Tirtzah Bassel

From the Eyes of Her
Group Exhibition NYC Culture Club in Collaboration with Port Authority of NY & NJ with artists Nola Ayoula, Tirtzah Bassel, Layo Bright, Hedwig Brouckaert, Hope Buzzelli, Anna Camner, Michele Oka Doner, Dana James, Tamara Kostianovsky, Jessica Frances Gregoire Lancaster, Anastasia Lopoukhine, Amethyst Monet, Michela Roman, Rachel Rubenstein, Naomi Safran-Hon, Vadis Turner. Curator: Chellis Baird
March 1 - 31, 2024
Location: Greenwich Street (next to Perelman Performing Arts Center and World Trade Center outdoor exhibition site)

Press: Cultbytes, Public Art Celebrates the Female Gaze Amidst Male-Dominated Architecture,
Anna Mikaela Ekstrand, March 30, 2024

Little Deaths
Solo exhibition at Galerie RX, Paris
October 14th - November 25th, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 14th 4-7pm
Location: 16 rue des Quatre Fils - 75003 Paris

Canon in Drag
Solo exhibition at Slag RX Gallery, New York
October 27th - December 3rd, 2022
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 27th, 6-8pm
Location: 522 West 19th street, New York, NY 10011

Selected Press:

ARTNews, Canon in Drag: Female Artists Reimagine Famous Works by Men, Karen Chernick, December 26, 2023

The Brooklyn Rail, Tirtzah Bassel: Canon in Drag, Christopher T. Richards, November 2022

StirWorld, Brooklyn-based artist Tirtzah Bassel presents her new series 'Canon in Drag', Shraddha Nair, November 30th, 2022

Perfil, Clásicos de la pintura contra el patriarcado, Omar Genovese, December 3rd, 2022

BBC Radio 4: Front Row, Artist Tirtzah Bassel's Canon in Drag reimagines art history without the patriachy, July 20th, 2021

The Art Newspaper, Canon in drag: Tirtzah Bassel reimagines art history without the patriarchy, Chernick, Karen, July 7th, 2021

Milk Tongue
Group Exhibition at Martin- Mullen Gallery with artists Tirtzah Bassel, Madeline Donahue, Kyrin Hobson, Rose Nestler, Suzanne Schireson. Curators: Ashley Norwood Cooper and Carrie May Smith
January 24 - March 11, 2023
Location: SUNY Oneanta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820
Exhibition Catalog with essays by Sallie Han, Ashley Cooper, and Carrie Mae Smith

Four Artists Show Their Work
An Art Conversation with artists Tirtzah Bassel, Patrick Costello, Gracelee Lawrence, Alexander Si. Curators: Sara Shaoul and Gabriela Vainsencher
Sunday, December 4th, 2022, 1pm
On the occasion of Show Your Work group exhibition at 601Artspace with artists: Walead Beshty, Alighiero Boetti, Sophie Calle, T.J. Dedeaux-Norris, Susan Hamburger, Luigi Ghirri, Rivane Neuenschwander, Arkadiy Ryabin, Roman Signer, Mierle Laderman Ukeles; September 24th - December 4, 2022
Location: 88 Eldridge St, New York, NY

Conference: Mother’s Milk: Breastfeeding from Metaphor to Practice
Artist Conversation: Birthing Bodies/Birthing Art Loudon Wainwright III, Tirtzah Bassel, Katie Umans, Shilpa Darivemula and Isha Parupudi (Aseemkala Initiative)
October 21 - 23, 2022
University of New Hampshire and online
Location: 105 Main St, Durham, NH 03824

Natasha Arselan Gallery Presents: Tomorrow’s Women, Artsy online viewing room, June 20th - August 20th, 2022

Platform, Selection of artworks chosen in partnership with David Zwirner, May 2022

Lilith Magazine, Artist Tirtzah Bassel’s Female Gaze, Susan Schnur, November 15th, 2021

Unconquerable Women: Benefit Against Abortion Ban in Texas Curated by: Katarina Janeckova
Martha’s Contemporary
October 2021
Location: 4115 Guadalupe St. Austin, Texas 78751

Female Figuration/Curated Choice Curated by: Kirsten MacDonald
ENTER Art Fair, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Booth A23
October 2021
Location: Tunnelfabrikken Oceanvej 1, 2150
Copenhagen, Denmark

Scapes
Slag Gallery
July 29 - August 28, 2021
Artists: Tirtzah Bassel, Lucy Fradkin, Sandro Kopp, Tamara Kostianovsky, Yumiko Ono, Walter Price, Marius Ritiu, Naomi Safran-Hon, Mircea Suciu, Paul Vogeler, Paul Wesenberg, Alida Wilkinson.
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 29, 5-8 PM
Location: 522 West 19th street, New York, NY 10011

