Basil Alkazzi: Museum Collection 2007–2024

The Monaco-based British artist and philanthropist Basil Alkazzi paints to celebrate the deep interconnectedness of life in all its forms. The exhibition showcases a significant collection of Alkazzi’s works dating from 2007 to 2024, now part of the Rothko Museum Collection. Inspired by the lush landscapes, flora, and skies of Monaco and the South of France and executed with an extraordinary sense of colour, light, and form, they invite the viewer to contemplate the deep interconnections between the microcosm and the macrocosm, the earthly and the divine. The exhibition’s curator, Māris Čačka, observes: “Alkazzi’s art resonates with an inner energy that transcends the physical world. Here, the horizon is not a boundary but a passage into realms both known and unknown. The dynamism in his work, the tension between stillness and movement, mirrors the complexity of human experience and the vastness of the universe. (..) So, let the exhibition offer more than just a visual experience. Let it be an invitation to meditate on the profound beauty of the universe and our place within it.”