ARTIST PROFILE – Between Intimacy and Immensity: The Inscrutable Vija Celmins

Vija Celmins, Lamp #1, 1964. Oil on canvas, 62.2 x 88.9 cm.

An oil painting of a double-headed desk lamp against a plain gray background, both lamps facing forward.

“Vija Celmins” runs through September 21, 2025, at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland.

ARTIST PROFILE – Between Intimacy and Immensity: The Inscrutable Vija Celmins