von Bartha, Basel

von Bartha is a contemporary art gallery with locations in Basel and Copenhagen, founded in 1970 by Margareta von Bartha. The gallery has a long history of working with artists whose practices are rooted in conceptual rigor, abstraction, and experimentation, with a strong emphasis on postwar and contemporary art. Its program brings together established figures and younger artists working across painting, sculpture, installation, and sound, often exploring perception, space, materiality, and systems of knowledge.

Based in Basel, the gallery has played an important role within the city’s historically significant art ecosystem, maintaining close relationships with institutions, collectors, and artists over several decades. The opening of its Copenhagen space expanded its international presence and reinforced its engagement with Nordic and European artistic contexts. Through carefully curated exhibitions, publications, and participation in major international art fairs, von Bartha sustains a program that values intellectual depth, continuity, and dialogue between historical and contemporary artistic practices.