Labouring Bodies June10- November 8,2026 at the Museum Tinguely, Basel.

If your in Base catch this incredibly well researched exploration of woman, the body, science, and art with in a serious art venue that entertained the viewer..

Museum Tinguely, Basel

Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 10:30 am

Ernestyna Orlowska, Make Your Body Your Machine, 2021. © Ernestyna Orlowska. Photo: Margot Roth

Labouring Bodies (10 June – 8 November 2026) Labouring Bodies explores the complex relationship between body and technology from a feminist perspective. The group exhibition shows how the human body – especially the female body – has been shaped and controlled by machines since the dawn of the modern age. With a focus on working, caring, and birthing bodies, which have often remained invisible and been systematically overlooked, the exhibition examines the intertwining of industrial production and biological reproduction – a link reflected in the double meaning of the word 'labour' in the title. The exhibition offers an opportunity to rediscover artworks from a period stretching back more than a century and to consider key social issues around the body, labour and care: What influence does mechanisation have on our lives and our workplaces? Which forms of labour are rewarded and which remain invisible? And how fairly distributed is the work that keeps society functioning? Artists: Berenice Abbott, Monira Al Qadiri, Rosa Barba, Alexandra Bircken, Daniela Brugger, Ursula Burghardt, Feliza Bursztyn, Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise, Helen Chadwick, Sella Hasse, John Heartfield, Pati Hill, Rebecca Horn, Juliana Huxtable, Doruntina Kastrati, Mary Kelly, Aurora Király, Kiki Kogelnik, Azade Köker, Suzanne Lacy, Magda Langenstraß-Uhlig, Alice Lex-Nerlinger, Ani Liu, Lee Lozano, Alexandra Navratil, Katja Novitskova, Ernestyna Orlowska, Frida Orupabo, Margaret Raspé, Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, Tabita Rezaire, Evelyn Richter, Niki de Saint Phalle, Marilou Schultz, Jean Tinguely, Doris Ziegler, et al. I    IBM Laboratory, Berenice Abbott, ca 1958                Mary Lou Schultz weaving Geo XX Diné Computer Chip Weaving, 2026   COW 3, Juliana Huxtable, 2019 An extensive accompanying programme of events in partnership with various institutions approaches the themes of the exhibition, inviting visitors to discuss and rethink the issues addressed in the exhibition, and to explore options for change. For detailed information, please refer to the press release, flyer, and catalogue. Starting 9 June, the catalogue will be available as a PDF download for free on the museum's website and can also be purchased in the shop. Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 11 am to 6 pm | Open until 9 pm on Thursdays | Art Basel Week: 15-21 June 2026: 9 am-7 pm, 18 June until 9 pm

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