News from photo basel, switzerland's first artfair solely dedicated to photography.
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2015 at a glance: The overwhelming success of Switzerland’s first art fair for photography in June 2015 can be explained with the following:
During the month of June, there is only one art fair that has a global impact on the entire art world – Art Basel.
Every single person that is interested in art, be it buying, selling or collecting, has to pay Basel a visit.
Put simple: if you are interested in art, you have to visit Art Basel, if you are interested in photography, you have to be at photo basel.
photo basel takes place only a few minutes away from Art Basel and Liste art fair in it’s very own, unique setting.
The key to photo basel’s success lies in the selection of the highest quality of galleries, showing a combination of emerging talents as well as classic photography. At the same time as Art Basel and only minutes away of Art Basel’s fairground. photo basel has it’s very own beautiful setting at Volkshaus and is celebrating a down to earth familiar style.
Exhibition venue 2015
Ackermannshof
St. Johannsvorstadt 19-21
4056 basel
Switzerland
Dates of the show 2015
Official Opening-Hours of the Fair:
Tuesday, June 16th, Exhibitor-Preview 18:00 open end
Wednesday, June 17th 11:00 - 18:00 Nocturne: 18:00 - 22:00
Thursday, June 18th 11:00 - 18:00 Nocturne: 18:00 - 22:00
Friday, June 19th 11:00 - 18:00 Nocturne: 18:00 - 22:00
Saturday, June 20th 11:00 - 18:00
Key Visual 2015
© PUTPUT, Popsicles, 2012, Courtesy Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
pictures by team members of photo basel
2016 at a glance: Despite the tense political climate in Europe and the rest of the world, the second edition of photo basel was a true success.
photo basel’s new location "Volkshaus" was widely perceived as an ultimate advantage – photo basel now being in walking distance of Art Basel.
The second edition of photo basel attracted a little less than 10’000 visitors to the fair – a new record!
Attendance from international collectors and institutions included*:
- Fotofocus Cincinnati
- Davidoff Art Initiative
- Centre de la photographie Genève
- Musée d’Orsay
- Pro Helvetia – Schweizer Kulturstiftung
- Kunstmuseum Thun
- Haus der Elektronischen Künste
- Swiss Art Market Association (SAMA)
- Herzog & de Meuron
- Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil-Jona
- Fondazione Brodbeck
- Sotheby’s Institute of Art
- Vitra
- Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Chicago
- Musée de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains (Mudac)
- Castello di Rivara – Museo d’arte contermporaneo
- Swiss National Bank
- Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Switzerland
- Fotomuseum Winterthur
- The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York
- Fondation Carminiac
- Musée de L’Elysée
- Department of Economics, Social and Environmental Affairs of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
- Kiki Kogelnik Foundation
- Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Castilla y Leon (Musac)
- M+M+amis de la foundation Auer Ory pour la photographe
- Artforum
- Palazzo Grassi – Francois Pinault Foundation
- Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon
- Lisser Art Museum
- Rijks Museum
- Centre Culturel Suisse – Paris
- Fundacion Museo Reina Sofia
- Kunstmuseum Bern
- Art Institute Chicago
- Fondation Beyeler
- Fondation Herzog
- Schaulager
- Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
*not limited
pictures by the team of photo basel
Strong sales were reported and over 74% of the participating galleries sold at photo basel 2016 (many of them grossing several ten thousand Swiss Francs),
giving photo basel the definite «raison d’être».
The media echo was overwhelming, the Basler Zeitung called photo basel «one of the few fairs next to Art Basel to be established».
Many global art newspapers and magazines such as Artforum, Artreview, Frieze and Blouin reported about photo basel’s success.
photo basel thanks its by May 2016 retired Artistic Director Béatrice Andrieux and is currently composing a new curatorial board for the 2017 edition.
PS: The ink on the contract with Volkshaus location might be still wet but we are happy to announce the confirmation with the superb location until minimum 2018 – with options to grow sustainable.
photo basel comes back for its third edition on June 14th – 18th 2017.
Exhibition venue 2016
Volkshaus Basel
Rebgasse 12
4058 basel
Switzerland
Dates of the show 2016
Official Opening-Hours of the Fair:
Wednesday, June 15th 2016, 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Thursday, June 16th 2016, 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday, June 17th 2016, 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday, June 18th 2016, 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 19th 2016, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Key Visual 2016
© PUTPUT, Popsicles, 2012, Courtesy Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
To see more from photo basel 2015, please visit the 2015-website (new window).
To see more from photo basel 2016, please visit the 2016-website (new window).
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next show: June 14 - 18, 2017 | Volkshaus Basel |
Rebgasse 12, CH-4058 Basel
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