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Clearing Gallery Opens Maison Clearing in Historic Villa During Art Basel

festival-fair · 2026-04-26

During Art Basel in Basel, running June 19–22, 2025 at the Exhibition Center, New York/Los Angeles gallery Clearing is launching Maison Clearing in a historic four-story villa near Messeplatz. The initiative aims to counter fair fatigue by prioritizing dialogue and exchange in a salon-style setting, open free to the public. Curated by Olamiju Fajemisin, the exhibition features sculptures, paintings, site-specific installations, and video works by an international, intergenerational group of artists, celebrating the gallery's 15th anniversary. The program includes aperitifs, dinners, and evening film screenings in a wood-paneled attic, with limited capacity. Visitors are invited to treat the villa as a home, fostering intimacy and discovery.

Key facts

  • Clearing gallery operates in New York and Los Angeles.
  • Art Basel in Basel runs June 19–22, 2025 at the Exhibition Center.
  • Maison Clearing is located in a historic four-story villa near Messeplatz.
  • The exhibition is curated by Olamiju Fajemisin.
  • The show includes sculptures, paintings, site-specific installations, and video works.
  • The gallery celebrates its 15th anniversary with this exhibition.
  • The villa has a 1,000-square-meter garden.
  • Evening film screenings take place in a wood-paneled attic.

Entities

Artists

  • Olamiju Fajemisin

Institutions

  • Clearing
  • Art Basel

Locations

  • Basel
  • Switzerland
  • New York
  • Los Angeles
  • Messeplatz
  • Exhibition Center

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