BBC Radio 4: Front Row, Artist Tirtzah Bassel's Canon in Drag reimagines art history without the patriachy, July 20th, 2021

The Art Newspaper, Canon in drag: Tirtzah Bassel reimagines art history without the patriarchy, Chernick, Karen, July 7th, 2021

BAM: Benefit Auction 2021 Bidding through June 24 at 2:00pm EDT

Rethinking Painting, Nancy Princenthal, Raphael Rubinstein, Jutta Koether, Barry Schwabsky, edited with an introduction by Joan Waltemath, The LerRoy Hofflberger School of Painting at MICA

Collective Disquiet
Musa Collective
October 1st - November 15th (Virtual)
Artists: Roya Amigh, Tirtzah Bassel, Rachid Bouhamidi, Joel Brown, Celine Browning, Niels Burger, Jennifer Caine, Catarina Coelho, Deborah Cornell, Extinction Rebellion, Saba Farhoudnia, Michelle Kuen Suet Fung, Tatyana Gubash, Kyle Hackett, Kyle Larson, Alla Lazebnik, Kathy Liao, Kalya Mohammadi, Sarah Nolen, Ellen Shattuck Pierce, Kater Frazer Rego, Juan Santos, Trina Tururici, Jave Gakumei Yoshimoto.

Domestic Brutes
Pelham Art Center
September 12th - November 7th, 2020
Artists: Tirtzah Bassel, Aisha Tandiwe Bell, Ashley Norwood Cooper, Maria de Los Angeles, Nancy Elsamanoudi, Fay Ku, Sharon Madanes, Lacey McKinney, Joiri Minaya, Rose Nestler, Simonette Quamina, Diana Schmertz, Alisa Sikelianos-Carter, Maju Shandler, Melissa Stern.
Curators: Etty Yaniv and Christina Massey
Opening Receptions: Saturday, September 12th (Gallery), Thursday, September 17th (Virtual)
Location: 155 Fifth Ave, Pelham NY 10803

Art Spiel, Etty Yaniv, September 22nd, 2020

The Journal News, Michelle Faulkenstein, September 16th, 2020

Positions Berlin
Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Booth A23
September 12th - 15th, 2019
Location: Flughafen Tempelhof - Hangar 4, Columbiadamm 10, 10965
Berlin, Germany

Install/De-install
601Artspace
Thursday, July 18th, 2019, 6-9pm
Location: 88 Eldridge St
New York, NY 10002

Volta Basel
Slag Gallery
June 10th - 15th, 2019
Location: Elsasserstrasse 215
Basel, Switzerland

Paper Positions Berlin
Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Booth #10
April 25th - 28th, 2019
Location: Deutsche Telekom Hauptstadtrepräsentanz, Französische Strasse 33 a-c, 10117
Berlin, Germany

The Practice of Everyday Life
Curatorial Project at Slag Gallery
April 18th - May 19th, 2019
Participating Artists: Nina Bellucci, Todd Bienvenu, Matt Bollinger, Dawn Clements, Josephine Halvorson, EJ Hauser,
Sharon Horvath, Sharon Madanes, Sangram Majumdar, Leeza Meksin, Walter Price.
Curators: Tirtzah Bassel and Etty Yaniv
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18th, 7-9pm
Location: 56 Bogart St, Brooklyn NY 11206
Directions: L to Morgan stop

Close One Eye
Solo Exhibition at Slag Gallery
February 8th - March 10th, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, February 8th, 6-9pm
Location: 56 Bogart St, Brooklyn NY 11206
Directions: L to Morgan stop

When You Are Everywhere
Solo Exhibition at Galerie Thomas Fuchs
September 21st - November 3rd, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, September 21st, 2018, 6-11pm
Location: Reinsburgstrasse 68A, Stuttgart, Germany 70178

Stuttgarter Nachrichten, "Die Stille vor dem Blick", Kultur, Nikolai B. Forstbauer, 19th Oct 2018

Stuttgarter Zeitung, "Einmal Waschen und Legen", Galerienotizen, Dr. Georg Leisten, 5th Oct 2018

Keynote
Site Specific Installation at Ortega y Gasset Projects/The Skirt
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 2nd, 6pm
In conjunction with the 5th year anniversary  celebration of Ortega y Gasset Projects featuring a sale
of commemorative multiples, a raffle and a dance party extending into the night!
Location: 363 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215

art Karlsruhe
February 22-25th, 2018
Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Hall 2, Booth C28
Patrick Angus, Mona Ardeleanu, Tirtzah Bassel, Rudy Cremonini, Rainer Fetting,
Vivian Greven, Jan De Vliegher and Jochen Hein
Karlsruhe, Germany

