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 will start off with the traditional Premiere “Artist Talk”, starring the highly acclaimed Los Angeles artist Paul McCarthy in conversation with curator Massimiliano Gioni. McCarthy has exhibited widely in the past decades and his work has inspired many younger artists.
The museums and institutions panel “Crossing the Atlantic” features Klaus Biesenbach, Lynne Cooke and Ann Goldstein, who have all worked, curated and directed institutions in both Europe and in the United States. On Friday morning Irving Blum and Jeffrey Deitch will talk about their lives in art. The “Future of the Museum” series hosted by Hans Ulrich Obrist will this year focus on “Art and Architecture” bringing together architects Yona Friedman, Christian Kerez and Farshid Moussavi, discussing the future in architecture, urban development and design. On Sunday, Maria Giuseppina Caccia Dominioni Panza, Giovanna Panza di Biumo, Carmen Giménez, Joseph Kosuth and Maria Nordman will pay homage to the Italian collector Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, who recently passed away.
Art Basel Conversations will take place every morning at 10 am in a newly designed space in Hall 1.
Wednesday through Sunday: 10 – 11 a.m. Panel Discussion
11 – 11.30 a.m. Meet the Panelists
Wednesday, June 16, Premiere: Artist Talk
Paul McCarthy, Artist, Los Angeles
In conversation with Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milan; Director of Special Exhibitions, New Museum, New York
Thursday, June 17, Public/Private: Crossing the Atlantic
Klaus Biesenbach, Director, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York and Chief Curator at Large, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Founding Director of Kunst-Werke (KW) Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
Lynne Cooke, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid and Curator at Large, Dia Art Foundation, New York
Ann Goldstein, Director, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; former Senior Curator,
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles
Moderator: András Szántó, Author, Consultant to arts and philanthropic organizations,
New York
Friday, June 18, A Life in Art: Irving Blum
Irving Blum, Collector
Jeffrey Deitch, Director, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA), Los Angeles
Moderator: Peter Plagens, Artist and Writer, New York
Saturday, June 19, The Future of the Museum: Art and Architecture
Yona Friedman, Architect and Artist, France and Hungary
Christian Kerez, Architect, Zurich
Farshid Moussavi, Architect, Foreign Office Architects, London/Barcelona
Moderator: Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London
Sunday, June 20, In Honor of Giuseppe Panza di Biumo
Maria Giuseppina Caccia Dominioni Panza, Daughter of Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, Milano
Giovanna Panza di Biumo, Wife of Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, Lugano
Carmen Giménez, Stephen and Nan Swid Curator of Twentieth-Century Art,
The Guggenheim Museum, New York
Joseph Kosuth, Artist, New York/Rome
Maria Nordman, Artist, lives in Los Angeles
Moderator: Germano Celant, Director, Fondazione Prada, Milano
Important Dates for Media
Press Conference: June 15, 2010, 10 a.m., Hall 1
Show Dates: June 16 – 20, 2010
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