Ellen de Bruijne Projects is delighted to return to Art Basel Paris with a presention by Anne-Lise Coste and Kathe Burkhart. Find us at Booth 1 K.1, located in the newly opened wing at Grand Palais, left from Salle d'Honneur. 

Likewise, we are delighted to participate again in Oh La La!, a rehanging initative by Art Basel Paris, with work by Anne-lise Coste. This year's edition is titled À la mode and has been curated by Loïc Prigent.

Together, Anne-Lise Coste and Kathe Burkhart bring their raw, unapologetic, and deeply personal artistic practices into dialogue, creating a presentation where identity, rebellion, and gender converge in a powerful, visually stimulating conversation. Both artists use their works as a means of self-expression and as tools to confront societal norms, offering a unique intersection between the subversive and the intimate.

For access to our preview, please message us at info@edbprojects.com

VIP days (by invitation only)
Wednesday, October 22, 10 am to 8 pm, First Choice VIP Cardholders
Wednesday, October 22, 4 pm to 8 pm, Preview VIP Cardholders
Thursday, October 23, 11 am to 2 pm, First Choice, Preview and One-Day VIP Cardholders

Vernissage day (access with a Vernissage ticket or invitation)
Thursday, October 23, 2 pm to 8 pm

Public days (access with a ticket or invitation)
Friday, October 24, 11 am to 7 pm
Saturday, October 25, 11 am to 7 pm
Sunday, October 26, 11 am to 7 pm


Anne-lise Coste's work always embodies a strong desire—a desire for equal rights and the end of social oppression and exploitation, especially for women. This desire can also be expressed through language. In spray paint, the artist has found a medium that is extremely well suited to her directness as well as to capturing and commenting on ideas in the moment of creation. Her texts and language, which are always politically motivated yet never lose their poetry, appear on used, discarded, seemingly worthless materials such as plastic bags, packaging or, as in this work, remnants of the former Kunsthaus Baselland in Muttenz.

As the subject of her artistic intervention for the new Kunsthaus, Coste chose Monique Wittig, a key figure in French literature of the 1960s. Wittig was among the first to address the predominantly masculine nature of the French language in her numerous texts. However, her persistent debates considerably diminished her own success as an author in a male-dominated environment. Coste’s work Elles Elles Elles Ellesis therefore also a tribute to the author, who died in 2003. At the same time, it invokes the promise of lived equality, which is still worth fighting for.



Image: Anne-Lise Coste: „Elles Elles Elles Elles“, 2024, neon spray paint, various materials, dimensions variable, Courtesy: the artist. Installation view of the group show „Rewilding“ by the Kunsthaus Baselland, 2024, photo: Gina Folly.