Switzerland - Brancusi and Serra in Basel - Van Gogh, Bonnard, Vallotton in Lausanne

It was in the 1960s that the American Richard Serra discovered the work of Constantin Brancusi in Paris. Fascinated by his pure, modern lines, he definitively chose sculpture as his artistic expression.

At the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, for example, some forty pieces by Brancusi are compared with ten minimalist sculptures by Serra, providing an insight into the development of the latter's art.

The Hahnloser collection, assembled between 1907 and 1932 in Winterthur by a doctor and his wife who were friends of the painters, is on show in Lausanne. It bears witness to the special moments they shared with Vallotton, Vuillard, Manguin and Bonnard.

Constantin Brancusi & Richard Serra.
Until 21 August. Fondation Beyeler.
Baselstrasse 101, Riehen / Basel.
www.beyeler.com

Van Gogh, Bonnard, Vallotton...
From 24 June to 23 October. Hermitage Foundation.
2, route du Signal, Lausanne.
www.fondation-hermitage.ch