How Rebecca Horn expanded the boundaries of the human body
As a major survey opens at Basel's Museum Tinguely, curator Dr. Sandra Beate Reimann reflects on the iconic artist's work and legacy
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![Rebecca Horn, Weisser Körperfächer, 1972. Photo Rebecca Horn Collection. © 2019: Rebecca Horn/ ProLitteris, Zurich.](https://dza2a2ql7zktf.cloudfront.net/binaries-cdn/dqzqcuqf9/image/fetch/q_auto,dpr_auto,c_fill,f_auto,w_auto/https://d2u3kfwd92fzu7.cloudfront.net/asset/cms/Thumb1-3.jpg)
![Rebecca Horn, Überströmer, 1970. Tate Collection, London. © 2019: Rebecca Horn/ ProLitteris, Zurich.](https://dza2a2ql7zktf.cloudfront.net/binaries-cdn/dqzqcuqf9/image/fetch/q_auto,dpr_auto,c_fill,f_auto,w_auto/https://d2u3kfwd92fzu7.cloudfront.net/asset/cms/Thumb3-3.jpg)
![Rebecca Horn, Berlin - Übungen in neun Stücken: Mit beiden Händen gleichzeitig die Wände berühren, 1974 - 1975, 16 mm (digitized),color, sound. Rebecca Horn Collection. © 2019: Rebecca Horn/ ProLitteris, Zurich.](https://dza2a2ql7zktf.cloudfront.net/binaries-cdn/dqzqcuqf9/image/fetch/q_auto,dpr_auto,c_fill,f_auto,w_auto/https://d2u3kfwd92fzu7.cloudfront.net/asset/cms/Thumb2-3.jpg)
![Rebecca Horn, Messkasten, 1970, Photograph, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. © 2019: Rebecca Horn/ ProLitteris, Zurich.](https://dza2a2ql7zktf.cloudfront.net/binaries-cdn/dqzqcuqf9/image/fetch/q_auto,dpr_auto,c_fill,f_auto,w_auto/https://d2u3kfwd92fzu7.cloudfront.net/asset/cms/Thumb4-2.jpg)