Galerie Carzaniga at Art 2016 Since the first of October 2004, the gallery is managed by the three partners Arnaldo Carzaniga, Philipp Hediger and Markus Rück. They have continued the previous activities of the former Galerie Carzaniga + Ueker. The gallery’s aim has always been the same: to show exhibitions of classic Swiss art (incl. Gruppe Rot-Blau and Gruppe 33) as well as abstract , informal art and contemporary art from , and Italy. The gallery’s focus lies on painting, alongside we represent a variety of other media such as drawing, sculpture or photography. The gallery’s rooms, spread over two historic buildings in the old town of Basel, offer an accentuated contrast and beautiful surroundings for the 20th and 21st century’s art. Accompanying the exhibitions, which change every 6 to 8 weeks, we publish catalogues and monographs.

At this year’s Art Basel Galerie Carzaniga will present outstanding works of a wide variety of classic as well as contemporary artists. Our highlights will be exquisite works of lyrical abstraction with the work of Julius Bissier and Mark Tobey. Bissier's soft watercolour and tempera works were an early experimentation with Asian calligraphy and Western typography as a part of visual imagery. Bissier's friend and contemporary Mark Tobey, who was also based in Basel, was with his fine-lined compositions and use of auratic colour effects an essential role model for the Swiss Informalists like Lenz Klotz. From the vivid lines in the works of Mark Tobey and Lenz Klotz to the bright colors of Sam Francis or Samuel Buri, from the delicate objects of Flavio Paolucci to the the archaic sculptures of Robert Müller, from the classic works of Niklaus Stoecklin to the progressive ideas of the Gruppe 33 to the expressive realism of German painter Christopher Lehmpfuhl there will be a wide range of different styles and techniques, united by the close connection to the continuously further developing art scene of Basel and Switzerland.

Artists presented at Art Basel 2016: Julius Bissier (1893-1965), Walter Bodmer (1903-1973), (1903-2002), (1893-1970), Samuel Buri (1935), Sam Francis (1923-1994), Rolf Iseli (1934), Lenz Klotz (1925), Christopher Lehmpfuhl (1972), Wilfrid Moser (1914-1997), Albert Müller (1897-1926), Robert Müller (1920-2003), Flavio Paolucci (1934), Gianriccardo Piccoli (1941), Luca Serra (1962), Hermann Scherer (1893-1927), Lorenz Spring (1964), Albert Steiner (1877-1965), Niklaus Stoecklin (1896-1982), Mark Tobey (1890-1976), Varlin (1900-1977), Walter Kurt Wiemken (1907-1940)

Gallery Informations: Management Arnaldo Carzaniga, Philipp Hediger, Markus Rück Founding year 1975/2004 Address Gemsberg 8 + 10, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland Phone 0041 (0)61 264 30 30 Fax 0041 (0)61 264 30 31 E-mail [email protected] Homepage www.carzaniga.ch Opening hours Mon through Fri 9-18 h, Sat 10-16 h

Galerie Carzaniga GmbH Gemsberg 8 | CH-4051 Basel Tel. +41 61 264 30 30 | Fax +41 61 264 30 31 [email protected] | www.carzaniga.ch