Kunstmuseum Basel Acquires Richard Hunt's 1965 Sculpture 'Opposed Forms'
On June 25, 2026, Kunstmuseum Basel announced the acquisition of Richard Hunt's 1965 chromed steel sculpture 'Opposed Forms'. The work, a tangled mass of metal balanced on three attenuated legs, joins the museum's Abstract Expressionism collection in the Neubau building, alongside works by Mark Rothko, Franz Kline and Clyfford Still. The sculpture combines Hunt's experimentations with structure, volume and extended form, blending industrial and machinic influences with Surrealist biomorphism.
The Signal
The acquisition signals the museum's strategic effort to expand its Abstract Expressionist holdings beyond painting into sculpture, particularly by a major African American artist. Hunt's work, long underrepresented in European institutional collections, gains significant validation through this placement. For collectors, the move underscores a growing institutional appetite for post-war American sculpture, potentially influencing market interest in Hunt's broader oeuvre.
- Artists: Richard Hunt
- Galleries: White Cube
- Museums: Kunstmuseum Basel
- Locations: Basel
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