Art Basel, Convention Center, Miami Beach
The afternoon Salon program is an open platform for short presentations – often informal– such as artist talks, panels, lectures and performances with a range of speakers including artists, curators, academics, collectors, architects, art lawyers, critics and other cultural players.
Salon takes place daily from Thursday, December 5 to Sunday, December 8, from 1pm to 7pm (Sunday to 4pm) in the Hall C Auditorium, access with Art Basel VIP card or ticket.
Dec 5, 1pm – 2pm
Talk | Art Market vs. Art History
Josh Baer, Advisor and Publisher of Baer Faxt, New York in conversation with Joseph Kosuth, Artist, London
Dec 5, 2pm – 3pm
Artist Talk | Public Art: ‘Social Animals’
Kate Gilmore, Artist, New York; Alicja Kwade, Artist, Berlin; Mungo Thomson, Artist, Los Angeles. Moderator: Nicholas Baume, Curator of Art Basel’s Public sector and Director & Chief Curator of Public Art Fund, New York.
Dec 5, 3pm – 4pm
Artist Talk | Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun
Olafur Eliasson, Artist, Berlin-Copenhagen in conversation with Klaus Biesenbach, Director of MoMA PS1 and Chief Curator at Large at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Dec 5, 4pm – 5pm
Round Table |The Group Show as Collection, as Museum, as Biennial, as Education, as Institution, as Art Exhibition
Daniel Baumann, Dan Byers, and Tina Kukielski, Co-Curators of the 2013 Carnegie International, Pittsburgh in conversation with Frances Stark, Artist, Los Angeles andErika Verzutti, Artist, Sao Paulo. The talk is followed by the launch of Erika Verzutti’s new book.
Dec 5, 5pm – 6pm
Artist Talk | Beyond Post-Black?
Rashaad Newsome, Artist, New York in conversation with Paul Goodwin, Independent Curator and Professor at Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London.
Dec 5, 6pm – 7pm
Artist Talk | Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin, Artist, London in conversation with Sir Norman Rosenthal, Independent Curator and Writer, London.
Dec 6, 1pm to 2pm
Artist Talk | Dara Birnbaum
Dara Birnbaum, Artist, New York, in conversation with David Gryn, Curator of Art Basel’s Film sector and Founder of Artprojx, London.
Dec 6, 2pm – 3pm
Artist Talk and Book Launch | Focus: Colombia
Gabriel Sierra, Artist, Bogota; Juan Andres Gaitan, Curator, 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Mexico City/Berlin; Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director, Serpentine Gallery, London.
Dec 6, 3pm – 4pm
Artist Talk | Allyson Vieira: The Plural Present
Allyson Vieira, Artist, New York; Simon Castets, Director and Curator, Swiss Institute Contemporary Art, New York; Adam Szymczyk, Director of Kunsthalle Basel and newly appointed Artistic Director of documenta 14.
Dec 6, 4pm – 5pm
Discussion | Constructive Art Criticism in Latin America: Realities and Challenges
Jose Roca, Estrellita B. Brodsky Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art at Tate, London, and Artistic Director of FLORA ars+natura, Bogotá; Mario Garcia Torres, Artist, Mexico. Moderator: Abaseh Mirvali, Independent Curator, Istanbul/Berlin/Mexico City/Lima.
Dec 6, 5pm – 6pm
Art History | ‘Brancusi in New York. 1913 – 2013’
Matthew Affron, The Muriel & Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Dr. Jérôme Neutres, Curator and Writer, Special Advisor to the president of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais and a board member of the Guimet Museum, Paris; Jean-Jacques Neuer, International Art Lawyer and representative of the Constantin Brancusi Estate.
Dec 6, 6pm – 7pm
Discussion | Bankrupt Cities. Endangered Museums: Learning From the Case of the Detroit Institute of Arts
Dennis Scholl, Collector and Vice President/Arts, Knight Foundation, Miami; Stephen K. Urice, Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law, Miami. Moderator: Andras Szanto, Author and Cultural Consultant, New York.
Dec 7, 1pm – 2pm
Discussion | The Changing Role of Small-Scale New York Arts Institutions
Allison Freedman Weisberg, Executive Director and Founder, Recess, New York; Ruba Katrib, Curator, Sculpture Center, New York; Miriam Katzeff, Co-Founder of Primary Information, New York; Peter J. Russo, Director, Triple Canopy, New York.
Dec 7, 2pm – 3pm
Art Law Talk | Art Title Insurance: What is It and Should You Get It?
Stephen D. Brodie, Esq. and Howard N. Spiegler, Esq., International Art Law Group, Herrick, Feinstein LLP, New York; Judith L. Pearson, President, ARIS Title Insurance Corporation, Denver.
Dec 7, 3pm – 4pm
Artist Talk and Book Launch | ‘More Than You Wanted to Know About John Baldessari‘
John Baldessari, Artist, Santa Monica, CA, in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director, Serpentine Gallery, London.
Dec 7, 4pm – 5pm
Book Launch and Discussion | ‘Living and Sustaining a Creative Life‘
Shamim Momin, Adjunct Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art and Head of Los Angeles Nomatic Division, Los Angeles; Ellen Harvey, Artist, New York; Brian Tolle, Artist, New York. Moderator: Sharon Louden, Artist and Editor of ‘Living and Sustaining a Creative Life’, New York
Dec 7, 5pm – 6pm
Artist Talk | Ry Rocklen
Ry Rocklen, Artist, Los Angeles in conversation with Jonathan Griffin, Writer and Curator Los Angeles.
Dec 7, 6pm – 7pm
Panel Discussion | 89plus. Focus: Branding
Brian Khek, Artist, Chicago and Dena Yago Co-producer of K-HOLE Trends, New York in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Founder, 89plus and Co-Director, Serpentine Gallery, London and Simon Castets, Co-Founder, 89plus and Director and Curator, Swiss Institute Contemporary Art, New York
Dec 8, 1pm to 2pm
Discussion| Biennial Biodiversity
Alya Sebti, Artistic Director, Marrakech Biennale, Gabriela Salgado, Co-Curator, La Otra Bienal, Bogota; Moderator: Mari Spirito, Director, Protocinema, Istanbul/New York.
Dec 8, 2pm to 3pm
Talk | Paradise (Working Title) The Bar as An Oasis
Namoi Fisher, Artist, Miami, Jim Drain, Artist, Miami, David Andrew Tasman, Architect, New York.
- Open:
Thursday, 05 December 2013 - Close:
Saturday, 07 December 2013 - Address:
Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC), 1901 Convention Center Dr, Miami Beach, Hall C Auditorium - Web:
Art Basel Miami Beach - Opening hour:
Dec 5 – 7, 1pm – 7pm; Dec 8, 1pm – 4pm - Admission:
Art Basel VIP card or ticket
