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 Art Basel Miami Beach
Dec 7-10, 2006, Miami, US |
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Art Basel Miami Beach:
«Art Basel Conversations»: Face to face with leading art-world personalities
«Art Basel Conversations» is a forum organized by Art Basel Miami Beach in collaboration with Bvlgari. The coming program consists of a series of thematic panel discussions based around the three subjects of «Art Collections», «The Future of the Museum in Latin America», and «Architecture for Art». Leading museum directors, curators, collectors, and artists such as Dan Graham, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Pedro Reyes, Jorgé Pardo, Ai WeiWei, and many others will be participating as panelists and then meeting with the audience. This initiative reflects the commitment of Art Basel to enhancing the exchange of ideas among the movers and shakers of the art world. Additionally, Art Basel Miami Beach is introducing a new, salon-style platform this year: «Art Salon». «Art Salon» will offer architects, publishers, curators, biennale directors, art collectors, critics, and artists an intimate framework within which to present their latest projects.
Fostering direct encounters with leading lights of the art world, «Art Basel Conversations» offers privileged access to first-hand information on aspects of collecting and exhibiting art.
«Art Basel Conversations» is a forum encouraging the exchange of ideas by means of panel discussions and personal contact with the panelists. Participants include prominent artists, art collectors, and museum directors. Discussing their experiences and the challenges they face, they will provide an insider’s view of the art scene. «Art Basel Conversations» is an open platform for dynamic and inspiring dialogue.
From Friday, December 8, through Sunday, December 10, there will be «Art Basel Conversations» every day between 10 and 11.30 a.m. at the Art Guest Lounge, Entrance Hall (D) of the Miami Beach Convention Center. The events are public. Admission is free.
On Friday, December 8, Irma Braman (collector; Miami), Sylvio Perlstein (collector; Paris), and Jordi Pujol (collector; Barcelona) will be engaging in a discussion under the title of «Memory and Collecting». The panel will be co-hosted by Richard Flood (Chief Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art; New York City) and Julia Peyton-Jones, OBE (Director, Serpentine Gallery; London).
The questions they will be addressing include: What are the challenges of a collection that spans a long period of time? How does collecting reflect personal history and build collective memory? How important are archiving and conservation for private collections? What are the checks and balances implicit in collecting cultural heritage? What do you hope will be the legacy you leave to future generations?
The Art Basel Conversation of Saturday, December 9, is devoted to «The Future of the Museum: Focus on Latin America». What will be the role of the local museum in a global society? How do art institutions in Latin America handle security and conservation issues? How do they collaborate with artists, galleries, and other museums? How are institutions funded, and is this funding sustainable? What is the political, social, or educational role of a museum? The panelists are Jennifer Allora (artist; Puerto Rico), Marcelo Araujo (Pinacoteca do Estado; São Paulo), Carlos Cruz-Diez (artist; Paris), Lidia Leon (Director, Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes; Santo Domingo), Sebastian Lopez (Artistic Director, Daros Latinamerica; Rio de Janeiro), Natalia Majluf (Director, Museo de Arte de Lima), Ramiro Martinez (Director, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo; Mexico City), Marcelo Pacheco (Director, Malba Museum; Buenos Aires), Luis Pérez-Oramas (Adjunct Curator, Department of Drawings, The Museum of Modern Art; New York City), Virginia Pérez-Ratton (Director, TEOR/éTica; San José), Pedro Reyes (artist; Mexico City), and José Ignacio Roca (Co-Curator, São Paulo Bienal, 2006; Curator, Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango; Bogotá). Conversation co-hosts: Ivo Costa Mesquita (curator; São Paulo) and Hans Ulrich Obrist (Co-Director of Exhibitions Gallery; London).
On Sunday, December 10, the discussion will revolve around «Architecture for Art: Artists Who Build». What role does the practice of building play in an artist’s oeuvre? Can art be created on commission and when does an artist become an architect?
How do artists balance building regulations and artistic priorities?
How do form and function influence the artist’s architectural projects? On the panel: Ryan Gander (artist; London), Dan Graham (artist; New York City), Jorgé Pardo (artist; Los Angeles), and Ai WeiWei (artist, curator, and architect; Beijing). Conversation host: Stefano Boeri (architect, Editor-in-Chief, Domus Magazine; Milan).
A comprehensive catalog published to accompany «Art Basel Conversations» contains the texts of all the panel discussions held both during Art 37 Basel in June 2006 and in China, plus biographies of all the participants and further useful information. Visitors to «Art Basel Conversations» will receive a complimentary copy of the publication.
This year Art Basel Miami Beach is introducing the new salon-style platform «Art Salon». «Art Salon» is an open forum for discussion and presentations with an emphasis on current themes in contemporary art. While «Art Basel Conversations» are held in their own 200-seat auditorium, «Art Salon» will be integrated into the newly created «Art Guest Lounge». Every afternoon between 1 and 7 p.m., architects, curators, collectors, publishers, biennale directors, critics, and artists will have one-hour slots to present their latest projects. The line-up includes the well-known art critics Josh Baer, Marc Spiegler, and Jerry Saltz discussing subjects relating to today’s art market; Paige Rense, Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Digest, welcoming designners and architects as guests; and prominent architects like Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio describing their interdisciplinary approach. There will also be artist conversations between Chuck Close and Norman Rosenthal (Exhibitions Secretary, Royal Academy of Art; London) and between Lawrence Weiner and Cathy Leff (Director, Wolfsonian Museum; Miami Beach). Biennales and cultural institutions will be introducing themselves as well: the 2nd Moscow Bienniale of Contemporary
Art; the 55th Carnegie International; the Sharjah Biennial 8; inSite San Diego; the Americas Society; the Japan Society, New York; the Asia Society and Museum, New York; and the Ullens Center for the Arts, Beijing. In memory of Nam June Paik, Michael Rush (Director of the Rose Art Museum; Waltham) and John Hanhardt (Consulting Senior Curator of Film and Media Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum) will be discussing the art-historical role of the father of video art. In con-junction with the screening of the film «Easy Rider», Dennis Hopper (film director, artist, and art collector) and Bob Colacello (Vanity Fair special correspondent and author) will be giving a press conference.
(detailed program at www.artbasel.com) |
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