BASEL.- photo basel, Switzerland’s first and only international art fair dedicated to the photographic medium, announced its gallery list for its third edition. Taking place at the Volkshaus Basel, the fair runs from 14 – 18 June 2017, coinciding with Art Basel. This year, a contingent of 34 galleries, both young and more established, present works by artists from 15 countries in three sections: the main section, tape/basel and the not-for-profit section. photo basel brings together galleries from around the world, fostering a dialogue between members of the photographic and broader art world communities. A strong group of galleries from Europe will be joined by exhibitors from China, Georgia, Japan, Peru, Mexico, Argentina and the USA.
Newcomers to the fair include Catharine Clark Gallery (USA), Kana Kawanishi (Japan), Mariane Ibrahim (USA), and Galerie Springer (Germany). Returning galleries include Esther Woerdehoff (France), Flatland (Netherlands), Dix9 (France), Grundemark Nilsson (Germany/Sweden), Bildhalle (Switzerland), and Camara Oscura (Spain).
photo basel announced a new section entitled tape/basel which is entirely devoted to the moving image, featuring artists’ films. The programme presented here is a collaboration between Canadian-Swiss curator Chantal Molleur and photo basel's director Sven Eisenhut.
The not-for-profit section showcases nominees from the vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis (Young Artist’s Prize for Photography), a highly respected annual award that is produced by vfg (association of creative photographers), Switzerland. The program is designed to showcase new talents within Switzerland.
Another representative of the not-for-profit sector is the school of Arts and Design of Basel (HGK/FHNW). Under the lead of Chus Martinez (Director of the Arts Department), a solo show by young artist Anastasia Chaguidouline who will present a series of photographs never presented publicly before, inspired by Nan Goldin.
From its foundation year in 2015, photo basel has become established as one of the most prominent photography fairs in the German speaking world. As a fair with a high caliber range of work from both younger and more established galleries, photo basel attracts international visitors and exhibitors.
Sven Eisenhut, Director of photo basel said: “As the most international edition of photo basel so far, I am extremely excited for this year’s fair to show a diverse range of photographers and galleries from 5 continents. It is amazing to see that after two successful editions we are steadily gaining momentum. This third edition will give the avid collector and art lover such an outstanding overview of the fine art photography scene. There is a tremendous amount of discovery to make this year.“
