Friday, June 7, 2013

ART Basel 2013: The ‘Olympics of the Art World’


Art Basel has been described as the ‘Olympics of the Art World’. Over 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa show the work of more than 4,000 artists, ranging from the great masters of Modern art to the latest generation of emerging stars.

The show's individual sectors represent every artistic medium: paintings, sculpture, installations, videos, multiples, prints, photography, and performance. Each day offers a full program of events, including symposiums, films, and artist talks. Further afield, exhibitions and events are offered by cultural institutions in Basel and the surrounding area, creating an exciting, region-wide art week.

Art Basel invites internationally recognized experts in particular spheres of the artworld to curate our Unlimited, Parcours, and Film sectors in Basel. These compelling projects bring precision and focus to the sectors, as well as an engagingly personal point of view that excites and provokes both experts and the general public.

TALKS
The morning Conversations series offers a platform for discussions that allows audiences access to an insider’s point of view. Dynamic dialogs take place between prominent members of the international artworld, each offering their unique perspective on producing, collecting, and exhibiting art. Conversations is presented in collaboration with the Absolut Art Bureau.
Wednesday June 12

10am to 11:30am | Premiere | Artist Talk | Thomas Schütte
Thomas Schütte
, Artist, Düsseldorf, in conversation with Massimiliano Gioni, Curator of the 55th Venice Biennial, Director of Exhibitions and Associate Director at New Museum, New York


Thursday June 13

10am to 11:30am | Public/Private | Museums and AusteritySuzanne Cotter, Director of the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal
Marina Fokidis, Independent Curator, Founding Director of Kunsthalle Athena and Editor-in-Chief of South Magazine, Athens
Agustín Pérez Rubio, Independent Curator and former Director of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Madrid/New York
Moderator: András Szántó, Author and Cultural Consultant, New York


Friday June 14

10am to 11:30am | Collectors Focus | Collecting New Media
Steven Sacks, Director of bitforms Gallery, New York
Alain Servais, Collector, Bruxelles
Carl Thoma, Collector, Chicago
Moderator: Alice Gray Stites, Chief Curator and Director of Art Programming, 21c Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA


Saturday June 15

10am to 11:30am | The Artist and the Gallerist
Dan Graham, Artist, New York
Massimo Minini, Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, Italy
Moderator: Mark Rapport, ArtReview, London


Sunday June 16

10am to 11:30am | Artistic Practice | The Artist as Farmer
Gianfranco Baruchello
, Artist, Rome
Fritz Haeg, Artist, Los Angeles
Agnes Varda, Filmmaker and Artist, Paris
Adrian Villar Riojas, Arist, Buenos Aires
Zheng Guogu, Artist, Yangjiang
Moderator: Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Serpentine Gallery, London

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