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Art Basel Conversations offers the show's public access to first-hand information on aspects of art collecting by facilitating direct encounters between leading personalities of the international art world. It is a forum that encourages the exchange of ideas through a series of platform discussions.
The themes of Art Basel Conversations focus on the collection and exhibition of art. Distinguished art collectors, museum directors, biennale curators, gallery owners, publishers, artists and architects take part. They present their current and upcoming projects, report on their experiences and comment on the challenges they face, providing an insider’s view and opening up an opportunity for dynamic and inspiring dialog.
WEDNESDAY | June 13 | Premiere | Artist Talk | ZERO
Speakers | Heinz Mack, Ar tist, Mönchengladbach/Ibiza
Otto Piene, Ar tist, Düsseldor f/Groton, Massachusetts
Moderator | Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director, Serpentine Gallery, London
THURSDAY | June 14 | Collectors Focus | Asia's New Private Institutions
Speakers | Monique Burger, Director, Burger Collection, Hong Kong
Dr. Oei Hong Djien, Collector, Founder, Curator, OHD Museum, Magelang, Indonesia
Budi Tek, Collector and Founder, Yuz Museum, Jakar ta and Shanghai
Rakhi Sarkar, Collector, Director, CIMA Centre of International Modern Ar t and Managing Trustee,
Kolkata Museum of Modern Ar t, Kolkata
Moderator | Claire Hsu, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Asia Ar t Archive, Hong Kong
FRIDAY | June 15 | Public/Private | Inventing the Museum
Speakers | Lars Nittve, Executive Director Museum Plus (M+) of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Hong Kong
Roger Mandle, Senior Advisor to the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums Authority, Qatar
Juan Ignacio Vidarte, Deputy Director and Chief Officer for Global Strategies, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation,
New York
Moderator | András Szántó, Author and Consultant to ar ts and philanthropic organizations, New York
SATURDAY | June 16 | The Future of Artistic Practice | The Artist as Activist
Speakers | Yael Bartana, Artist, Tel-Aviv/Amsterdam
Santiago Cirugeda, Architect and Principal of Recetas Urbanas, Seville
Theaster Gates, Artist, Chicago
Huda Lutfi, Artist, Cairo
Moderator | Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director, Serpentine Gallery, London
SUNDAY | June 17 | Artist Talk | Arte Povera Today
Speakers | Jannis Kounellis, Artist, Rome
Santiago Sierra, Artist, Madrid
Gilberto Zorio, Artist, Torino
Moderator | Germano Celant, Contemporary Art Historian, Milan
+ Art Salon | The Artistic Practice | The Transdisciplinary Studio with Martin Boyce