Art 42 Basel
Art Basel Conversations
Since its inception in 2002, the Art Basel Conversations program has staged discussions about current aspects of the international artworld featuring distinguished artists, art collectors, museum directors, curators, critics, gallerists, architects, and publishers.
This year's program starts off with the traditional Premiere 'Artist Talk', starring the highly acclaimed Los Angeles/New York artist Allen Ruppersberg in conversation with Whitney Biennial curator Jay Sanders. Ruppersberg has exhibited widely in the past decades, and he is exhibiting a major work at Art Unlimited.
The museums and institutions panel, 'How Will Museums Be Able to Collect?,' features Chris Dercon, Martin Roth and Nancy Spector, who have all worked, curated and directed institutions in both Europe and in the United States. On Friday morning, Dr. Farhad Farjam, Dana Farouki and Abdullah Al Turki discuss 'Patronage and Politics' in the Middle East. Saturday's 'The Future of Artistic Practice' series hosted by Hans Ulrich Obrist, focuses on 'The Artist as Urbanist', bringing together artists and architects Luc Deleu, Anri Sala, Stephen Willats and Momoyo Kaijima to discuss new models of urbanism. On Sunday, Julieta Aranda, Stefan Kalmár, Marta Kuzma and Anton Vidokle will explore the crucial role of alternative spaces in the art world in the discussion titled 'What is Alternative – Alternative to What?'
Art Basel Conversations takes place every morning at 10am in a newly designed auditorium in Hall 1. After each talk audience members have the chance to meet the panellists informally.
Wednesday through Sunday: 10 – 11am Panel Discussion
11 – 11.30am Meet the Panelists
WEDNESDAY | June 15 | Premiere | Artist Talk | Allen Ruppersberg
Allen Ruppersberg, Artist, New York/Los Angeles
In conversation with Jay Sanders, Curator and Writer, New York
THURSDAY | June 16 | Public/Private | How Will Museums Be Able to Collect?
Speakers | Chris Dercon, Director, Tate Modern, London
Martin Roth, Director General, Dresden State Art Collections/Staatliche
Kunstsammlungen Dresden and Incoming Director, Victoria and Albert Museum,
London
Nancy Spector, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum, New York
Moderator | András Szántó, Author and consultant to arts and philanthropic
organizations, New York
FRIDAY | June 17 | Collector Focus | Patronage and Politics
Speakers | Dr. Farhad Farjam, Collector and Patron, The Farjam Collection, Dubai
Dana Farouki, Collector and Patron, Dubai and New York
Abdullah Al Turki, Creative Director of Edge of Arabia, London/Riyadh
Moderator | Payam Sharifi, Artist and Essayist, Co-Founder of Slavs and Tatars,
Moscow
SATURDAY | June 18 | The Future of Artistic Practice | The Artist as Urbanist
Speakers | Luc Deleu, Artist and Architect, Antwerp
Momoyo Kaijima, Architect, Atelier Bow-Wow, Tokyo
Anri Sala, Artist, Berlin
Stephen Willats, Artist, London
Moderator | Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director, Serpentine Gallery, London
SUNDAY | June 19 | What is Alternative – Alternative to What?
Speakers | Julieta Aranda, Artist and Co-Founder of e-flux, Berlin/New York
Stefan Kalmár, Director, Artists Space, New York
Marta Kuzma, Director, Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), and member of
the curatorial team for documenta 13
Anton Vidokle, Artist and Co-Founder of e-flux, New York/Berlin
Moderator | Vincenzo de Bellis, Co-Director Peep-Hole, Milan, and Curator in
Residence, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, Rome
Important Dates for Media
Media Reception: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 10am, Art Unlimited, Hall 1
Show Dates: June 15 – 19, 2011
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Maike Cruse, Communications Manager, Art Basel & Art Basel Miami Beach
Tel. +41 58 206 27 06, maike.cruse@artbasel.com
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Media information on the internet
Media information, photos, and logos can be downloaded directly from the internet at
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receive information on Art Basel.
Speakers | Chris Dercon, Director, Tate Modern, London
Martin Roth, Director General, Dresden State Art Collections/Staatliche
Kunstsammlungen Dresden and Incoming Director, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Nancy Spector, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Moderator | András Szántó, Author and consultant to arts and philanthropic
organizations, New York
FRIDAY | June 17 | Collector Focus | Patronage and Politics
Speakers | Dr. Farhad Farjam, Collector and Patron, The Farjam Collection, Dubai
Dana Farouki, Collector and Patron, Dubai and New York
Abdullah Al Turki, Creative Director of Edge of Arabia, London/Riyadh
Moderator | Payam Sharifi, Artist and Essayist, Co-Founder of Slavs and Tatars,
Moscow
SATURDAY | June 18 | The Future of Artistic Practice | The Artist as Urbanist
Speakers | Luc Deleu, Artist and Architect, Antwerp
Momoyo Kaijima, Architect, Atelier Bow-Wow, Tokyo
Anri Sala, Artist, Berlin
Stephen Willats, Artist, London
Moderator | Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director, Serpentine Gallery, London
SUNDAY | June 19 | What is Alternative – Alternative to What?
Speakers | Julieta Aranda, Artist and Co-Founder of e-flux, Berlin/New York
Stefan Kalmár, Director, Artists Space, New York
Marta Kuzma, Director, Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), and member of
the curatorial team for documenta 13
Anton Vidokle, Artist and Co-Founder of e-flux, New York/Berlin
Moderator | Vincenzo de Bellis, Co-Director Peep-Hole, Milan, and Curator in
Residence, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, Rome
Important Dates for Media
Media Reception: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 10am, Art Unlimited, Hall 1
Show Dates: June 15 – 19, 2011
For the latest updates on Art Basel, visit www.artbasel.com, find us on Facebook at
facebook.com/artbasel and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/artbasel.
Information on Art Basel is available from:
Maike Cruse, Communications Manager, Art Basel & Art Basel Miami Beach
Tel. +41 58 206 27 06, maike.cruse@artbasel.com
Art Basel, CH-4005 Basel
US Office Art Basel:
FITZ & CO, Sara Fitzmaurice / Dan Tanzilli
Tel. +1 212 627 14 55 ext. 226, Fax +1 212 627 06 54, dan@fitzandco.com
535 West 23 Street #S10H, New York, NY 10011, USA
For the UK:
Calum Sutton PR, Dorothee Dines
Tel. +44 20 7183 3577, Fax +44 20 7183 3578, dorothee@suttonpr.com
Somerset House, Strand, UK - London WC2R 1LA
Media information on the internet
Media information, photos, and logos can be downloaded directly from the internet at
www.artbasel.com/press. Journalists can subscribe for our media mailings in order to
receive information on Art Basel.
Speakers | Luc Deleu, Artist and Architect, Antwerp
Momoyo Kaijima, Architect, Atelier Bow-Wow, Tokyo
Anri Sala, Artist, Berlin
Stephen Willats, Artist, London
Moderator | Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director, Serpentine Gallery, London