For its fifth edition, Parcours transforms a variety of unique locations on and around Rheingasse in Kleinbasel, a five-minute walk from Messeplatz. Presenting high- caliber works by renowned international artists, Parcours engages with Basel’s past and present, weaving 15 artistic interventions into the fabric of this historic neighborhood. Parcours, an official sector of Art Basel, is for the second time curated by Florence Derieux, Director of FRAC Champagne-Ardenne.
The full list of Parcours projects:
Francesco Arena, ‘278 km (as a letter of Nietzsche)’, 2014 | Kadel Willborn
Darren Bader, ‘The Gardeners in Paradise’ | Sadie Coles HQ
Gottfried Bechtold, ‘Panamera’, 2007-2013 |Galerie Krinzinger
Pierre Bismuth, ‘Performances, works in situ’, 2014 | Bugada & Cargnel
Jean-Luc Blanc, ‘Un peu étroit’, 2014 | Art : Concept
Chris Burden, ‘Holmby Hills Light Folly’, 2012 | Gagosian Gallery
Ryan Gander, ‘Make Everything like it’s your Last’, 2013 | Lisson Gallery; gb agency
Mario García Torres, ‘The Schlieren Plot’ | Jan Mot; Proyectos Monclova
Mark Handforth, ‘Tilted Shadow’, 2013, ‘Magenta Torque Moment’, 2014 | Galleria Franco Noero; Gavin Brown’s enterprise; The Modern Institute; Galerie Eva Presenhuber
Iman Issa, ‘Proposal for a Crystal Building’, 2003 | Rodeo
João Penalva, ‘Men Asleep’, 2012 | Simon Lee Gallery
Seth Price, ‘8-4 9-5 10-6 11-7’, 2007 | Petzel Gallery; Galerie Gisela Capitain
Eva Rothschild, ‘This and This and This’, 2013 | Galerie Eva Presenhuber; Stuart Shave/Modern Art
Guido van der Werve, ‘home, a requiem’, 2011-2012 | Luhring Augustine; Marc Foxx Gallery
Zeng Fanzhi, ‘Untitled’, 2014 | Gagosian Gallery
Special events:
18 Jun | Parcours Night
From 8.30pm to 11.30pm | Mario García Torres, The Schlieren Plot, n/d., 29′, kult. kino Camera; A 29-minute essay film, shown in a loop, about the earthworks of Robert Smithson, left undone in Texas. The film will be introduced in person by Mario García Torres and Florence Derieux | Rebgasse 1; Free public access
From 10pm to 12midnight | Guido van der Werve, home, a requiem; performed by the 20-string Orchestra of Europe — together with a 20 person-choir — the requiem serves as the soundtrack to number veertien live, the artist’s latest film, which is presented within Art Basel’s Unlimited sector, located in Hall 1, Messe Basel | St. Clarakirche, Claraplatz; Free public access
18 Jun – 22 Jun | Guided tours Parcours: 2pm and 5.30pm in English, 2pm and 4pm in German. Meeting point located at the Guided Tours desk, Hall 1 entrance. For reservations parcours@artbasel.com
- Open:
Thursday, 19 June 2014 - Close:
Sunday, 22 June 2014 - Address:
Messeplatz, Basel - Mail:
parcours@artbasel.com - Web:
Art Basel - Photo credits:
Courtesy of Art Basel
