Contemporary Fine Arts in Basel presents Crimson & Clover, Finnish artist Anna Tuori’s first solo exhibition. Borrowing its title from the 1968 song, the show reflects Tuori’s practice, where warmth coexists with unease and beauty is shadowed by disturbance.Tuori draws from the absurdity of the present, treating reality as bordering on fiction. Her paintings develop through color, rhythm, and composition, blending thin washes with thick, tactile oil layers. They engage with still-life traditions and memento mori themes, exploring mortality within ordinary life.Animals such as cows, deer, and cats appear as depersonalized symbols of vulnerability, often shown as hanging carcasses. Works like Noble and Tragic, When It Happened Again, and Simply Another Sunday Morning balance brutality with intimacy, inviting reflection without offering closure.
Anna Tuori: Crimson & Clover. Solo exhibition at Contemporary Fine Arts Basel. Basel, April 16, 2026.
