If anyone has tickets to the semi-private Vernissage Wednesday afternoon I’d be very grateful!Īpart from the commercial pieces in the main exhibition halls there’s also Art Unlimited, which is typically used for more contemporary pieces that are too large (or messy or noisy - expect some performance pieces) and disruptive to the sombre money-changing areas next door.Ĭost of entry is Fr.50, dropping to Fr.28 if you go after 5pm.įreebies: None (unless you get Vernissage or private preview tickets - if you own a business in or near Basel you’ll probably be sent some). It runs from Thursday to Sunday, although there are private viewings (invite only) from Monday. But not to fear, they're publicised enough and I'll be listing the main ones below. I'm using Art Basel to refer to all the events happening around Basel related to this, as technically Art Basel is just the fiercely commercial and anti-competitive capitalist event in Messe, which is why on any official page you will find it hard to see mention of any other event.
#VERNISSAGE ART BASEL 2016 TV#
This has taken me a while to post as yesterday some moron cut the Cablecom connection to our building and we've all been without internet, TV or landlines and it's taken me a while to find a wifi I can get into from my balcony. Where: Kaserne Basel, Klybeckstrasse 1b, 4057 BaselĮIKON can be found in the magazine section.Sorry for those on the Basel Folk facebook group as this is just a cut&paste of my post there. This year the bookshop Kosmos, Yundler Brondino publishing (Marseille, Tel Aviv) and Almine Rech Books (Brussels, Paris, London) are new at the fair and will show publications and limited editions.
The art and artist’s book fair dedicates itself to the exploration of the connection between text, performance, art production and publications. I Never Read, Art Book Fair Basel presents international, independent and institutional publishers, authors, designers and artists.
More information: EIKON at I Never Read, Art Book Fair Basel You can find the recent issue EIKON #94 in the magazine section.
When: June 14 to June 18, 2016, daily 1pm–9pm and Furthermore a performance project curated by Eva Birkenstock (Kunsthaus Bregenz) will explore alternative ways of the conception of the human subject. Besides eleven Newcomer galleries, the winning work “No Money No Original” from STELLA, the winner of the Helvetia Art Prize, will be presented. Numerous talks complete the fair’s program.ĮIKON is available at the magazine section.įurther information: EIKON at LISTE – Art Fair Baselįrom June 14 to Jthe LISTE – Art Fair Basel introduces 79 international galleries and artists chosen from over 350 applications. The range of Art Basel includes paintings, sculptures, installations as well as videos, multiples, prints, photography and performances of more than 4.000 established artists and new talents, among others with works by Ai Weiwei, Kader Attia and Sol LeWitt. The internationally renowned art fair Art Basel presents modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st century of more than 280 leading galleries from over 30 countries. As in the years before EIKON will be participating at the ViennaPhotoBookFestival and will present the recent issue of EIKON, special editions and publications of national and international artists.ĪnzenbergerGallery and OstLicht. Festival visitors can look forward to an extensive program with talks and lectures by experts like Michael Hagner, Carolyn Drake and Thomas Sauvin surrounding current questions about the photo book. Galerie für Fotografie takes place for the fourth time on June, 11 at the area of the former Brotfabrik Wien. The ViennaPhotoBookFestival – hosted by AnzenbergerGallery and OstLicht. EIKON at I Never Read, Art Book Fair Basel
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