The Art Basel ~ Art Film Program – Highlights

One of my favorite programs of Art Basel, the Art Film Program, will be on all week long. The Art Film program at Art 42 Basel features a varied program of films by and about artists, screened at the Stadtkino Basel.

The nightly program from Tuesday to Sunday, curated by film scholar Marc Glöde (Berlin), presents films by artists including Jennifer Bornstein, Anna Gaskell, Anthony McCall, Nathalie Djurberg, Agnieszka Polska, Huang Ran, Lawrence Weiner and Sam Samore.

On Wednesday evening, This Brunner, the Zurich film connaisseur, will present the Swiss premiere of the feature-length 3D documentary film’The Cave of Forgotten Dreams’ (2010) by Werner Herzog.

Another highlight will be the Swiss premiere of Lawrence Weiner’s film ‘Dirty Eyes’ (2010) on Friday, followed by a conversation with Lawrence Weiner.

See the Art Basel 42 detailed, day-by-day art film program overview below.

About Art Basel

The premier annual art show, Art Basel feels like the summer reunion of the international artworld scene.  300+ galleries from 35 countries showcase contemporary art work by 2,500+ interesting artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Founded by a group of local gallerists, the first Art Basel took place in 1970 and the event has long ranked as the most prestigious annual art show worldwide.

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Art Film | Program Overview

TUESDAY | June 14
8pm | Stadtkino Basel | Landscapes of/for Theatricality | The screening is followed by a conversation with Huang Ran
10pm | Stadtkino Basel | Animated Worlds

WEDNESDAY | June 15
8pm | Cinema Rex | The Cave of Forgotten Dreams by Werner Herzog | 3D projection | Swiss Premiere | The screening is followed by a conversation with Harald Floss, Professor and Author, and Film Historian Marcy Goldberg.

THURSDAY | June 16
10pm | Stadtkino Basel | Landscapes of/for Theatricality | The screening is followed by a conversation with Anna Gaskell.

FRIDAY | June 17
8pm | Stadtkino Basel | Dirty Eyes by Lawrence Weiner | Swiss Premiere | The screening is followed by a conversation with Lawrence Weiner.
10pm | Stadtkino Basel | Animated Worlds

SATURDAY | June 18
11am | Cinema Rex | The Cave of Forgotten Dreams by Werner Herzog | 3D projection
8pm | Stadtkino Basel | Hallucinations/Paradise by Sam Samore | European Premiere | The screening is followed by a conversation with Sam Samore.
10pm | Stadtkino Basel | Dirty Eyes by Lawrence Weiner | The screening is followed by a conversation with Lawrence Weiner.

SUNDAY | June 19
11am | Stadtkino Basel | Hallucinations/Paradise by Sam Samore

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(image source: Galleri Bo Bjerggaard)

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Art Film | Program Details
The Cave of Forgotten Dreams | 2010 | by Werner Herzog | 3D projection | Swiss Premiere, Running Time 95′
Since the Chauvet Cave’s discovery in 1994, access has been extremely restricted due to concerns that overexposure, even to human breath, could damage the priceless drawings. Only a small number of researchers have ever seen the art in person. Legendary film director Werner Herzog gains exclusive permission to film inside the Chauvet Caves of southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind. Putting 3D technology to profound use, he takes us back over 30,000 years in time.
Curated by This Brunner

The screening on June 15 is followed by a conversation with Harald Floss, Professor and Author, and Film Historian Marcy Goldberg.
The screening on June 18 is followed by a conversation with Jürgen Wertheimer, Professor and Author, and Film Historian Marcy Goldberg.

