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Richard Serra
Films and Videotapes

May 20–October 15, 2017
Kunstmuseum Basel
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The exhibition turns the focus on Serra’s films and videotapes. Between 1968 and 1979, the artist produced fifteen films and videos. This is the first exhibition to present almost all that material, which runs to just over five hours, in the original formats.

Film still from Richard Serra, Robert Bell, and Carlota Schoolman’s Prisoner’s Dilemma (1974)

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Richard SerraFilms and Videotapes