Le Monde Diplomatique, Wilhelm Werthern, December 2017

Kunstverein Worms & Kunstverein Viernheim
New York Paintings: Four Young Painters from Brooklyn
Tirtzah Bassel, Dumitru Gorzo, Tim Kent and Dan Voinea
Curators: Dr. Raimund Menges, Dr. Dietmar Schuth and Fritz Stier
April 1 - April 30th, 2017
Opening Reception: April 1st, 2017 at 4pm
Rudi-Stephan-Allee 11, 67549 Worms, Germany
In cooperation with Kunstverein Stuttgart. Catalog available 

SAP Art Moments
Presenting works by Tirtzah Bassel, Dumitru Gorzo, Tim Kent and Dan Voinea
In conjunction with New York Paintings Exhibitions at Kunstverein Worms & Kunstverein Viernheim
Curator: Alexandra Cozgarea
The works will be on display at SAP from March 29 – April 21, 2017, 10am - 8pm
SAP International Training Center (Building 5)
Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 20, 69190 Walldorf, Germany

Volta NY
March 1 - 5, 2017
VIP Preview: Wednesday March 1st, 7-10pm
Public Hours: Thursday - Saturday, March 2-4, 12-8pm; Sunday, March 5, 12-5pm
PIER 90, West 50th Street at 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10019

Cranbrook Print Media Department Studio Visit March 9th, 2017

Home Land Security/FOR-SITE Foundation
Site-responsive exhibition convening 16 international artists to activate historic military defense structures in the Presidio overlooking San Fransisc’s Golden Gate Bridge and reflecting on the increasing complexity of national security in our time. Curated by Cheryl Haines, participating artists include Bill Viola, Liza Lou, Do Ho Suh, Krzysztof Wodiczko and The Propeller Group.
September 10th - December 18th, 2016
Location: Fort Winfield Scott and the Presidio, in San Francisco’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Selected Press:

Frieze, Home Land Security, Rob Marks, October 24th, 2016

Hyperallergic, Stories of War and Survival Unfold in San Francisco’s Presidio, Thia Quiray Tagle, November 16th, 2016

The Art Newspaper, Political Art That Packs a Punch, Jori Finkel September 9th, 2016

S/FAQ Home Land Security at the Presidio, Garbielle Gopinath, December 15th, 2016

SF/Arts,  New Presidio Exhibit Explores & Illuminates Complex Social Issues, Jean Schiffman, September 2016

New York Times, A ‘Home Land Security’ Art Show, at the Foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, Jori Finkel, June 23rd, 2016

KQED,  “Ex-Military Bunkers to Host Major Group Exhibition in San Francisco,” Chloe Veltman, June 23, 2016

The Bay Area Reporter, “Coastal Art Installations,”  Sura Wood, September 15, 2016

San Francisco Magazine, “Make Art Not War,” Annie Tittiger, September 2016

C Magazine, “Safe Haven”, Leilani Labong,  September 2016

San Francisco Chronicle, “Foundation Puts Ballistics Test Inside Mothballed Presidio Bunker,” Sam Whiting, September 7, 2016

Curbed SF, “Exclusive Look at Art inside Presidio’s Abandoned Bunkers,” Adam Brinklow,  ,September 9, 2016

KQED Forum, “Homeland Security Installation Comes to San Francisco’s Presidio Barracks,” Michael Krasny, September 13, 2016

SF Weekly,  “For-site is 20/20,” Jonathan Curiel,, September 22, 2016

BBC World Service Radio, The Cultural Frontline, “Can Art Save the World?” , September 24, 2016

KQED, “Artwork and Setting Depict Post-9/11 World,” Matthew Harrison Tedford, September 26, 2016

Al Jazeera English,  “Artists Exhibit Work in Historic Bunkers,” Allen Schauffler , September 29, 2016

NBC Bay Area,  “Presidio Exhibit Gives Artful Twist to Homeland Security,” Joe Rostao, November 23, 2016

Squarecylinder,“Home Land Security @ Presidio,” Maria Porges, November 27, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle,  “Exhibits Inside Soaring Cathedral, Stark Bunkers,” Charles Desmarais, December 14, 2016

The Creators Project, “That Time Art Took Over a Military Complex,” Tanja M. Laden, January 3, 2017

Terminal
BRIC House
March 7th - May 22nd, 2016
Opening Reception: March 16th, 7-9pm
Curated by Jenny Gerow in conjunction with the opening of Whisper or Shout: Artists in the Social Sphere
647 Fulton St (at Rockwell Place), Brooklyn NY 11217

Adhere
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
September 10th, 2015 - January 17th, 2016
VIP Preview: Friday, September 18th, 6-8pm
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 20, 2 pm – 4 pm
68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ 07901

