June 15 – 19, 2011
Richard Green and Patrick Painter have pulled out of the worlds biggest Art Fair, Art 42 Basel .The fair is the most important international art show for Modern and contemporary art, held annually in Switzerland. It features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. More than 2,500 artists, ranging from the great masters of Modern art to the latest generation of emerging stars, are represented in the show’s multiple sections. The exhibition includes the highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and multiple works.
The newly released Art 42 Basel exhibitor list is the crème de la crème of the industry and this year’s barometer reveals a steady rate of stand turnover. 45 galleries — out of around 300 present in 2010 are not returning for the June fair. 12 come out of the desirable Galleries section, where stands position is competitive and held for years by the same galleries. Not returning this year are, London’s Richard Green New York’s Knoedler Dutch dealer Paul Andriesse, San Francisco’s John Berggruen, Berlin’s Eigen + Art & Company, and LA’s Patrick Painter.
The Art Feature and Art Statements sections have the most movement. Galleries must apply for inclusion based on specific projects. These categories account for 37 of the changeover slots.
The fair has claimed back some ground by adding 48 galleries who did not participate in 2010. This includes New York’s Bortolami and Moeller Fine Art, London’s Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert and Beirut’s Sfeir-Semler. LA gallery Overduin and Kite debuts in the Statements section, devoted to solo shows by younger artists, and Maccarone returns to the fair circuit in this section as well. Watch out for the IN List tomorrow.
GALLERIES WHO ARE NOT RETURNING
Gallery/Region/Section
Galerie Paul Andriesse Amsterdam Art Galleries
Arataniurano Tokyo Art Statements
Art Attitude Herve Bize Nancy, France Art Features
Balice Hertling Paris Art Statements
John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco Art Galleries
Boers-Li Gallery Beijing Art Statements
The Breeder Athens Art Features
Luis Campana Koln Art Galleries
Casas Riegner Bogota Art Features
Chatterjee & Lal Mumbai Art Statements
Mehdi Chouakri Berlin Art Features
Item Art Editions
James Cohan Gallery New York Art Features
Monica De Cardenas Milan Art Features
Cortex Athletico Bordeaux Art Statements
dependance Brussels Art Statements
Galerie Eigen + Art Berlin Art Galleries
Galerie Thomas Flor Dusseldorf Art Features
Alexander Gray Associates New York Art Features
Richard Green London Art Galleries
hunt kastner Prague Art Statements
Galerie Iris Kadel Karlsruhe, Germany Art Statements
Francesca Kaufmann Milan Art Features
Knoedler & Company New York Art Galleries
Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photography New York Art Galleries
Michael Lett Auckland Art Statements
Galeria Soledad Lorenzo Madrid Art Galleries
Lullin + Ferrari Zurich Art Statements
Galerie Mezzanin Vienna Art Features
Proyectos Monclova Mexico City Art Statements
Monitor Rome Art Statements
Neue Alte Brucke Frankfurt Art Statements
Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch Berlin Art Galleries
Patrick Painter Inc. Santa Monica Art Galleries
Praz-Delavallade Paris Art Galleries
Rokeby London Art Statements
Sakshi Gallery Mumbai Art Features
Anna Schwartz Gallery Melbourne Art Features
Diana Stigter Amsterdam Art Features
T293 Naples Art Statements
Sassa Trulzsch Berlin Art Statements
Vilma Gold Gallery London Art Features
Galerie Barbara Wien Wilma Lukatsch Berlin Art Features
Galerie Jocelyn Wolff Paris Art Features
XL Gallery Moscow Art Galleries
TOTAL: 45
Art Galleries section: 12
Art Features section: 16
Art Statements section: 16
Art Editions section:1
62,500 people attended Art 41 Basel, the last edition of this favourite rendezvous for the global art world, including art collectors, art dealers, artists, curators and other art enthusiasts.
With its world-class museums, outdoor sculptures, theatres, concert halls, idyllic medieval old town and new buildings by leading architects, Basel ranks as a culture capital, and that cultural richness helps put the Art Basel week on the agenda for art lovers from all over the globe. During Art Basel, a fascinating atmosphere fills this traditional city, as the international art show is reinforced with exhibitions and events all over the region.
Located on the banks of the Rhine, at the border between Switzerland, France and Germany, Basel is easily navigated
by foot and trams.