Art Basel 2009, June 10 through June 14, 2009

Bruno Bischofberger Gallery at Art Basel

Elizabeth Dee Gallery at Art Basel

John McCracken and David Zwirner at Art Basel

Mahdi Chouakri Gallery at Art Basel

Art Basel 2009, June 10 through June 14, 2009

The 40th edition of Art Basel takes place in the culturally rich city of Basel,Switzerland, from June 10 through June 14, 2009. As the world’s premier artshow, Art Basel marks the annual reunion of the international artworld. Thisyear, more than 300 exhibiting galleries from all over the globe were selectedfrom a record number of more than 1,100 applications, and will be showingworks by over 2,500 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Art Unlimitedhall, with its 60 large-scale projects, and the Public Art Projects on theexhibition square offer further highlights.

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The most spectacular event this year will be the presentation of “Il Tempo delPostino” at Theater Basel. Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Philippe Parrenoas a group exhibition that would occupy time rather than space, “Il Tempo delPostino” (Postman Time) presents a sequential display of time-based art onthe theatre stage. Participating artists will include Doug Aitken, Matthew Barney& Jonathan Bepler, Tacita Dean, Thomas Demand, Trisha Donnelly, OlafurEliasson, Peter Fischli / David Weiss, Liam Gillick, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster,Douglas Gordon, Carsten Höller, Pierre Huyghe, Koo Jeong-A, Philippe Parreno,Anri Sala, Tino Sehgal and Rirkrit Tiravanija & Arto Lindsay. Furthermore Basel’smuseums once again feature fascinating exhibitions, and will host a broad rangeof events.

Founded by a group of local gallerists, the first Art Basel took place in 1970 and hassince then become the most prestigious art show worldwide. This 40th anniversaryedition of Art Basel begins with a vernissage for invited guests on June 9 and opens tothe general public from June 10 through June 14. The premier annual event regularlyattracts some 60,000 artists, collectors, gallerists, curators, and art enthusiasts fromacross the globe, eager to see the most rigorously chosen overview of the internationalart market and to meet key movers of the international art scene. Covered by morethan 2,300 media representatives, Art Basel earns its strong reputation basedboth on the quality and diversity of the exhibited art works.

Art 40 Basel will showcase all forms of artistic expression, including paintings, drawings,editions, and sculptures, installations, photography, performances, and internetand video art. Works costing a few thousand Swiss francs, by emerging artists, willbe on display alongside museum-quality masterpieces priced in the millions

Over 300 of the world’s leading galleries will be exhibiting at Art Basel (a list of exhibitorscan be found at www.artbasel.com/galleries). The galleries were chosen by theArt Basel Committee, an international jury of renowned gallerists, in accordance withstrict quality criteria. Selected from a record number of more than 1,100 applicants, thesectors Art Galleries, Art Statements, Art Premiere and Art Edition include 75 galleriesfrom the United States; 56 from Germany; 33 from Switzerland; 28 from Great Britain;26 from France; 22 from Italy; 9 from Spain; 8 from Belgium; 7 from Austria; 5 fromJapan; 4 each from Brazil, China and Poland; 3 from the Netherlands; 2 each fromCanada, Denmark, Ireland, Mexico, Norway and South Korea; and one each fromArgentina, Finland, India, Israel, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, and Turkey.