Wo Stehst Du Mit Deiner Kunst, Kolleg*?

The two artists, Meuser and Noemi Pfister, who are nearly 45 years apart in age, might be asked: Wo Stehst Du Mit Deiner Kunst, Kolleg*? (Where do you stand with your art, colleague?). This question, also the title of the exhibition, is the line in a painting by Pfister and originates from a work by Jörg Immendorff made in 1973. A work that capturing a dilemma with precision: Can an artist's studio practice be of any relevance when the world outside is in turmoil? Two positions that mirror each other: Pfister answers the question with affectionate self-irony, directed outward into the mechanisms of the art world. Meuser answers it inward into his own practice, into the material. Meuser comes from the same generation and scene as Jörg Immendorff. Noemi Pfister, nearly 45 years his junior, is today at the same age Immendorff was when he painted Wo stehst du mit deiner Kunst, Kollege? In Basel, the two positions are shown together for the first time.