then, Schaulager will only be open for researchers, schools and universities by appointment. In the meantime, interested visitors can take part in the Schaulager guided tours, which take place once a month in English and German. Registration is possible here. Every first Sunday of the month there is also a guided tour in the Dieter Roth room, you can register here.

Schaulager was founded in 2003 with the aim of combining the storage and display of contemporary art. As a research institution, storage facility and venue for exhibitions and events in one, it provides specialists with unique research opportunities and a platform for dialogue and exchange. In addition, Schaulager initiates exhibitions and projects to make contemporary art accessible to the general public. The operation of Schaulager is underwritten and overseen by the Laurenz Foundation.