Landscapes of/for Theatricality | Curated by Marc Glöde, Running Time 59′
The program addresses questions relating to theatricality in the landscape and the theatricality of the landscape. The screened works alternate between performances in landscapes and processes in which landscapes themselves become performative, raising questions about the relationship between body, image, and space.
Anna Gaskell | SOSW Ballet, 2011, 27’04” | Galerie Gisela Capitain
Chen Quilin | Garden, 2011, 14’36” | Long March Space
Huang Ran | Blithe Tragedy, 2010, 14’52” | Long March Space
Elina Brotherus | Bright, bright day, 2010, 2’19” | gb agency
Jennifer Bornstein | Frauenkörperbewegungsbilder, 2011, 5’15” | greengrassi
Anthony McCall | Landscape for Fire, 1972, 7’05” | Galerie Thomas Zander, Sprüth Magers
Anthony McCall | Landscape for White Squares, 1972, 1’45” | Galerie Thomas Zander
Anthony McCall | Earthwork, 1972, 1’45” | Galerie Thomas Zander
The screening on Tuesday, June 14, is followed by a conversation with Huang Ran.
The screening on Thursday, June 16, is followed by a conversation with Anna Gaskell.

Animated Worlds | Curated by Marc Glöde, Running Time 35′
This program brings together some of the most interesting new and historical trends in animated film. A cross-section of works ranging from clay animation to the latest developments in CAD demonstrates the diversity and aesthetic scope of the medium.
Keiichi Tanaami | Good-Bye Marilyn, 1971, 4’25” | Nanzuka Underground
Per Dybvig | Hunter Hare Dog, 2009-2010, 6’51” | Christine König Galerie
Magnus Wallin | Elements, 2011, 5′ | Galerie Nordenhake, Elastic Gallery
Agnieszka Polska | The Forgetting of Proper Names, 2009, 3’45” | ak Branicka foundation
Józef Robakowski | The Dynamic Rectangle, 1971, 3′ | ak Branicka foundation
Józef Robakowski | Attention: Light!, 2004, 5′ | ak Branicka foundation
Nathalie Djurberg | Untitled, 2010, 6′ 05”, Music by Hans Berg | Gió Marconi Gallery

Dirty Eyes | 2010 | by Lawrence Weiner | Swiss Premiere | Konrad Fischer Galerie, Mai 36 Galerie, Running Time 49′
Lawrence Weiner’s latest film, ‘Dirty Eyes,’ probes cinematic conditions per se. In conjunction with the conceptual text pieces that typify his work, cinematic images transmute into questions about the specific conditions of looking and seeing.
Curated by Marc Glöde
Both screenings are followed by a conversation with Lawrence Weiner and Art Film curator Marc Glöde.

Hallucinations/Paradise | 2010 | by Sam Samore | European Premiere | Galerie Gisela Capitain, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Running Time 70′
In his most recent film the American artist Sam Samore tells the story of three couples who have moved from other cities to Shanghai. Oscillating between reality and fiction, the story is told in a non-linear way and reminds the viewer of fragmented fairy tales or dream sequences. Samore describes ‘Hallucinations/Paradise’ as ‘a fable about everyday life, madness, love and Shanghai.’
Curated by Marc Glöde
The screening on Saturday, June 18, is followed by a conversation with Sam Samore and Art Film curator Marc Glöde.

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I know that Basquiat’s work is not everybody’s cup of tea, but I personally love his work because it is vibrant, articulate, offers social commentary and is overall interesting: there’s stuff to see and learn from every painting.

To me, his paintings read like a personal art journal, which displays his cultural history, his heros, his beliefs of social justice, his poetry and overall his personal identity.

Learn more about the graffiti and other art by Jean Michel Basquiat.

Selected Works by Jean Michel Basquiat

Worthy Constituant Jean-Michel Basquiat Buy This Fine Art Print (Art.com)

The Dingoes At The Park Jean-Michel Basquiat Buy This Fine Art Print (Art.com)

Icarus Himself Jean-Michel Basquiat Buy This Fine Art Print (Art.com)

Mona Lisa Jean-Michel Basquiat Buy This Fine Art Print (Art.com)

Untitled, 1981 Jean-Michel Basquiat Buy This Fine Art Print (Art.com)

Untitled, 1981 Jean-Michel Basquiat Buy This Fine Art Print (Art.com)

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This video art clip nicely demonstrates some of the unique nature of graffiti art:
* its illegality bringing the need to work ‘under cover’ and enhancing the importance of signature tags
* it being performed at night, i.e. a time when none is watching, which brings a different mood and reality to the surface
* it being directed by night light, night guards, and the likes
* its need to be completed fast
* its incorporation of unique surface features: poles on a wall, the curves of cars, or hard to reach places
* it being a cryptic street language to communicate with others on the street scene ~ a hard to understand by the general public
* it being a competitive art: to gain respect one has to be prolific (besides skilled & understanding locality)

“I don’t think about art when I’m working.
I try to think about life.” ~ Jean-Michel Basquiat

2 Lives: Graffiti Wall Artist & Graffiti Canvas Painter

Before becoming a famous and an outrageously well-paid canvas painter (style: neo-expressionist), Jean-Michel Basquiat was a celebrity graffiti artist who developed his public reputation as SAMO.

