Summe

Vernissage with activities:
Fri, 2.5.25, 18:00

Finissage with performances:
Sun, 18.5.25, 16:00

Opening hours:
Thu + Fri, 15:00 – 19:00
Sat + Sun, 14:00 – 18:00

In the project space M54
Mörsbergerstrasse 54
4057 Basel
www.projektraum-m54.ch

Traditionally, we use this format to welcome the new members of Visarte Region Basel and bid farewell to those who have passed away. We look forward to enriching our association with many new colors, tones, scents and languages. Cheers to diversity, constant change, solidarity and exchange.

Entrée: Anna Maria Balint, David Bregenzer, Leonardo Bürgi Tenorio, Silvia Buol, Petr Beránek, Martin Cleis, Marianne Flury, Vanessa Gageos, Luisanna González Quattrini, Irma Hameri, Ruth E. Herzka, Golnaz Hosseini, Rama Kalidindi, Juliette Lepage Boisdron, Manu Meier, Katrin Niedermeier, R. Sebastian Schachinger, Jennifer Merlyn Scherler, Aline Stalder, Sibylle Winkelmann
Homage: Claudia Roth

shapeshifter
25.4.—11.5.25

Opening:
24.4.25, 18:00

Shapeshifter is a flexible substance, a shape-shifting persona that adopts forms of architecture, space, sound and movement – transforming them, blending them, and making them appear anew.
Shapeshifter is a noise, an exhibition, a sound system, a club, an imagery, a longsleeve, a bar, an event series.
Shapeshifter is a state of mind, an inner landscape that must be listened to in order to be experienced.

After a first edition in spring 2023, the multidisciplinary art project returns to Basel from April 24 to May 11, 2025.
Curated with a dense program of audio-based artworks and events, Shapeshifter is committed to creating new situations and terrains for experiencing transformative forms of electronic music and its connection to contemporary art.

Hosted at Wurm and Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Shapeshifter 2025 offers an expansive program over nearly three weeks.
Visitors are invited to explore more than thirty artistic positions, discovering collective and individual spaces of experience – and engaging with a contemporary sonic landscape.
Together with the label Periphery Serpentine, the non-profit, artist-run initiative seeks to anchor sonic practices within contemporary art and to contribute to a topography of sound in Basel.

SHAPESHIFTER.SPACE at Ausstellungsraum Klingental:
Mon-Fri 15:00–18:00, Sat-Sun 13:00–18:00

SHAPESHIFTER.STAGE at Ausstellungsraum Klingental:
24./ 25.4.25, 1./ 2./ 8./ 9./ 10.5.25, 18:00
SHAPESHIFTER.CLUB at Wurm: 3.5.25, 19:00

Opening night at Ausstellungsraum Klingental:
24.4.25, 18:00

with
Innerinnerlife, Nunguja, Keiska, Tibslc, Jazmina Figueroa, Buffer, Betty Hammerschlag, HMOT, E.N.C, Fetva, Josephine Moriko, Colin Barth, Leslie, Endless Bazaar, Gerome Gadient, Orbita, Charlie Osborne, Malibu, Xafya, Wat Taklaew, Madjestic Kasual, Periphery Serpentine, F33, Marc Jauss, Charlotte Mandell, Ana Jikia, Deskulling, Mercury Tracer, Sania Nascarella, Jonas Huldi, Dimitri Erhard, Mschyen, 990x

Come and listen!

BARTHÉLÉMY GROSSMANN
24.4. – 17.5.25

Vernissage: 23.4.25, 17:00 – 19:00

Opening hours:
Thu + Fri, 11:00 – 18:00
Sat, 14:00 – 18:00
Sun, 11:00 – 16:00

During ESC:
Open daily from 14:00 – 18:00

The exhibition by Barthélémy Grossmann presents a comprehensive presentation of his work. The focus is on a cycle of drawings and paintings. A multi-layered project that functions as a personal, spiritual and cultural imaginarium in which archetypal symbols are interwoven with individual mythology. Central to the project is a hand-sign cycle in which figures represent the archetype of the warrior, a symbol of inner strength, harmonious connection with nature and authenticity in the face of the homogenization of the modern world. Inspired by popular culture and films, which often propagate stereotypical representations, the artist deliberately reinterprets these motifs and lends them an idealized dimension. The pictorial figures do not serve as ethnographic documentation, but represent projections of values such as courage, balance, simplicity and respect for nature.

A complementary aspect of the exhibition is the performative component. During drawing sessions lasting several hours, he enters a state of deep meditation, a trance, so to speak, in which he works automatically and intuitively, without preparatory sketches. This process is reminiscent of classical action drawing practices, and his practice lies at the intersection of Expressionism and Art Brut.

Barthélémy Grossmann, born in Geneva in 1981, is a self-taught visual artist, filmmaker, screenwriter and performer who developed his artistic path from an early passion for cinema. After leaving school at the age of 15 and moving to Paris to devote himself to film, his practice quickly expanded to include drawing, painting and performative elements. His art, located at the crossroads between contemporary visual art and ritual performance, makes a significant contribution to discussions about culture, identity and the transgression of conventional forms of expression.

