{"id":16173,"date":"2026-01-21T19:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=16173"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:08:16","slug":"aglae-bassens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/aglae-bassens\/","title":{"rendered":"Agla\u00e9 Bassens"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3566\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16173-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/AglaeBassens.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/AglaeBassens.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/AglaeBassens.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Algae_Bassens_Portrait_2025_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_courtesy_HESSEFLATOW4-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Algae_Bassens_Portrait_2025_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_courtesy_HESSEFLATOW4-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Algae_Bassens_Portrait_2025_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_courtesy_HESSEFLATOW4-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1281&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Algae_Bassens_Portrait_2025_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_courtesy_HESSEFLATOW4-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agla\u00e9 Bassens, Photo: Jenny Gorman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesseflatow.com\/artists\/283-aglae-bassens\/\">Agla\u00e9 Bassens<\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em>(b. 1986, Belgium) has a BA in Fine Art from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University (2007) and an MFA in Fine Art Painting from the Slade School of Fine Art, London (2011). Her work has been exhibited internationally, with solo presentations at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; <a href=\"https:\/\/hesseflatow.com\/exhibitions\/150-aglae-bassens-vacant\/overview\/\">HESSE FLATOW<\/a>, New York; 12.26, Dallas; Nars Foundation, Brooklyn; CRUSH Curatorial, New York; and Cabin Gallery, London; as well as group exhibitions at Gowen Contemporary, Geneva; STEMS Gallery, Paris; The Valley, Taos; and Workplace Gallery, London.\u00a0Bassens\u2019s works can be found in the permanent collections of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami and Colecci\u00f3n SOLO, Madrid, Spain<em>.\u00a0<\/em>She\u00a0lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16195\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16195\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16195 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA271_Algae_Bassens_What_was_that_2025_Oil_on_canvas_39.375x51.125_inches_100x130cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA271_Algae_Bassens_What_was_that_2025_Oil_on_canvas_39.375x51.125_inches_100x130cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA271_Algae_Bassens_What_was_that_2025_Oil_on_canvas_39.375x51.125_inches_100x130cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA271_Algae_Bassens_What_was_that_2025_Oil_on_canvas_39.375x51.125_inches_100x130cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA271_Algae_Bassens_What_was_that_2025_Oil_on_canvas_39.375x51.125_inches_100x130cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C544&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA271_Algae_Bassens_What_was_that_2025_Oil_on_canvas_39.375x51.125_inches_100x130cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=1068%2C834&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA271_Algae_Bassens_What_was_that_2025_Oil_on_canvas_39.375x51.125_inches_100x130cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agla\u00e9 Bassens (b. 1986) What was that, 2025 Oil on canvas 39 3\/8 x 51 1\/8 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist and HESSE FLATOW, New York. Photo: Jenny Gorman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16196\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16196 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW.jpg?resize=696%2C893&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-scaled.jpg?resize=798%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 798w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-scaled.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C985&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-scaled.jpg?resize=1198%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-scaled.jpg?resize=1597%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1597w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C893&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1370&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2462&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-scaled.jpg?w=1996&amp;ssl=1 1996w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA279_Algae_Bassens_Stone_Tiles_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agla\u00e9 Bassens (b. 1986) Stone Tiles, 2025 Oil on canvas 51 1\/8 x 39 3\/8 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist and HESSE FLATOW, New York. Photo: Jenny Gorman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16197\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA277_Algae_Bassens_Deflated_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C889&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA277_Algae_Bassens_Deflated_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=802%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 802w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA277_Algae_Bassens_Deflated_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=235%2C300&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA277_Algae_Bassens_Deflated_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=768%2C981&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA277_Algae_Bassens_Deflated_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C889&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABA277_Algae_Bassens_Deflated_2025_Oil_on_canvas_51.125x39.375_inches_130x100cm_%C2%A9Jenny_Gorman_Courtesy_The_Artist_and_HESSEFLATOW-Large.jpeg?w=1002&amp;ssl=1 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agla\u00e9 Bassens (b. 1986), Deflated, 2025, Oil on canvas, 51 1\/8 x 39 3\/8 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist and HESSE FLATOW, New York. Photo: Jenny Gorman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/AglaeBassens.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing list Agla\u00e9 Bassens\u00a0(b. 1986, Belgium) has a BA in Fine Art from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University (2007) and an MFA in Fine Art Painting from the Slade School of Fine Art, London (2011). 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