Actually, both Basquiat and his buddy Al Diaz signed their cryptic massages and drawings on the walls of New York with SAMO, together with the copyright mark ©, often a stylized crown above. SAMO was his graffiti tag, a signature, standing for ‘same old shit’. Then, sometime in 1980s, graffiti statements that ‘SAMO is dead’ appeared. It was a time when Basquiat showed up in person in public. He moved into his second life as as artist.

By A. Lee
© copyright A. Lee, http://www.eArtfair.com 2009

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Today I want to show you a series of Keith Haring videos that insightful, well-crafted and comprehensive.

Together they form a graphic and verbal portrait, documentary, or biography if you wish, of who Keith Haring was as an artist. They highlight the many milestones in his artistic career.

They touch upon many aspects of the life of artist Keith Haring:

• Keith Haring’s early subway station experiences
• his painting the town
• Keith’s artistic discovery
• Keith artistic mission statement

• Keith Haring’s humanism
• his populism, outsider art
• Discussions of some of his most influential works
• His increasing scale in artistic expression,
  including the Keith Haring murals
  

• Haring’s art in the context of commercialism,
  touching upon his t-shirts and commercials
  and The Pop Shop, his own Keith Haring gallery

• Haring’s artistic influences
• Keith Haring’s collaborations, including an artwork created with 900 children
  

• His exhibition at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery
• and other aspects you can still discover for yourself.

The videos include many short interviews with people who influenced or witnessed this artist’s career. Each video is just under 10 minutes.

Drawing the Line – Keith Haring (1989) Part 1 of 3

(if you can’t see the videos, click here: Keith Haring videos 1-3 )

Drawing the Line – Keith Haring (1989) Part 2 of 3

Drawing the Line – Keith Haring (1989) Part 3 of 3

Keith Haring Illustrated Biography

Stay tuned for the upcoming written biography with details and meaningfully illustrations of Keith Haring artwork. It will be posted on this blog later this week.

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Basquiat Fine Prints For Sale

Untitled, 1981 Jean-Michel Basquiat	Mona Lisa Jean-Michel Basquiat
Untitled, 1981 Jean-Michel Basquiat	Florence, 1983 Jean-Michel Basquiat

Recent Auction Result

Sotheby’s New York Contemporary Art Evening Sale, November 11, 2008
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s ‘Ribs ribs’, 1982 (oil paintstick on paper; 254.2 x 218.4 cm; signed
sold for 626,500 US$

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Developers of a run-down loft business discovered they had more than the spaciousness they had hoped for in their New York City’s SoHo building.

They found a large, genuine collaborative artwork by Jean Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Fab 5 Freddy, Futura 2000 and other contemporary artists behind a faux wall. Collectively, these are the very artists who started the graffiti movements, which makes the piece historically valuable.

The work is a genuine demonstration of the artists partying together. Basquiat was friends with Edit deAk, an art magazine editor, who lived at 151 Wooster in the early 80′s, when it was probably little more than a squat.

The mural was on a kitchen – bathroom wall. The mural was created in the late 70′s – early 80s’s and was excellently preserved. It’s pretty wild to discover a genuine artwork by famous artists behind your kitchen cabinets. So, never mind their RE blurb at the end of the video. We appreciate the video.

This was back in June 2007. What has happened to the mural since?
It is now the centerpiece of Gallery 151, which was opened last December.

Who are the artists who established the New York City graffiti movement?

