Professional Day (Friday, June 6, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) features a program geared specifically to an international audience of art experts: curators, art dealers, collectors, and artists. Some 70 galleries are planning special exhibitions and activities at their booths for the occasion. For the first time, exhibitors will also be able to showcase works in vitrine displays. Admission to Art Basel on Professional Day (Hall 2, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) is free of charge, but is reserved for art experts and is exclusively by invitation of the exhibitors and the Show Management. General admission to Hall 1 of the international art show, hosting Art Unlimited, Art Statements, Artist Magazines, and Art Institutions, begins at 11 a.m. Hall 2 does not open to the public until 1 p.m. The Art Lobby program on Professional Day also targets an expert audience.
Some 70 exhibitors are planning special activities at their booths. There will be solo shows, performances, vitrine displays of noteworthy works, lectures, presentations of artist books, book launches and signings, and more. And many artists will be present at the booths of their galleries.
The following is a selection of activities scheduled on Professional Day:
Display cases
Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, will have a vitrine display of works by Lothar Baumgarten, Richard Hamilton, Roni Horn, Cildo Meirels, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and Gilberto Zorio. This small exhibition is curated by Vicente Todolí and Antonello Colonna. A limited number of 6-bottle cases of wine (arte x vino = acqua) with labels designed by the six artists will also be available for purchase. Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna, will be showing Vitrine with the world framed – 2 by Matt Mullican; Galerie von Bartha, Basel, has chosen Manifesto «Aufruf zum Luxus, Appel au luxe», 1960, Panderma Art and Literature Magazine, No1 (1958) – No13 (1977) by Carl Laszlo for its display case (the artist will be at the booth); Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, is bringing David Maljkovic’s Exat 51, created in cooperation with WHW (Zagreb). The artist, who divides his time between Zagreb and Berlin, will be at the booth. Arndt & Partner, Berlin, is showing The Birthday Ceremony (an accumulation of birthday gifts received by Sophie Calle in 1986).
Solo shows
Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York: Liz Deschenes
Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne: Sam Samore
Richard L. Feigen, New York: Ray Johnson
Frith Street Gallery, London: Dayanita Sing
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago: Jaume Plensa
Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver: Ian Wallace
Casey Kaplan, New York: Garth Weiser
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin: Siobhán Hapaska/Mark Garry
Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo: Masahiko Kuwahara
Galerie Lelong, Zurich: Urs Lüthi
Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach: Gerhard Richter
Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich: Ian Anüll
Giò Marconi Gallery, Milan: Luca Trevisani
mfc-michèle didier, Brussels: On Kawara
Galerie Georg Nothelfer: Thomas Hartmann
Jack Shainman Gallery, New York: Malick Sidibé
Vilma Gold, London: Jennifer West
Washburn Gallery, New York: Jackson Pollock
Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich: Robert Rauschenberg
Book launches
Hannah Starkey will sign her new book, published by Stedel (Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York/Maureen Paley, London); Sadie Coles HQ, London, will present new books by Simon Periton, David Korty, and Angus Fairhurst; gb agency, Paris, has invited Mac Adams for a book signing; and Bärbel Grässlin/Meyer Riegger will have German artist Meuser. Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Lisbon, will be introducing for Sale with Jens Hoffmann and Landscape Negative by Sabine Hornig. Galerie Kicken, Berlin, in cooperation with Georg Kargl Fine Arts, will present Pictorialism. Hidden Modernism: Photography 1896 - 1916 and Christine König Galerie, Vienna, has two books about Nancy Spero on its program: Codex Spero/Spero Speaks and Nancy Spero & Hans Ulrich Obrist. The Conversation Series 11.
Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden, will have Herbert Hoffmann signing at its booth; and Galleria Massimo Minini will present the book United Artists of Italy: 250 artists’ portraits taken by Italy’s photographers, with texts by Stefano Boeri, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lorand Hegyi, Massimo Minini, and Pier Luigi Tazzi. Galerie Vera Munro will be bringing new books about Jean-Marc Bustamante, Gerwald Rockenschaub, and Paul Winstanley. At Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, artist Tracey Moffatt will be signing the new book The Moving Images Of Tracey Moffatt by Catherine Summerhayes (Edizioni Charta, Milan, 2007). Galerie St. Etienne, New York, will present the portfolio Egon Schiele: Erotica by Jane Kallir (Anthese, Paris, 2007). Ms. Kallir will be signing the book, which contains 20 facsimile lithographs of drawings and watercolors. Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne, will have artist Jean Paul Deridder signing his book Stadt der Kinder, and Andrea Geyer will be there with Spiral Lands / Chapter 1. And Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin, will present the book Tomas Schmitt: Dreizehn Montagsgespräche, letzte Interviews zu seiner Kunst, seinen Arbeiten und seinem Leben, by Tomas Schmitt and Wilma Lukatsch, Wiens Verlag, 2008.
