Exhibitions
Basel Social Club
2025
Rūtė Merk
Ni Hao
Rittergasse 21–25
CH-4051 Basel
Dates_ June 15–21, 2025
Duration_ 2pm–midnight
2025
Rūtė Merk
Ni Hao
Rittergasse 21–25
CH-4051 Basel
Dates_ June 15–21, 2025
Duration_ 2pm–midnight
Installation Views / Works / Press Release
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Euro News, 2025 Oil on canvas 100 x 200 cm 39 3/8 x 78 3/4 in ![]() Rūtė Merk
Euro Anatomy, 2025 Oil on canvas 140 x 90 cm 55 1/8 x 35 3/8 in ![]() Ni Hao
My Melody, 2025 Worn cotton socks purchased from a female seller on a Taiwanese online foot fetish marketplace via Twitter, trilobite fossil (Redlichia sp., Early Cambrian, ~518 million years ago), steel stand, and a video monitor playing footage of the seller wearing and removing the socks in a public park Sculpture: 33 x 28 x 33.5 cm (13 x 11 x 13 1/4 in) Monitor: 22.5 x 36 cm (8 7/8 x 14 1/8 in) Video: 2′20″ ![]() Ni Hao
Lovers II (Yieldpoint), 2025 Worn tie-dye Nike Dri-FIT crew polyester socks purchased from a gay couple on a Taiwanese online foot fetish marketplace via Twitter; steel, rust, resin; and a video monitor playing footage of the sellers wearing and removing the socks while interacting with each other at a gym Sculpture: 45.2 x 70.2 x 37.7 cm (17 3/4 x 27 5/8 x 14 7/8 in) Monitor: 22.5 x 36 cm (8 7/8 x 14 1/8 in) Video: 2′24″ ![]() Ni Hao
Elementary School Teacher (Recess), 2025 Worn cotton socks purchased from a 23-year-old female seller on a Taiwanese online foot fetish marketplace via Twitter, epoxy resin, UV resin, PLA plastic, rubber, wood, fabric, and a video monitor playing footage of the seller wearing and removing the socks Sculpture: 34 x 25.5 x 37.5 cm (13 3/8 x 10 x 14 3/4 in) Monitor: 22.5 x 36 cm (8 7/8 x 14 1/8 in) Video: 59″ |
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