Human Territory
Slag Contemporary Williamsburg - Inaugural Exhibition
July 23rd - September 26th, 2015
Opening Reception: Sunday, July 23rd 3-6pm
Location: 56 Bogart St, Brooklyn NY 11206
Directions: L to Morgan stop

Volta Basel Art Fair
Slag Gallery
June 15th - 20th, 2015
Basel, Switzerland

RITES
Tirtzah Bassel and Dumitru Gorzo at Slag Gallery
April 24th - May 31st, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, April 24th
Location: 56 Bogart St, Brooklyn NY 11206
Directions: L to Morgan stop

Visiting Artist Lecture
The University of the Arts/School of Dance
April 6th, 12th and 13th 2015
Philadelphia, PA

BrooklynHits.com
March 5th, 2015

I Want To Hold You Close
Solo Exhibition at Open Source Gallery
March 7th - 29th, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 7th
306 17th street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Visiting Artist Lecture
LeRoy E. Hoffberger School at Maryland Institute College of Art
February 5th, 2015
Baltimore, MD

Awesome Without Borders
Grant Award
Exhibition: Friday, October 24 – Sunday, December 14

PERFORM
Solo Exhibition at Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery
January 20th - February 27th, 2015
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 22nd, 5-7pm
Location: Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, One Education Drive, Garden City, NY 11530
Gallery is located on Plaza Level of CCB, Room 140
Artist Talk: Thursday, February 12th, 1130am-1230pm
Location: GC-69 Lecture Room

Cate McQuaide for The Boston Globe
December 2nd, 2014

Convergence: School of Visual Arts Alumni Exhibition
Opening Reception: Friday, October 24 6pm
Exhibition: Friday, October 24 – Sunday, December 14
808 Gallery | 808 Commonwealth Ave, Boston MA 02215 

Metaleptic
May 9th 2014

Arts in Bushwick
April 23th 2014

Prologue Profiles
April 13th 2014

The Line Starts Here
Solo Exhibition at Slag Gallery
April 11 - May 12 2014
Opening Reception: Friday April 11th 7-9pm
Artist Talk: Friday April 25th 7-8pm
Location: 56 Bogart St, Brooklyn NY 11206
Directions: L to Morgan stop

Huffington Post
March 26th 2013                                                                                                                                   

Hyperallergic
December 5th 2013

Art Tribune
Decmber 8th 2013

Duct Tape Miami : Durational Performance Installation by Tirtzah Bassel
December 4-8th 2013
Location: 507 Espanola Way, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Reception: Thursday December 5th, 8pm-11pm

chashama Open Studios 2013
Friday, September 20, 6-10PM
Saturday, September 21, 12-6PM

Journal of Absence: New York City
Published by Bookieman
Release party: 
Friday July 12 2013, 8-11pm
Molasses Books
770 Hart Street
Brooklyn, New York 11237

Stop and Frisk
Site Specific Duct Tape Installation at Strivers Garden Gallery, Harlem NY
June 11-June 30 2013
Opening reception:
Tuesday June 25 6-9pm
300 w 135 St
New York, NY 10030
(between St Nicholas and Frederick Douglass Blvd.)

The Border Through a Visitor's Eyes
Austin Savage for the El Paso Inc.
May 29 2013

El Diario de El Paso
May 23 2013

Pop Up Art: Your Dreams Available Now
Melody Para for El Paso Inc.
May 22 2013

El Paso/Juarez: Your Dreams Available Now
Site Specific Installation at the Purple Pop Up Gallery  
Opening reception: 
May 18 2013 7-9pm
227 N Mesa
El Paso, Texas

Visiting Artist Lecture
Stanlee & Gerald Rubin Center for Visual Arts
University of Texas at El Paso
May 16th 6pm
El Paso, TX

Three Visual Artists and a Composer discuss Wandering
Hosted by Artassets
May 5 2013 4:30-6:30pm
New York, NY

Visiting Artist Lecture
Davidson College
March 26 2013
Davidson, NC

Untapped New York
March 8 2013

Asylum: International Jewish Artist Retreat
Six Point Fellowship
March 3-5 2013
Garrison Institute
Garrison, NY

Sketch 42
February 18 2013

Buddy of Work
January 23 2013

Interview for Forward
May 16, 2012

Interview for ynet (in Hebrew)
May 15, 2012

Featured Artist/AICF Blog 
May 13, 2012

Interview for Speaker's Lab
April 11, 2012

Interview with Steven Shalowitz for The One Way Ticket Show
October 9th, 2012

Hyperallergic
September 10th, 2012

NY Daily News
September 5th, 2012

Follow The Line
on mythical spaces and the practice of drawing
an essay for LABA Journal, December 2011

PRESS FOR CANON IN DRAG