Mark Wallinger (b. 1959) – winner of the 2007 Turner Prize – will be showing his most important works of recent years in this large-scale survey exhibition. Wallinger is one of Britain’s most famous artists internationally, not least since his splendid contribution at the 2001 Venice Biennale. Wallinger intelligently, and rather humorously, explores current social issues in his works. Using various media such as painting, video or installation, he focuses on matters that are of relevance to us all – religion, politics and cultural identity.

This large presentation of approximately 25 works ranges from his older, 1980s works such as Passport Control (1988), to the monumental installation State Britain (2007) to Wallinger’s latest room installation Human Figure in Space (2007). The latter has so far never been shown in Europe. Moreover, Wallinger has also produced a new work specially for the exhibition at the Aargauer Kunsthaus. It will thus be possible to gain considerable insight into the work of this internationally renowned artist at a Swiss museum.