Latifa Echakhch | À chaque stencil une révolution, 2007 | Courtesy the artist and kamel...

This year, the 41st edition of Art Basel takes place in Basel, Switzerland, from June 16 through June 20, 2010. As one of the world's premier art shows, Art Basel marks the annual summer reunion of the international artworld, hosted by the city of Basel, which has been a cultural capital for centuries.

More than 300 galleries from 36 countries on six continents will show works by over 2,500 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The art show will be divided into several sectors which will include, of course, the Art Galleries and Art Edition sectors,

Goodman Gallery | William Kentridge & Greta Goiris | The Nose Ensemble Costume Maquettes, 2009

where the world’s leading galleries will be exhibiting at the show. The Art Unlimited sector will spotlight more than 60 ambitious works, many of them created espe-cially for Art 41 Basel with the accent on innovative and large-scale works, everything from outsize sculptures and installations to video projections, wall paintings, and performances. The exhibition concept has once again been elaborated in collaboration with Geneva curator Simon Lamunière. The Art Public sector on Messeplatz will again serve as an arena for art in the public space, placing art in the urban context and encouraging interaction with the general public. The sector is again curated by Basel curator Martin Schwander.
A special event at Art 41 Basel will be the Art Parcours program, which will transform a variety of locations throughout Basel with site-specific artworks and performances. This parcours of high-caliber pieces, selected by San Francisco-based curator Jens Hoffmann, will engage with today's Basel and with its long history, weaving artistic interventions into the fabric of the city. There will be a particularly strong focus this year on stars of the recent decades, such as Matthew Barney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Rodney Graham and Gabriel Orozco.
The Art Statements sector features 26 single-artist projects from younger galleries worldwide. The projects on display are new and created specifically for presentation in Art 41 Basel.

For a complete lists of galleries and event see the official website.

Published 04.06.2010