Big showcase of 60 Basel museums, galleries and off-spaces
Published: Wednesday, Aug 21st 2024, 14:10
Updated At: Thursday, Aug 22nd 2024, 01:59
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Born out of the Corona crisis, Kunsttage Basel has blossomed into a major art festival. From 30 August to 1 September, 60 Basel museums, galleries and off-spaces will be presenting special programs, with 43 new exhibitions opening.
The program is as diverse as the participating institutions: Galerie Mueller will be kicking off the series of events celebrating the 100th birthday of the machine artist with a Tinguely exhibition. Kunsthalle Basel, on the other hand, is hosting the opening of an exhibition featuring the ghostly figures of Norwegian artist Sandra Mujinga, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Hauser & Wirth gallery is also aiming in this direction, showing physical works by well-known artists such as Louise Bourgeois and Meret Oppenheim. The artist duo Jahic/Roethlisberger is giving its exhibition space to the current Manor Art Prize winner Cassidy Toner as a playground for her absurdly funny art interventions.
11 museums, 21 galleries, 24 off-spaces
The 11 participating museums, the 21 galleries, the 24 off-spaces and the many art studios will offer a total of 160 program items. Among many other live acts, a concert by Zurich disco-punk band Waldorf will take place on Sunday in the Fondation Beyeler. The theater festival taking place at the same time will present an interactive sound performance by Bulgarian artist Ivo Dimchev at the Kunstmuseum Basel.
In 2020, the Art Days were originally intended as a one-off replacement for the Art Basel art fair, which was canceled during the pandemic. According to the initiators around gallery owner Carlo Knöll, it has now become clear that this family gathering of Basel's rich and equally rich art scene generally meets a great need. The Art Days will take place for the fifth time in 2024.
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