Barthélémy Grossmann

Image:
Barthélémy Grossmann
Brown Big Chief
146 × 116 cm × 2 cm

Acrylic on Canvas

Artstübli – Kunst & Kultur
Steinentorberg 28
4051 Basel

Die Gastronautische Gesellschaft and Artstübli present:
CLUB OF OPTIONS
Euro-Vision-Pop-Up-Underground-Bar with a super-diverse selection of drinks
11.5. – 17.5.25

OPENING:
Sa, 10.5.25, 16:00 – open end

BAR, DRINKS, FUN:
11.5. – 17.5.25, 14:00 – open end

Start (or end) your ESC adventure on the tracks of a lemonade train in a wildly staged art and culture space. Choose your unique drink at a lemonade price and spontaneously get into conversation with tourists, locals and stars about values and prices, your choice of drink, taste and tastelessness, art and non-art. Face the agony of choice together.
The highlights: Drinks conveyor belt like in a sushi restaurant, effects with dry ice, public viewing, color TV, stereo sound, large selection of spirits, karaoke, open playlist, tattoos, art to go from 100 francs and much more
Daily during the ESC week

Daily program details are presented here:
https://sites.google.com/gastronautischegesellschaft.com/esc/startseite

Artstübli – Kunst & Kultur, Steinentorberg 28, Basel

AI in Film and the Media Arts
WF Online Series 2025 #1: 16.5.25 – 23.5.25
The Convergence of AI, Film, and Media Arts

Curated in collaboration with Sabine Himmelsbach, Director of HeK (House of Electronic Arts Basel), this short film program explores the evolving dialogue between artificial intelligence, cinematic language, and media arts. The selected works traverse the boundaries of creativity and technology, offering nuanced perspectives on how AI influences narrative structures, aesthetic paradigms, and the very essence of artistic production. This program invites viewers to reflect on the cultural, philosophical, and ethical dimensions of AI as it reshapes our understanding of art and the human condition.

As part of the program, we will also feature an audio interview with Sabine Himmelsbach, in which she shares her insights on the intersection of artificial intelligence, cinema, and media arts—and her perspective on the evolving role of technology in the creative landscape.

THE MANIFOLD INTERWEAVING OF URBAN AND NATURAL IS THE LOOP - WITH ANGELA STAFFELBACH, MARTIN HEYNEN AND JOE CARCELLER
23.4.25 – 24.5.25

Opening:
23.4.25, 17:00 – 20:00

What does the loop, or the city loop, mean?

The exhibition invites visitors to discover urban and natural spaces as a living space that can be experienced together. It is about connections: between the individual and the community, between private and public space, between tradition and change. Coexistence in the city is created through visible and invisible connections - a web of relationships between people, animals, places, memories and utopian thoughts. The city is a dynamic structure - a loop that is constantly changing with every encounter, every step and every action.

Photo: Martin Heynen

Opening hours:
Thu + Fri, 14:00 – 18:00
Sat, 11:00 – 15:00

Durchgang
Petersgraben 31
4051 Basel

galeriedurchgang.ch

Yota Tsotra: Wor(l)ds of borders
10.5.25 – 24.5.25

Wor(l)ds of Borders’ scrutinises the narratives and terminologies surrounding the transitions at the east-south European borders and explores their landscapes. At the centre is an interest in language - particularly in how the media and politics use it specifically to influence public perceptions of migration. Through a multi-layered combination of linguistic and visual elements, the installation invites us to reflect on a more compassionate and human approach to the challenges of migration.

Vernissage:
Sat, 10.5.25, 18:00 – 20:00 with small snacks and drinks

Guided tour by Yota Tsotra:
Sun, 18.5.25, 17:00

Story tree in the JUKIBU GGG library:
Sat, 24.5.25, 10:30

Finissage
Sat, 24.5.25, 18:00 – 20:00 with small snacks and drinks

Opening hours:
Fri + Sun, 16:00 – 18:00
or by appointment

Grounds
Marta Riniker-Radich
3.5. – 22.6.25

Opening:
3.5.25, 18:00 – 22:00

Unter uns – Erkundungen im Zwischenraum
Fotografie-Ausstellung von Christian Flierl
11.5.–22.6.25

Vernissage:
Sa, 10.5.25, 17:00 mit Begrüssungsrede

Öffnungszeiten:
Sa + So, 11:00 – 17:00 (Bei Veranstaltungen ab 18:00)

