Art Basel Gearing Up for June Opening
- brittanypanter
- 2017年5月23日
- 讀畢需時 2 分鐘
The 48th edition of Art Basel is wrapping up the final details of its upcoming show, which is set to take place from June 15 to June 18 this year. This year, 291 international galleries will present works at the renowned art show, which range from the early 20th century to contemporary artists. Galleries from 35 countries and six continents will be represented with 17 galleries participating for the first time, including three new exhibitors from the Asia Pacific region – Antenna Space, Hopkinson Mossman and Magician Space – and one from Africa, Cairo's Gypsum Gallery.
The main sector of the show, Galleries, will feature 226 exhibitors presenting painting, sculpture, drawing, installation, photography, video and editioned works. Dedicated to prints and limited-editioned works, the Edition sector will bring together 15 leading specialists in the field. The Feature sector this year presents 32 galleries with precise curatorial projects, showing both historical and contemporary work.
Photo: Robin Rhode, Evergreen (detail), 2017Courtesy the artist and Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town and Johannesburg
Every year, the work of emerging artists and young galleries can be discovered through solo presentations in the Statements sector. 18 galleries will take part in Statements this year with eight newcomers exhibiting for the first time at the Basel show. For the 19th time, the Baloise Art Prize will be awarded to up to two artists exhibiting in Statements, with recipients being announced during the show.
Photo: Galeria Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel Barbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, Faz Que Vai, 2015; Courtesy of Barbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, Galeria Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel
Unlimited, Art Basel's unique platform for projects that transcend the limitations of a traditional art-fair stand, will be curated for the sixth year by Gianni Jetzer, Curator-at- Large at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC, with over 70 works ranging from large-scale sculptures and paintings to video projections, installations and live performances. Further details will be announced in the coming months.
Photo: Applicat-Prazan Jean Fautrier, Les Pommes (Le jour et la nuit), 1940-1943 Courtesy of Jean Fautrier and Applicat-Prazan
Parcours, a series of site-specific sculptures, interventions and performances by renowned international artists and emerging talents, presented by Art Basel galleries, will be curated for the second year by Samuel Leuenberger, founder of the non-profit exhibition space SALTS in Birsfelden, Switzerland.
Screened at Stadtkino Basel, Art Basel's Film program, features films by and about artists, and will be curated for the third consecutive year by Cairo-based film curator and art lecturer Maxa Zoller. In addition, Marian Masone, New York-based film curator will select a feature film for a special screening during the show week.
Photo: Ed van der Elsken, Belgie (Twins), 1968Courtesy Annet Gelink Gallery
Conversations and Salon, the program of talks and panel discussions which accompanies the gallery presentations in Basel, offers audiences access to first-hand information on the international art world.
Design Miami Basel, the global forum for collectible design, runs June 13-18, with the Collectors Preview on Monday, June 12 (by invitation). The 12th edition will present more than 50 participating galleries exhibiting historic and contemporary design alongside a robust cultural program.
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