On a Bit of Earth Which Had No Name

28 August - 17 October 2026

Works

Morgan Ogilvie
Lady Liberty, 2025
Oil on canvas
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Alberto A. Rodriguez
Phalanges (Factory La Favorita III, Manresa, Barcelona), 2023
Acrylic on wood panel
38 x 46 cm
Z.T. Nguyễn
Cat and Mosquitoes, 2024
Graphite and acrylic on letter-sized sheets of paper glued together
81.28 x 102.87 cm
Shuto Mizukami
Cat House Chain (Blue), Work in progress; finished work will be presented in the exhibition, 2026
ceramic, chain, concrete, oil painting
38 x 16 x 12 cm
Michael Wang
The Last Emperor , 2025
Oil on Belgian linen
150 x 120 cm
Selin Nisa Acikel
Veil, 2025
Charcoal on paper
30 x 30 cm
Koji Nakamura
Can I Make 100 Friends? (No. 144), 2026
Clay, cotton, ABS, thread, wool, acrylic paint, yarn, fake fur
39 × 14 × 13 cm

Overview

532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel Presents

On a Bit of Earth Which Had No Name

Group Exhibition of Seven Young Emerging International Artists During Kunsttage Basel 2026

532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel is pleased to present On a Bit of Earth Which Had No Name, a group exhibition of seven international artists, several at pivotal moments in their careers, whose works examine memory, place, and heritage through material transformation and cultural satire. The exhibition coincides with Kunsttage Basel 2026 (28-30 August) and continues through 17 October, offering a timely reflection on hybrid identities and obscured legacies in an era of global flux.

In a fluid world of shifting identities-echoing the satirical displacements in Saadat Hasan Manto's stories of Partition and migration-these artists uncover suppressed narratives, blending introspection with sharp critique to reframe cultural inheritance. Working across painting, sculpture, and drawing, they treat form itself as a site of transformation, where personal and collective memory is carried, folded, eroded, or playfully subverted.

The Kunsttage Basel is a collective event for contemporary and modern art. From 28 to 30 August 2026, over 60 Basel institutions present a joint program: www.kunsttagebasel.ch

See our exhibition on the Kunsttage Basel program: On a Bit of Earth

Participating artists: Alberto Alejandro Rodríguez, Z.T. Nguyễn, Morgan Ogilvie, Shuto Mizukami, Koji Nakamura, Michael Wang, and Selin Nisa Açıkel.

Exhibition Dates: 28 August - 17 October 2026

Opening Hours

Tuesday-Friday 14:00-18:00

Saturday 13:00-17:00

Kunsttage Basel weekend (28-30 August):

Friday 28 August 13:00-18:00

Saturday 29 August 11:00-18:00

Sunday 30 August 11:00-18:00

Regular hours stay in effect for the rest of the run outside the festival weekend.

Reception & Artist Talk