FILM & MUSIC FESTIVALS • CIRCUS KNIE • EXERCISE IN PARKS • ENGLISH THEATER Volume 7 Issue 9 CHF 6 6 A Monthly Guide to Living in Basel June 2019 50 Years of Appreciating Art Basel 11 min. from Basel SBB Saturdays & Evenings Prevention Dental Hygiene Dentures & Implants Dental Restorations Smile Makeovers Urgent Appointments +49 7623 469 240 Hebelstraße 19a, 79618 Rheinfelden, Germany cliniusdentalcare.com 2 Basel Life Magazine / www.basellife.com LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, Summer is right around the corner, and this can only mean one thing in Basel—time to embrace the arts! Both local art lovers and the inter- June 2019 Volume 7 Issue 9 national art world—including many celebrities—focus their attention on the prestigious Art Basel show in the middle of the month, which is TABLE OF CONTENTS accompanied by a host of exhibitions, indoor and outdoor art events, as well as a multitude of related art fairs. For roughly a week, the city will Feature Event: Art Basel 4–7 be transformed into one huge art gallery where you can expect the unex- pected, and unusual expressions of art abound throughout the squares and streets. Be sure to take a stroll through Art Basel Parcours in the city Events in Basel: June 2019 8–13 center and to check out the video art presented by Videocity.bs in several public spaces throughout the city. Art Basel is a great way to get an in- sight into today’s art scene! Fun Outings: Beyond Basel 14–15 The month of June also brings with it a great number of festivals that celebrate art and culture in a variety of ways, including the Bildrausch Markets and Fairs 16–17 Filmfest, which emphasizes films as an art form; the Imagine festival where youths are invited to take a stand against racism; an oldtimer car festival across the French border; as well as several open-air music fes- Calendar: June 2019 18–19 tivals in and beyond Basel. For a chance to indulge, there is also a world food festival, wine festivals in Baselland and Germany, as well as several Sports and Recreation 20–22 local beer festivals. Outdoor sports opportunities are abundant in June—whether you are into dance fitness, water aerobics, Pilates, tai chi, gymnastics, yoga, or Get Going!: Exercise Outdoors in Basel's Parks 23 playful movement with your young kids, there is an exercise program for everyone in Basel’s beautiful parks this summer. You can also join a Workshops, Tours, and Education 24–25 large group of like-minded people for a Monday night inline skate through the streets of Basel, a day or evening guided bicycle tour around or beyond Basel, an early morning run and breakfast at the Wake Up and Did You Know? 26 Run event, or a run with your colleagues for the B2RUN company fun run. You can also combine sports and discovery by cycling, skating, scootering, or whatever else you fancy at one of the three slowUps in the Basel Culture: Sinfonieorchester Basel's New Season 27 region this month. Basel also offers entertainment galore, with a range of circuses from Entertainment: Night on the Town 28–35 traditional to modern, a multitude of English-language theater plays, English stand-up comedy, special events at the zoo, matinées in gardens and courtyards, dance parties, opera, and ballet. As every month, there Mark Your Calendar: July/August 2019 35 will also be a slew of music concerts in a wide range of genres from symphony and chamber orchestra to blues, jazz, tango, pop, and even several legends from the world of rock. Turn the pages to discover what Ticket Office: Get Your Tickets Now! back page Basel’s symphony orchestra has in store for its upcoming season, learn about a “must-have” App that will help you summon help in case of emergency, and read about the new plaque on the Mittlere Brücke—a grizzly reminder about a dark chapter in Basel’s history. Wishing you warm days filled with art, sports, and cultural fun! Christine Basel Life Magazine Staff: Editor-in-Chief: Cover: The installation “Death Star II, 2017–2018” by Christine Pesold American Robert Longo (*1953) was shown at last year’s Art Basel. It consists of a suspended globe studded with Advertising & Subscription Manager / Editor: 40,000 copper and bronze full metal jacket bullets. Longo Susanne Hiller had already created a similar, but smaller, installation in Design & Print: 1993. 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If you have any questions, contact Basel Family GmbH staff at: [email protected]. photo credits: © christine pesold (cover); © susanne hiller (page 3) June 2019 3 FeatureEvents inEvent Basel: February 2015 (continued) Art Basel June 13–16 Art Basel is the world’s most prestigious international art show for modern For this 50th edition of Art Basel, the show’s multiple sections will present and contemporary works, and for a few days each June, it transforms Basel works by artists ranging from the great masters of Modern Art to the latest into the center of the art world. Founded in 1970 by three Basel gallerists— generation of emerging stars. The exhibits include the highest-quality Ernst Beyeler, Trudi Bruckner, and Balz Hilt—Art Basel was the first inter- paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, performances, multiples, national art fair. At its inception 50 years ago, it included 90 galleries and prints, photographs, magazines, and videos. The fair is divided into eight 30 publishers from 10 countries and attracted 16,000 visitors. Since then, different sectors: the fair has grown tremendously to include a wide range of art forms and of • In the Galleries sector, visitors can discover a wide range of modern and course infinitely greater numbers of galleries and artists. This year, almost contemporary art works ranging from drawings, paintings, photographs, 300 of the world’s leading galleries from 35 countries across North America, prints, and sculptures to installations, videos, and digital art. Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa are presenting the works of over • The Feature sector emphasizes precisely curated projects from estab- 4,000 artists. Additionally, two offspring fairs are now taking place at differ- lished and historical artists that may include solo presentations as well ent times of the year in other parts of the world—namely Art Basel Miami in as juxtapositions and thematic exhibits from artists representing a wide North America and Art Basel Hong Kong in Asia. Defined by their host cities range of cultures, generations, and artistic approaches. and regions, each show is unique, which is reflected in their participating • The Statements sector presents exciting new solo projects by emerging galleries, artworks presented, and the content of the accompanying pro- artists who are eligible to receive the prestigious Baloise Art Prize. The grams produced in collaboration with local institutions for each edition. Baloise Group acquires works by the award-winning artists, which it then donates to important European art institutions. Art Basel’s commitment to the art world has expanded beyond art fairs • In the Editions sector, leading publishers of editioned works, prints, and through a number of new initiatives. In 2014, Art Basel launched its Crowd- multiples exhibit the results of their collaborations with renowned artists, funding Initiative, which catalyzed much-needed support for outstanding providing visitors the opportunity to see significant and rare publications. non-commercial art projects world- • The Unlimited sector is the pioneering exhibition platform for projects wide and helped garner pledges that transcend traditional art-show stands, such as large-scale sculp- in excess of $ 2 million in tures and paintings, large-scale installations, video projections, and live support of some 70 art performances. projects from around the • The Parcours sector reaches out into the city itself, with 20 site-specific globe—from Bogotá and sculptures, interventions, and performances on and around Münster- Ho Chi Minh City to San platz as well as in various neighborhoods. Parcours opening hours are José and Kabul. In 2016, June 10 from 13:00–16:00 (projects open until 21:00), June 11–14 from Art Basel Cities was 10:00–20:00, June 15 from 10:00–22:00, and June 16 from 10:00–19:00. launched, which takes • The Film sector presents Art Basel’s week-long program of films by and place in chosen cities, about artists; this year’s program will include diverse and challenging currently in a multi-year works that reflect on the complex role of media in today’s global world.