Kunsthalle Basel and its director Elena Filipovic warmly invite you to the opening of Alia Farid’s exhibition, In Lieu of What Is, on Thursday, February 10, 2022, from 7 to 10 pm.

Alia Farid (* 1985) contemplates colonial histories, cultural rituals, and the social dimension of architecture. For her first institutional presentation in Switzerland, the Kuwaiti Puerto Rican artist crafts a monumental installation of new work, bringing disparate sites in relation to each other so as to imagine a transregionalism that belies national boundaries drawn on land.

Please note that a valid COVID certificate (2G = vaccinated/recovered) is required for your visit. More information about the exhibition, running from February 11 to May 22, 2022,
can be found here.

Thursday, February 10, 2022, 7–10 pm
Opening with free admission, extended opening hours, and a speech at 7 pm

Sunday, February 13, 2022, 3 pm
Guided tour by Alia Farid in English (registration required)

The exhibition is made possible through the kind support of Nicoletta Fiorucci Russo De Li Galli with additional support from the Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah. Several new works in the exhibition were produced by Kunsthalle Basel in collaboration with the 3rd Geneva Biennale—Sculpture Garden, 2022.

Kunsthalle Basel
Steinenberg 7
CH-4051 Basel