Riehen, end of January 2026
Dear visitors, collectors, artists, art lovers, and friends,
After a very challenging year in 2025, which also had its bright spots, I am starting the new year with an exhibition that provides a somewhat broader overview of what touches and moves me in some way, raises questions, or offers comfort.
Unfortunately, the world continues to be a madhouse, with people suffering, dying and losing everything due to the stupidity and ignorance of a few.
The international art market is experiencing the greatest crisis in its history, with many dealers having to close the businesses they fought for their entire lives and bury their dreams for good. I don’t know how young dealers and artists of their generation, who are at the beginning of their careers and are so important for the future, can survive and work successfully.
I am well aware of how privileged I am here, opposite the Fondation Beyeler.
Almost without exception, the many people who find their way across my threshold, come to Riehen for the art. This makes my work much easier; I don’t have to ‘proselytise’, I can let the works speak for themselves. Sharing these works with exciting, alert and often young people is my greatest joy.
May this year bring us all more security and peace, may we be able to preserve the joy of beautiful things that allow us to forget the horror of everyday life for a moment or more, or at least push it into the background for the time being.
It would be my great pleasure to welcome you to Riehen.
Marc Triebold