The style of Graffiti Artist Keith Haring (1958 – 1990) has become so universally well known, that it has become a visual language on its own. He moved from chalk, to graffiti paint, to canvas. His first mega fame was build upon ‘Radiant Baby’ in 1980. Haring was an openly gay, social activist. Interested in art at an early age where he grew up in Pennsylvania, he moved to New York City where his subway art fame began. He had quite a bit of formal education in graphic design.

Currently popular and influential artist Jean Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) was first known as New York City graffiti artist, and then as Neo-expressionist artist. In contrast with Haring, Basquiat was a high school drop-out.

Futura 2000 (1955- ) was an early New York City graffiti artist, painting in subways in the early ’70s. He is now a graphic designer and gallery artist. One of the most distinctive features about Futura’s work is his abstract approach to graffiti art, while others’ focus was lettering. His works feature thin, fine lines. These days, Futura 2000 a designer, illustrator and gallery artist.

Fab 5 Freddy ~ real name: Fred Brathwaite (1960- ) offered another angle to the team. He is an American Hip hop historian, Hip hop pioneer besides being a former graffiti artist in New York City who was active in in the ’70s- early ’80s. Fab 5 Freddy’ s credited with creating exposure of Hip-hop beyond The Bronx.

By A. Lee, 2008

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“Modern day Graffiti art is closely associated with the Hip Hop Culture. It started out with names like TAKI 183 and JULIO 204 who wrote their tag names all over New York to more accomplished artists that have shown their work in respected art galleries. But, for those loyal to the art of graffiti, it is the pieces found on the streets and public walls that remain as the purest form of the art.

Street Graffiti have various well known styles. The styles may be a result of time constraints or as a way of marking territory. The style of the artwork itself greatly affects the look and feel of the piece, these include styles like: Wildstyle, Blockbuster, Throw-ups and Fill-Ins and Pieces.”

A “Piece” is a form of Graffiti art that has a very elaborate design. These pieces tend to take time, therefore there are fewer pieces created illegally in public places because the artist runs the risk of being caught in the act of making it. Most graffiti art “pieces” can now be found in dedicated galleries. Of course, there are always the brave few that still plaster their work on public and private walls. Graffiti tributes are also known as “pieces”. Tributes pay homage to ‘greats’ who have passed away. In the past we have seen tributes to the Big L, Tupac, Mother Teresa and others all over New York when they died.

“Throw-Ups and Fill-In” are graffiti that are done quickly, sacrificing detailed style for time. This is the most common form of graffiti that can be found. It is often made in only one or three contrasting colors and the letterings are in bubble or block form. The letters are often outlined with the boldest color available to the artists. Compared to Wildstyle, throw-ups and fill-ins are often easier to read because the designs are less complex.

“Wildstyle” is a form of graffiti art that sports all sorts of arrows, interlocking letters and points. For the untrained graffiti eye, Wildstyle pieces are often hard to read because the letters tend to blend in into one another and result in what looks like a jumble and wordless mix. Wildstyle Graffiti art is often found in various places around bustling cities like New York, New Jersey and San Francisco.

“Blockbusters” are large graffiti pieces that have been created to cover entire walls with the intention of blocking other artists from using the same wall. The design is often simple and done quickly.

Another form of Graffiti that is similar to Blockbuster is “Rollers”. Rollers are Graffiti styles that involve blocking out an entire wall with a single color. This is considered to be lazy graffiti writing.

“Stickers” are also used in creating graffiti and is one of the quickest ways to post graffiti on the wall. Like “rollers”, “stickers” are also considered to be a form of laziness on the part of the artist. But, more and more artists are coming up with elaborately designed stickers that combat even the most detailed pieces designed.

Stencils are also commonly used in graffiti art. They provide the artist with a way to create presentable pieces without compromising time.”

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Welcome to the March 31, 2008 premiere edition of the fine art blog carnival ‘No Name For Art‘. It is our objective to showcase the best current blog articles on fine art that would be of use and interest to collectors of fine art.

We’ll work with our submissions, reviewing what comes up. The submissions for this un-marketed first issue were interestingly coherent: The clear and overwriting theme across all submissions for this issue is :What makes art art and kitsch kitsch?

