Anita Muçolli (*1993 in Burgdorf, CH) is an artist of Kosovarian origin based in Basel, Switzerland.
Anita Muçolli’s artistic practice explores socio-economic tendencies, such as the marginalization of death in Western culture or the repression of emotional spaces. She connects this exploration to her research on the emergence of horror and science-fiction scenarios as responses to technological progress. Within this framework, she focuses on the extent to which such progress heightens societal anxiety and how it is externalized, materialized, and processed through narratives and forms.
Additionally, she is interested in the subliminal, behavioral motives and patterns of the psyche in the face of human decline and crisis. Her work is deeply dedicated to understanding how these undercurrents become perceptible within society.
The various side effects and consequences of human decisions, both for humanity and other species in a global context, consistently lie at the heart of her artistic research.
In her choice of media, Anita Muçolli untiringly pushes the boundaries of the materials she uses. In doing so, she uses centuries-old crafts as well as new technologies, and often brings them together: Machine and handcraft unite in her works and establish a new field of tension, while questioning conventional modes of creation. In her installations, she considers the spatial conditions and often integrates the architecture of the exhibition venue into her works.
Anita Muçolli has exhibited in various group shows including at Kunsthaus Baselland, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal, Museo Villa dei Cedri, Bellinzona, The National Gallery of Kosovo, Pristina, Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, Gallery Von Bartha, Basel, Kunst- und Kulturzentrum Montabaur, Germany, and the Swiss Art Awards, Basel. Her first solo show was held at Sattelkammer, Bern, followed by Liste Art Fair, Basel, Kulturfolger, Zurich, and the Centre d'Art Contemporain Yverdon.
She was awarded the Helvetia Art Prize 2021, is amongst the laureates of the Kiefer │ Hablitzel Göhner Art Prize 2022 and was nominated for the Swiss Art Awards 2024 and the Shizuko Yoshikawa Award 2024.
2020 Life, Love, Justice, Graduation Show BA & MA Fine Arts, Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz, CH
2020 WE SAID WE NEEDED SPACE, Der Tank, Basel, CH
2019 Greetings From Paradise, Dock, Basel, CH
2019 13. Jungkunst, Halle 53, Winterthur, CH
Prizes & Nominations
2024 Nominee for the Shizuko Yoshikawa Award
2024 Nominee for the Swiss Art Award
2022 Winner of the Kiefer Hablitzel | Göhner Kunstpreis
2021 Winner of the Helvetia Art Prize
2020 Nominee for the Kiefer Hablitzel│Göhner Kunstpreis
Due to the Pandemic the Kiefer Hablitzel Göhner Kunstpreis 2020 could not take place in its usual setting at the Basel Art Fair.
The prize money was therefore equally shared between the 17 participants. In addition, every nominated artist was granted to be part of the exhibition, which took place at Kunsthaus Langenthal from 3 March 2021 - 20 June 2021.