Tour suggestion by Anna Meinecke
We asked a number of local personalities to name the venues and events they will be visiting during the Kunsttage Basel. The second tour suggestion comes from gallerytalk.net's chief editor, Anna Meinecke.
I start my tour with two group exhibitions. At For, five artists are grouped under the promising theme of self-cooling. Bonus points for Christophe de Rohan Chabot on the artist list. Ever since I saw his square Kim Kardashian close-up at Berlin's Heidi Gallery, my celebrity-affine heart has been pounding.
Around the corner is the Ausstellungsraum Klingental. I've been following one of the exhibitors, Nina Rieben, online since my colleague Katrin Krumm pointed her out to me during the Regionale. So now I have the chance to see her work live and get to know another five positions on top.
With Acero ice cream in hand, I head to Café frühling for my first coffee of the day (and perhaps a cardamom knot for the road). Next stop is the Adrien Genty exhibition at Courtney Jaeger in the Housy space. From there, it's off to Grossbasel.
Simply a must on my agenda: the Kunsthalle. It would be remiss to be in a city at the same time as a Sandra Mujinga exhibition without also visiting it. What's more, Toyin Ojih Odutola's show is still on. Afterwards would be a good time for the cardamom knot. Eaten while walking.
Cassidy Toner and Kaspar Ludwig will be occupying the rooms of the art book publisher Bolo Publishing. One of Toner's works is one of those that come to me out of nowhere at irregular intervals: a yellow ceramic lamb with a halo of written-out transgressions. "I have a fetish for being judged, so get me off" is the title of the series. It still entertains me to this day.
For similar reasons, I then move on to Gina Folly's show at the BC Gallery. Folly once made an oversized version of the puzzle "The Trapped Heart". I've been a fan ever since.
The tour could end here. But it's quite possible that I'll jump on the tram again. There are several exhibitions on at City SALTS. I'd especially like to see the one by Paul Ferens, who runs the brilliant off-space Number 1 Main Road in Berlin with Tom Esam. You can also take an atmospheric stroll from there along the Rhine back to the centre near the kHaus.
