After the Museum Tinguely marked its 25th anniversary in 2021 with Ahoy! 25 Years of Moving Art; this year will see an extensive celebration of the centenary of the birth of its namesake Jean Tinguely (1925-1991). Fasnacht 2025 has already started the Tinguely year.
On 22 May 2025, Swiss artist Jean Tinguely (1925-1991) would have celebrated his centenary. His innovative work is being honoured internationally with exhibitions, publications, events, and activities.
The celebrations begin on 22 May at the Museum Tinguely and Solitude Park on the Rhine. Exhibitions are also being held in several European cities, including Paris, Duisburg, Milan, Geneva, and Aix. The new publication by A. Pardey and R. Wetzel, L’univers tinguely-15 Dimensions in the Oeuvre of Jean Tinguely (Basel 2025), is also worth mentioning.
The art ghost train (Kunst-Geisterbahn) in Solitude Park is a special tribute. This ghost train is 100 years old and has stood in Vienna’s Prater. English artist Rebecca Moss (1991) and Swiss artist Augustin Rebetez (1986) redesigned and redecorated the interior of this antique ghost train in the spirit of Tinguely.
They refer to the artwork Le Crocrodome de Zig et Puce, created by Tinguely, Bernhard Lüginbühl, Daniel Spoerri, and Niki de Saint Phalle in 1977 for the opening of the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Bernhard Luginbühl and Jean Tinguely, Le Crocrodrome de Zig & Puce, edited brochure of the exhibition, Gouache and Collage © 2025 Pro Litteris, Zurich, Museum Tinguely, Basel, Donation Prof Dr Roland Bieber in memory of Karola Mertz-Bieber.
The ghost train will run until 30 August 2025, the anniversary of Tinguely’s death.
