RALPH BÜRGIN
Ralph Bürgin (*1980 Basel, lives in Basel, Switzerland) studied at the Academy of Art and Design in Zurich and Basel, where he graduated in 2018 with a Master in Fine Arts. The painter and sculptor lives in Basel and works in his studio in France (Alsace).
Bürgin’s practice investigates such wide-reaching and universal themes as the human condition and the interaction of mankind and nature.
Ralph Bürgin was recently awarded with the Alexander Clavel Stiftung award in Switzerland, and his works have been on view at Kunsthaus Pasquart in Biel in 2022, as well as at Kunsthalle Zurich and Kunsthaus Baselland in 2023.
Recent solo exhibitions include The Great Escape at Livie Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023 (with publication), Watching a Peaceful River at Galerie Barbara Seiler, Zurich, Switzerland, 2020, La place at Centre culturel suisse, Paris, France, 2019; and Pieces and Shadows at Kunstverein Diessenhofen, Switzerland, 2017. Ralph Bürgin’s work has been included in numerous group exhibitions, including 2023 at Kunsthalle Zurich and Kunsthaus Baselland, 2022 at Kunsthaus Pasquart, 2021 at Wilde Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland; 2018 at Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz, Switzerland; 2016 at Ping/Pong, Basel/Miami, Los Angeles, USA; 2014 in “Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt, Werkbeiträge 2013” at Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland.
In 2019, a publication was dedicated to the artist as part of the Cahier d’Artistes series published by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, with a text by Felicity Lunn. The artist has also realized several projects in public spaces, including Gasträume 2020 in Zurich, curated by Christoph Doswald, and “I, You, You, Me, We” at Heuwaage in Basel, Switzerland in 2022, initiated by Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt in collaboration with the Department of Construction and Transport.
For inquiries, please contact us directly per email or phone:
Marie Livie | marie@liviegallery.com | +41 78 647 2122
Image 1: Ralph Bürgin, The Great Escape, installation view at Livie Gallery, Zurich, 2023
Image 2: Ralph Bürgin in front of grey nude in his studio, photo: Ralph Bürgin
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NEWS & PRESS
ARTMAGAZINE | RALPH BÜRGIN AT ARTGENÈVE
Stefan Kobel points out the good result achieved by the LIVIE gallery at the Artgenève 2024 in Artmagazine: “Galerie Livie from Zurich has been able to attract a whole series of new customers from the region with paintings by Ralph Bürgin with prices ranging from CHF 5,000 to CHF 15,000.” Read the full article here.
ARCO MADRID 2024
ARCO MADRID 2024DUO PRESENTATIONDIMITRA CHARAMANDAS | RALPH BÜRGIN BOOTH 9D23 MARCH 6-10IFEMA MADRID We are delighted to announce our second participation at ARCO Madrid in March 2024 with a duo presentation by Dimitra Charamandas (*1988, lives and works in Solothurn, Switzerland) and Ralph Bürgin (*1980, lives and works in Basel, Switzerland). Charamandas’ practice emphasizes the […]
ARTGENÈVE 2024
SOLO PRESENTATIONRALPH BÜRGINARTGENÈVE BOOTH D43 January 25-28, 2024Preview: January 24, 2024 It is our pleasure to announce our first participation at artgenève from January 24 to 28, 2024 and we look forward to showing a solo presentation of new paintings by the Basel based artist Ralph Bürgin (*1980 Basel, Switzerland). Ralph Bürgin’s practice investigates such […]
RALPH BÜRGIN PARTICIPATING IN “MONOTYPES: EDITION VFO AT KUNSTHALLE ZURICH”
We are pleased to announce the participation of Ralph Bürgin in “MONOTYPES: Edition VFO at Kunsthalle Zurich”. Edition VFO is the largest fine art print publisher in Switzerland and has been publishing prints with a focus on contemporary art since 1948 in Zurich. On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, Edition VFO (Verein für Originalgraphik) and […]