In der Ausstellung untersucht Christian Flierl, Fotograf, Biologe und Mitbegründer des BelleVue, die Berührungsflächen zwischen dem scheinbaren Gegensatz «Kultur» und «Natur». Die fünf Werkgruppen, entstanden zwischen 2007 und 2024, gewähren Einblicke in jene Bereiche des Übergangs, wo sich die Aneignung und die Rationalisierung der Natur durch den Menschen manifestieren; sie zeigen aber auch Spuren der Rückeroberung und die Rückverwandlungen menschlicher Zumutungen durch die Natur. In «Unter uns» begegnen wir solchen Zwischenräumen exemplarisch, wenn Siedlungs- und Stadtlandschaften auf die Natur oder das, was wir darunter verstehen, treffen; denn längst ist die «wilde, freie Natur» zweckmässig nach unseren Bedürfnissen geformt. Andere Werkgruppen zeigen aber auch eine subtile Umkehr der Beziehung Mensch-Natur: Die Einritzungen auf Baumrinden sind im Laufe der Zeit vernarbt und bilden jetzt ein Aneinander geheimnisvoller Schriftzeichen; oder wir erkennen Formen und Relikte von Bauwerken in Küstennähe, die durch das ewige Anspülen des Wassers zurückverwandelt wurden in etwas Organisches, zum Meer Gehörendes. Und unweigerlich fragt man sich: Was ist natürlich, was vom Menschen gemacht? Durch das schnelle Erfassen eines Moments oder das akribische, fotografische Erkunden eines Ortes erzeugt Christian Flierl – durchaus auch mit Humor und Ironie – einen Kontrast, in dem die problematischen Folgen des menschlichen Handelns offensichtlich werden. Aber die Arbeiten verharren nicht in der Kritik. Sie verändern oder erweitern den Horizont, indem sie gewohnte Seh- und Denklinien hinterfragen und verschieben. Flierls Fotografie will – ganz im Sinne des Dokumentarischen – aufklären und hilft uns, zu verstehen. Sie geht aber über das Dokumentarische hinaus, weil sie nicht nur zeigt, was ist, sondern uns berührt und es uns so ermöglicht, immer auch etwas Neues, Unerwartetes zu entdecken.
> www.flierl.ch

Veranstaltungen:

«verwoben & verflochten»
Donnerstag, 22.5.25, 19:00
Die Beziehungen zwischen den Lebewesen sind vielschichtig und faszinierend – und wir sind Teil davon. Streifzüge in wissenschaftliches Neuland. Vortrag und Diskussion mit der Buchautorin und Biologin Florianne Koechlin

Im Gespräch
Mi, 4.6.25, 19:00
Christian Flierl und Heinz Stahlhut, Kunsthistoriker und Leiter des Hans Erni Museums, Luzern

Presse- und Dokumentarfotografie, ade?
Mi, 11.6.25, 19:00 Uhr
Presse- sowie Dokumentarfotografie geraten unter Druck – klassische Publikationsorte und Geldquellen verschwinden zunehmend. Wo könnten Bedeutung und Zukunft dieses fotografischen Genres liegen?
Im Gespräch mit Gästen:
Florian Bachmann, Fotograf, Bildredaktion WOZ, Esther Baur, Staatsarchivarin Basel-Stadt, Estelle Blaschke, Professorin für Medienwissenschaften der Universität BS, Caroline Fink, Fotografin/Studienleiterin Fotografie MAZ, Tilo Richter, Projektleiter Kultur der Christoph Merian Stiftung Roland Schmid, Fotograf Madeleine Schuppli, Kuratorin, Stiftungsratspräsidentin Fotomuseum Winterthur
Moderation: Regine Flury

Andreas Seibert, Fotograf und Autor, stellt sein neues Buch vor:
Über Sehen Über Leben
A Photographic Document
Mi, 18.6., 19:00
Fotografische Porträts von Long-Covid und ME/CFS-Betroffenen, mit ausführlichen Texten zu ihrer Situation. Ein breit angelegtes Werk zu einem Thema, das von vielen Menschen übersehen wird: die Pandemie nach der Pandemie. Wunderbare Bilder, harte Realität.
www.ueber-sehen-ueber-leben.com www.andreasseibert.com

Führungen:
An den Sonntagen, jeweils um 14:00
25.5., 1.6., 15.6., 22.6. oder auf Anfrage: info@bellevue-fotografie.ch

Weitere Informationen zum Programm:
www.bellevue-fotografie.ch

Sonderprogramm:
BelleVue-Workshop Fotografische Identität
Am 10. + 29.5.25
Für Fotograf:innen Mit Reto Camenisch und Regine Flury
Anmeldung unter: bellevue-fotografie.ch/workshop

2024 - making of invitro no 36 - the balance
“the balance”

topics:
Crazy Rich, Money Game, Kleptocracy

Abstracts:
“Business ethics”

The economy finds itself in an unprecedented contradiction: on the one hand, economic and corporate scandals are increasing rapidly: almost not a week goes by without the global public noting with astonishment the ethical misconduct of so-called flagship companies. On the other hand, the neoliberal economic theory in whose framework and name all this is happening is facing unprecedentedly intense criticism.

Material:
Gold paint, small clay figure, 4 nails as stilts, 4 nails at the top (Damocles swords)

invitro
Gerbergasse 24, 4001 Basel
niel-thaler.com