Art 42 Basel
Art Statements: Solo shows by emerging artists
For Art 42 Basel the Art Statements sector spotlights 27 solo projects by young artists. Selected by the Art Basel Committee from more than 300 applications, the participating artists come from 14 different countries.The Art Statements sector has promoted young artists for over 10 years now, offering them a special platform that brings them to the eyes of an international audience of curators, collectors and art critics. Many previous participating artists have been awarded major first exhibitions as a result of being discovered at Art Statements. All projects on show will be created especially for Art 42 Basel. The participating artists come from Brazil, China, England, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.
Since 1999, the Baloise Group has awarded its annual Baloise Art Prize to two outstanding Art Statements projects; last year the CHF 30,000 Baloise Art Prize was awarded to Simon Fujiwara and Claire Hooper. This year's jury is composed of Daniel Birnbaum, Director, Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Thomas Olbricht, Olbricht Collection, Berlin; Karola Kraus, Director, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna; Petra Roettig, Director of the Contemporary Gallery at Hamburger Kunsthalle and Martin Schwander, Chairman of the jury.
The company also acquires works by the award-winning artists and donates them to important European institutions. This year, the institutions are the Hamburger Kunsthalle und the MUMOK Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation in Vienna. Every year, curators invite Art Statements artists to take part in future solo exhibitions, works are acquired by distinguished collections, and pieces are placed in well-known museums and galleries. Among the artists who made their appearance at Art Statements before going on to gain worldwide acclaim are Ghada Amer, Kader Attia, Vanessa Beecroft, Pierre Huyghe, William Kentridge, Ernesto Neto, João Onofre, Jorge Pardo, Manfred Pernice, Elisabeth Peyton, Ugo Rondinone, Hans Schabus, Gregor Schneider, Kara Walker and Gary Webb.
The following artists have been selected for this year's edition of Art Statements:
A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro: Paulo Nenflidio
Miguel Abreu Gallery | New York: Jimmy Raskin
Laura Bartlett Gallery | London: Lydia GiffordEllen de Bruijne Projects | Amsterdam: Pauline Boudry, Renate Lorenz
Galeria Pedro Cera | Lisboa: Adam Pendleton
Chert | Berlin: Petrit Halilaj
Elastic Gallery | Malmö: Runo Lagomarsino
Galerie Karin Guenther | Hamburg: Alexander Heim
Harris Lieberman | New York: Alexandre Singh
Hollybush Gardens | London: Andrea Büttner
Galerie Juliètte Jongma | Amsterdam: Lisa Oppenheim
David Kordansky Gallery | Los Angeles: Kathryn Andrews
Long March Space | Beijing: Xiaohu Zhou
Maccarone | New York: Alex Hubbard
Kate MacGarry | London: Ben Rivers
mother's tankstation | Dublin: Uri Aran
Murray Guy | New York: Alejandro Cesarco
Osage Gallery | Hong Kong: Kit Lee
Overduin and Kite | Los Angeles: Kaari Upson
PSM | Berlin: Daniel Jackson
Rodeo | Istanbul: Emre Hüner
Gallery Side 2 | Tokyo: Yuko Murata
GallerySKE | Bangalore: Abhishek Hazra
Michael Stevenson | Cape Town: Zanele Muholi
Sutton Lane | London: Clément Rodzielski
Jonathan Viner Gallery | London: Emily Wardill
Zak Branicka foundation | Krakow: Agnieszka Polska
For further information on specific projects, please see www.artbasel.com/statements.
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