Interviews

Whilst in Basel, we had a chat with British artist P. Staff about the show In Ekstase at Kunsthalle Basel, which incorporates all new works in video, sculpture and installation.

As the art world descends upon Basel this week, we interviewed Elena Filipovic, director and curator of Kunsthalle Basel to find out more about the current shows on there, what's new in town and her ideal day in Basel.

To mark the beginning of Zurich Art Weekend we had a conversation with artist Shirana Shahbazi - living and working in Zurich. Her exhibition at Galerie Peter Kilchmann features all new works.

On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition of Evaporating Suns we met with the curators Munira Al Sayegh and Verena Formanek. The preface to the exhibition catalogue edited by KBH.G, poses some key questions to underline the importance of this exhibition: “does the function of myth in the Arab world differ from that in the West or the global South? Is there a common denominator, are there core stories that are generally valid and accessible beyond cultural differences?” The answer relies upon the audience, viewers are invited to suspend preconceptions and stereotypes and open themselves up to a journey through the region’s artistic production.

As exceptionally heavy rainfall in northern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region led to a series of floods and landslides, forcing more than 40,000 from their homes and leaving museums submerged and ancient frescoes damaged, we had a conversation with Dieter Roelstraete, curator of Fondazione Prada’s latest exhibition in Venice, “Everybody Talks About the Weather”. The exhibition explores the semantics of “weather” in visual art, taking atmospheric conditions as a point of departure to investigate the emergency of climate crisis.

For the seventh edition of "Vetrina", Vino Vero presents the site-specific work “Landscape" by Fabio Roncato, we interviewed the Italian artist who currently lives and works between Milan and The Hague. In the creation of "Landscape", a mass of mud is entirely painted with enamel and then placed on a plane covered with polyurethane resin; the "movements of the earth" as they are placed on the plane are thus recorded by the breaking of the colour, which, like the earth's surface, moves and brings out tensions, trajectories and landscapes.

To mark the 18th International Architecture Exhibition, we interviewed Fosbury Architecture, the collective behind the Italian Pavilion this year. We spoke to all five members about “Spaziale - Everyone Belongs to Everyone Else”. In its breadth, the project is founded on Fosbury Architecture's vision that Architecture is a research practice beyond the construction of buildings, “space” is understood as a physical and symbolic place, a geographical area and abstract dimension, a system of known references and territory of possibilities.

"Fulgur" the second solo exhibition of the artist Matilde Sambo presented in the spaces of the AA29 art project gallery after "Falsità in buona coscienza" in 2019, represents the second chapter of the trilogy "Dormiveglia". With this project in which the artist wants to explore the relationship between art, necessity and imagination in the dimension in which they merge.

To mark the opening of IN'EI, a new gallery in Venice for the art and design of China, Japan and Korea, we interviewed the artist Gao Bo, interpreter of contemporary photography and performance. The new space seeks to create new connections between Eastern Asia and Europe.

September 2021 saw the launch of "Vetrina", a cycle of contemporary art exhibitions hosted by Vino Vero Venezia in collaboration with Lightbox and curated by Mara Sartore. The curator interviewed the artist Lupo Borgonovo to talk about his artistic practice and the site-specific work "Yelloween".

To mark the 15th edition and 30th anniversary of the Sharjah Biennial, we have interviewed its curator Hoor Al Qasimi. The Emirati royal has elevated and transformed the third-largest UAE Emirate into an International Art Capital. Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present conceived by the late Okwui Enwezor, reflects upon his visionary work, which transformed contemporary art and has influenced the evolution of institutions and biennials around the world, including the Sharjah Biennial.

In 2015 Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme were awarded the 2015 Sharjah Biennial Prize for ‘When the fall of the dictionary leaves all words lying in the streets (2015)’. This year the duo are back for the Sharjah Biennial 15 where they are preparing a live performance in Al Mureijah Square, an installment of their multipart project 'May amnesia never kiss us on the mouth’.

For Art Basel Miami's 20th birthday and Miami Art Week 2022, we have interviewed some of the Magic City's most prominent cultural figures. We asked Franklin Sirmans to tell us about how Miami is evolving and what not to miss out on in town.

For Art Basel Miami's 20th birthday and Miami Art Week 2022, we have interviewed some of the Magic City's most prominent cultural players. We asked Alex Gartenfeld to tell us about how Miami is evolving and what not to miss out on in town.

On the occasion of Art Miami Beach's 20th birthday and Miami Art Week 2022, we interviewed prominent personalities in the cultural scene of the Magic City. We asked Claire Breukel to tell us how Miami is growing and which places you just can't miss in town.

"Vetrina" is a cycle of contemporary art exhibitions hosted by Vino Vero Venezia in collaboration with Lightbox and curated by Mara Sartore. The curator interviewed the fifth guest artist Lilla Tabasso to talk about her artistic practice, which combines art, biology and nature through faithful reproductions of slowly decaying flowers.

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We interviewed artist Adel Abdessemed on the occasion of the first edition of My Art Guide Paris 2022, published in collaboration with Art Basel and distributed at Paris+ to take place at the Grand Palais Éphémère from the 19th to the 23rd of October 2022.

Paris+ par Art Basel is a crucial project for us. Paris today has a unique standing as the art capital...

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