Erneut findet jeden Nachmittag vom 16. bis 20. Juni 2010 an der Art 41 Basel Art Salon statt, ein dichtes Programm aus Vorträgen, Podiumsdiskussionen, Buchvorstellungen und anderen Präsentationen mit aktiven Protagonisten der internationalen Kunstwelt. In einem eigens von dem Berliner Architekten Tammo Prinz gestalteten Raum im Zentrum der Halle 1, neben Art Unlimited und Art Statements veranstaltet Art Salon Gesprächsrunden zum gegenwärtigen Stand der Kunstwelt und lädt Kuratoren, Künstler, Sammler und Experten ein, die der Kunstwelt gegenwärtig und in der Zukunft wichtige Impulse geben.

Mittwoch 16. Juni 2010

12 - 12.30 Artist Talk: Painting and Misappropriation: Adolf Dietrich and Richard Phillips
Richard Phillips, Artist, New York
Beatrix Ruf, Director, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich
Moderator: Gianni Jetzer, Director, Swiss Institute, New York
Nach dem Gespräch wird der Katalog "Painting and Misappropriation: Adolf Dietrich and Richard Phillips" präsentiert.

13 - 13.30 Artist Talk: Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Specific Objects without Specific Form
Carol Bove, Artist, New York and Elena Filipovic, Curator, Berlin, and curator of the current Felix Gonzalez-Torres exhibition at Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel

14 - 14.30 Presentation: Centro de Artes Visuales Fundación Helga de Alvear, Cáceres (Spain)
Helga de Alvear, Collector/Gallerist, Madrid
Luis Mansilla, Architect, Madrid
Harald Falckenberg, Collector and President, Kunstverein Hamburg

15 - 15.30 Collector Power: Who Has It and Who Doesn't
Josh Baer, Publisher of Baer Faxt and Art Advisor, New York
Adam Lindemann, Collector and Writer, New York

16 - 16.30 Talk: Hunter-Gatherer
Thomas Graesslin, Collector and Co-Founder, Echtwald GmbH & Co. Kg, St. Georgen
Markus Mueller, Founder Bureau Mueller, Berlin

17 - 17.30 Artist Talk: Susan Hiller
Susan Hiller, Artist, London, diskutiert mit Jörg Heiser, Co-Editor, Frieze Magazine, Berlin, ihre jüngsten Arbeiten.

17.30 - 18 Artist Talk
Sudarshan Shetty, Artist, Mumbai
Dayanita Singh, Artist, New Delhi
Moderator: Aveek Sen, Writer, Calcutta

18 - 18.30 Performative Talk: Pleasure
Spartacus Chetwynd, Artist, London
Cousin Itt, Collector, Zurich
Moderator: Raphael Gygax, Art Historian and Curator, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich

Donnerstag 17. Juni 2010

12 - 12.30 Book Launch: "In Memory - Omer Fast"
Omer Fast, Artist, Berlin
René Zechlin, Director, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover
Moderator: Sabine Schaschl, Editor "In Memory - Omer Fast"; Director, Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz/Basel

13 - 13.30 Artist History: Bhupen Khakhar
Atul Dodiya, Artist, Mumbai, und Timothy Hyman, Painter and Writer, London, sprechen über ihren verstorbenen Freund, den einflussreichen Maler Bhupen Khakhar.

14 - 14.30 Book Launch: "Unleashed: Contemporary Art from Turkey"
Saruhan Dogan, Collector, Istanbul
Erinç Seymen, Artist, Istanbul
Kerimcan Guleryuz, Galerist, Istanbul
Moderator: Ipeknur Cem-Taha, Journalist, Istanbul

15 - 15.30 Talk: Curating in the 21st Century
Stefan Kaiser, Chief Editor, Du magazine, Zurich im Gespräch mit Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London
Nach dem Gespräch wird die spezielle Ausgabe des Du Magazins "Du - Kunst im 21. Jahrhundert. Kuratiert von Hans Ulrich Obrist" präsentiert. Die vorgestellten Künstler dieser Ausgabe sind anwesend.

16 - 16.30 Frankly Speaking: Myrna Ayad talks to Hans Ulrich Obrist about Middle Eastern Art
Myrna Ayad, Deputy Editor, Canvas Magazine, Dubai
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London

17 - 17.30 Talk: South Africa - New Art and New Markets
Liza Essers, Director, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
Rosenclaire, Artists, Johannesburg
Camilla Péus, Journalist, art. Das Kunstmagazin, und South Africa-Expert, Berlin
Introduction: Ute Thon, Senior Editor, art. Das Kunstmagazin, Hamburg

18 - 18.30 Book Launch: "Creamier: Contemporary Art in Culture"
Spartacus Chetwynd, Artist, London
Douglas Fogle, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Chus Martinez, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona

Freitag 18. Juni 2010

12 - 12.30 The Global Artworld: Focus on Beirut
Marwan Assaf, Collector and Art Researcher, Founding Benefactor of Beirut Art Center
Makram El Kadi, Architect, L.E.FT, New York/Beirut
Moderator: Abaseh Mirvali, Independent Projects Producer, Mexico/Berlin

13 - 13.30 The Curatorial Today: Launch of The Exhibitionist: Journal on Exhibition Making, Issue #2
Jens Hoffmann, Director, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco; Co-Curator, 12th Istanbul Biennial, 2011
Chus Martinez, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona; Co-Curator, 29th Sao Paulo Biennial, 2010

14 - 14.30 Talk: Photography Original and Copy
Dr. Stefan Horsthemke, Managing Director, Axa Art Versicherung AG, Cologne
Dr. Peter Mosimann, Attorney, Wenger Plattner, Basel, und Gäste

15 - 15.30 Art Lives: How Francis Bacon Changed my Life
Michael Peppiatt, Writer and Art Historian, London, im Gespräch mit Jill Lloyd, Art Historian, London

16 - 16.30 Talk: The 8th Gwangju Biennale and the Teddy Bear Project
Ydessa Hendeles, Director, Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation, Toronto
Massimiliano Gioni, Director, 8th Gwangju Biennale; Artistic Director, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milan