Finally, the following artists will be at their gallery’s booth on Professional Day: Carlos Bunga (Galeria Elba Benitez, Madrid), Mac Adams (gb agency, Paris), Meuser (Galerie Bärbel Grässlin, Frankfurt/Galerie Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe), Linda McCue, Miwa Ogasawara (Galerie Vera Munro, Hamburg), and Philippe Decrauzats (Praz-Delavallande, Paris/Berlin).
The following is a selection of activities scheduled on Professional Day:
Display cases
Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, will have a vitrine display of works by Lothar Baumgarten, Richard Hamilton, Roni Horn, Cildo Meirels, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and Gilberto Zorio. This small exhibition is curated by Vicente Todolí and Antonello Colonna. A limited number of 6-bottle cases of wine (arte x vino = acqua) with labels designed by the six artists will also be available for purchase. Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna, will be showing Vitrine with the world framed – 2 by Matt Mullican; Galerie von Bartha, Basel, has chosen Manifesto «Aufruf zum Luxus, Appel au luxe», 1960, Panderma Art and Literature Magazine, No1 (1958) – No13 (1977) by Carl Laszlo for its display case (the artist will be at the booth); Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, is bringing David Maljkovic’s Exat 51, created in cooperation with WHW (Zagreb). The artist, who divides his time between Zagreb and Berlin, will be at the booth. Arndt & Partner, Berlin, is showing The Birthday Ceremony (an accumulation of birthday gifts received by Sophie Calle in 1986).
Solo shows
Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York: Liz Deschenes
Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne: Sam Samore
Richard L. Feigen, New York: Ray Johnson
Frith Street Gallery, London: Dayanita Sing
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago: Jaume Plensa
Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver: Ian Wallace
Casey Kaplan, New York: Garth Weiser
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin: Siobhán Hapaska/Mark Garry
Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo: Masahiko Kuwahara
Galerie Lelong, Zurich: Urs Lüthi
Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach: Gerhard Richter
Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich: Ian Anüll
Giò Marconi Gallery, Milan: Luca Trevisani
mfc-michèle didier, Brussels: On Kawara
Galerie Georg Nothelfer: Thomas Hartmann
Jack Shainman Gallery, New York: Malick Sidibé
Vilma Gold, London: Jennifer West
Washburn Gallery, New York: Jackson Pollock
Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich: Robert Rauschenberg
Book launches
Hannah Starkey will sign her new book, published by Stedel (Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York/Maureen Paley, London); Sadie Coles HQ, London, will present new books by Simon Periton, David Korty, and Angus Fairhurst; gb agency, Paris, has invited Mac Adams for a book signing; and Bärbel Grässlin/Meyer Riegger will have German artist Meuser. Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Lisbon, will be introducing for Sale with Jens Hoffmann and Landscape Negative by Sabine Hornig. Galerie Kicken, Berlin, in cooperation with Georg Kargl Fine Arts, will present Pictorialism. Hidden Modernism: Photography 1896 - 1916 and Christine König Galerie, Vienna, has two books about Nancy Spero on its program: Codex Spero/Spero Speaks and Nancy Spero & Hans Ulrich Obrist. The Conversation Series 11.
Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden, will have Herbert Hoffmann signing at its booth; and Galleria Massimo Minini will present the book United Artists of Italy: 250 artists’ portraits taken by Italy’s photographers, with texts by Stefano Boeri, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lorand Hegyi, Massimo Minini, and Pier Luigi Tazzi. Galerie Vera Munro will be bringing new books about Jean-Marc Bustamante, Gerwald Rockenschaub, and Paul Winstanley. At Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, artist Tracey Moffatt will be signing the new book The Moving Images Of Tracey Moffatt by Catherine Summerhayes (Edizioni Charta, Milan, 2007). Galerie St. Etienne, New York, will present the portfolio Egon Schiele: Erotica by Jane Kallir (Anthese, Paris, 2007). Ms. Kallir will be signing the book, which contains 20 facsimile lithographs of drawings and watercolors. Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne, will have artist Jean Paul Deridder signing his book Stadt der Kinder, and Andrea Geyer will be there with Spiral Lands / Chapter 1. And Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin, will present the book Tomas Schmitt: Dreizehn Montagsgespräche, letzte Interviews zu seiner Kunst, seinen Arbeiten und seinem Leben, by Tomas Schmitt and Wilma Lukatsch, Wiens Verlag, 2008.
Finally, the following artists will be at their gallery’s booth on Professional Day: Carlos Bunga (Galeria Elba Benitez, Madrid), Mac Adams (gb agency, Paris), Meuser (Galerie Bärbel Grässlin, Frankfurt/Galerie Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe), Linda McCue, Miwa Ogasawara (Galerie Vera Munro, Hamburg), and Philippe Decrauzats (Praz-Delavallande, Paris/Berlin).
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Fax +41/58-206 31 30, press@artbasel.com, www.artbasel.com
For the UK:
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Tel. +44/20-7936 1290, Fax +44/20-7936 1299,
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For the USA:
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US-New York, NY 10011, Tel. +1/212-627 16 54, Fax +1/212-627 06 54,
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