Art Collecting

As I have ‘no name’ for this carnival yet, I certainly have ‘no words’ for Kinkade. Unlike Margaret here, who makes an indisputable stance to what is art and what is kitsch. Well written and actually not too snobbish. Right on. Margaret Mary presents Bad Art and the Rise of Thomas Kinkade at http://earthly-paradise.blogspot.com/2008/03/bad-art-and-rise-of-thomas-kinkade.html saying, “Why are people so drawn to the art of Thomas Kinkade? This article examines the motivations of Kinkade collectors and questions why his “bad” art has gained such tremendous popularity in recent years.”

Artwork

Here is a new take on the prior discussion of art made by apes. Question: is a painting made by a dog art? Madeleine Begun Kane presents Cashing In With Doggie da Vincis. The article she’s referring to, moved, and is now located at: http://www.thespec.com/Wire/article/209123
Note from eArtfair: ‘If all animals and people have a soul, than at least, dog art is soulful art. That’s my take.’

One of the most controversial artists of our time, Jeff Koons, produces (or rather orders in) artwork that could be easily classified as kitsch. Should it? Check out ‘The Kitsch or Art of Jeff Koons?’ an article written by Astrid Lee, here at eArtfair.com/blog.

Which leads us to the next topic:

Museum Shows

Incidentally, Jeff Koons has a show coming up in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US: “Jeff Koons on the Roof,” April 29 – October 26, 2008. If you want his art being contrasted with its surroundings even more dramatically: you can go see his work in a palace: Chateau de Versailles, Paris, France, will feature his works this September.

Albert Decker expresses disappointment about the removal of an interesting but controversal public artwork at the entrance of the Dallas Museum of art from the free to the paid section of the museum: Last Saturday... saying, “The last time I was there, the art invited me in. This time, it seemed She had been abducted…” Note from eArtfair: ‘Fortunately, the Dallas Museum of Art offers free general entry at certain times: Thursday: 5:00 to 9:00 pm, plus 1st Tuesday of each month ‘.

GrrlScientist presents Audubon’s Aviary: Portraits of Endangered Species saying, “My review of the annual art exhibition of John James Audubon’s paintings of North American birds, hosted by the New-York Historical Society.”

Other Art Topics

Sheila Scarborough‘s submission is not about fine art, or is it? In either case, her article made me contemplate the preservation of our contemporary graffiti art. Will the Leaderheads will be available in the centuries to come to restore our Banksy‘s ???!! Have a look at Sheila’s It’s a sign: restoring ad art on Route 66. Sign Art in small towns on historic Route 66.”

Next Edition of No Name for Art

Submit your blog article to the next edition of no name for art using our carnival submission form. The No Name For Art carnival #2 will be held May 14.

Commentary

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Putting ‘No Name for Art link on your site and/or adding www.eArtfair.com/blog to your blogroll comes with excellent karma. ]]> http://eartfair.com/blog/no-name-for-art-1/feed/ 1 http://eartfair.com/blog/how-we-live-with-art-banksy-video/ http://eartfair.com/blog/how-we-live-with-art-banksy-video/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:57:47 +0000 e Art fair .com http://eartfair.com/blog/how-we-live-with-art-banksy-video/ This is an interesting video of how people interact with a work of art. It shows the mix of appreciation of the art itself aestetically, of its whimsy and fun, of its serious message and and a ‘trying it on for size’ – identification with the art.

Banksy

This fine art video shows graffiti artist Banksy’s latest street work on the Essex and its people:

Banksy Books

A little book review
Wall and Piece: this book is great ~ page after page after page of stencils and stories. A how to stencil book that makes you think. Highly recommended.
Banging your head against a brick wall: pocket-sized. The art speaks for itself, and it will change your mind. Commentary included.
Existencilism: unmatched collection of brilliant works. Shows Banksy’s sense of rebellion and genius.
Banksy locations: at first only in London, you now have to travel around the world to find them all. A new updated version.
Cut It Out: a third pocket-sized book in color, showing Banksy’s works, including museum pieces.

Here is an absolutely excellent informative video on Banksy with something as close to an interview with this graffiti artist as you’ll ever get.

Wanna know who Banksy is, how is thinks, what moves him to make graffiti, and which way he’s developing as an artist — here it is:

April 2006.