Exhibitions, Switzerland, Basel-Stadt, Basel, 14 June 2014
Acknowledgment and Resolution, The Grass Grows , a new way to show contemporary art at Art Basel 2014.
The Format Contemporary Culture Gallery, Glenda Cinquegrana:TheStudio and Art.Lab Gallery, are pleased to announce an exclusively cultural event during the week of the Art Basel 2014, The Grass Grows, a group show made of 30 Italian and international artists.
14/22 June 2014 | Basel
74, Riehenstrasse
The Grass Grows wants to display a particular point of view over a group of selected artists, that all have in common the vocation to the research and the linguistic experimentation. The purpose of this show is, while keeping its ways far from the commercial mentality that is proper of the fair event, to offer a complementary vision to the main fair. This show is based on a concept that claims to be Emergent, Alternative and Experimental.
Emergent, Alternative and Experimental.
The Grass Grows implies a triplex purpose, showed in the three key words of the event.
Emergent: the first is to give a space to young art, primarily Italian, but also international, that has grown as the grass in the last years, and that has still not included in the realm of the top levels of the art market.
Alternative: the second is to call the attention to the fact that high profile commercial events have lost their open eye on the new forms of expression, and when focusing on the well-known segments of the art market, have become too conservative.
Experimental: the third purpose is to point out that contemporary art grows and develops new ideas for the future only from its main root represented by the linguistic and the cultural experimentation.
The Grass Grows testifies how creativity has grown alone, digging its own space that stays far from the look of the more recognized institutions. The show, consisting of a complex exhibition project made of 30 artists, and that is distributed on two floors, is composed of two main parts: the one entitled Acknowledgement at the ground floor, stands as a rigorous selection of single pieces for each artist displayed; the second entitled Resolution at the underground floor, is offering a huger presentation for every single artist. This part is made with the purpose to give to visitors the possibility to deepen their own understanding on the different researches of the selected artists. This exhibition project has been chosen opposing the classical and synthetic presentations, typical of the commercial fairs.
List of Artists: Milena Altini, Francesco Ardini, Sonia Elizabeth Barrett, Matteo Berra, Michal Bugalski, Marco Carli Rossi, Dario Carratta, Rowan D.G. Corkill, Sandro Del Pistoia, Marco Demis, Francesco De Molfetta, Ninni Donato, Eloise Ghioni,Luca Grechi,Giovanni Guadagnoli , Majida Khattari, Seba Kurtis,Francesco Irnem, Maurizio L'Altrella, Diego Miguel Mirabella,Noemi Montanaro, Monica P., Angela Pellicanò, Svetlana Ostapovici, Matteo Sanna, Mustafa Sabbagh, Lapo Simeoni, Valerio Spada, Fosco Valentini, Aaron Van Erp .
VERNISSAGE
Preview /VIP Press Preview
SATURDAY, June 14th 2014
10 am – 8 pm.
PUBLIC HOURS:
Sunday, June 15th > Sunday, June 22nd
10 am – 9 pm
info: thegrassgrowsbasel@gmail.com
www.thegrassgrows.it
The Format Contemporary Culture Gallery, Glenda Cinquegrana:TheStudio and Art.Lab Gallery, are pleased to announce an exclusively cultural event during the week of the Art Basel 2014, The Grass Grows, a group show made of 30 Italian and international artists.
14/22 June 2014 | Basel
74, Riehenstrasse
The Grass Grows wants to display a particular point of view over a group of selected artists, that all have in common the vocation to the research and the linguistic experimentation. The purpose of this show is, while keeping its ways far from the commercial mentality that is proper of the fair event, to offer a complementary vision to the main fair. This show is based on a concept that claims to be Emergent, Alternative and Experimental.
Emergent, Alternative and Experimental.
The Grass Grows implies a triplex purpose, showed in the three key words of the event.
Emergent: the first is to give a space to young art, primarily Italian, but also international, that has grown as the grass in the last years, and that has still not included in the realm of the top levels of the art market.
Alternative: the second is to call the attention to the fact that high profile commercial events have lost their open eye on the new forms of expression, and when focusing on the well-known segments of the art market, have become too conservative.
Experimental: the third purpose is to point out that contemporary art grows and develops new ideas for the future only from its main root represented by the linguistic and the cultural experimentation.
The Grass Grows testifies how creativity has grown alone, digging its own space that stays far from the look of the more recognized institutions. The show, consisting of a complex exhibition project made of 30 artists, and that is distributed on two floors, is composed of two main parts: the one entitled Acknowledgement at the ground floor, stands as a rigorous selection of single pieces for each artist displayed; the second entitled Resolution at the underground floor, is offering a huger presentation for every single artist. This part is made with the purpose to give to visitors the possibility to deepen their own understanding on the different researches of the selected artists. This exhibition project has been chosen opposing the classical and synthetic presentations, typical of the commercial fairs.
List of Artists: Milena Altini, Francesco Ardini, Sonia Elizabeth Barrett, Matteo Berra, Michal Bugalski, Marco Carli Rossi, Dario Carratta, Rowan D.G. Corkill, Sandro Del Pistoia, Marco Demis, Francesco De Molfetta, Ninni Donato, Eloise Ghioni,Luca Grechi,Giovanni Guadagnoli , Majida Khattari, Seba Kurtis,Francesco Irnem, Maurizio L'Altrella, Diego Miguel Mirabella,Noemi Montanaro, Monica P., Angela Pellicanò, Svetlana Ostapovici, Matteo Sanna, Mustafa Sabbagh, Lapo Simeoni, Valerio Spada, Fosco Valentini, Aaron Van Erp .
VERNISSAGE
Preview /VIP Press Preview
SATURDAY, June 14th 2014
10 am – 8 pm.
PUBLIC HOURS:
Sunday, June 15th > Sunday, June 22nd
10 am – 9 pm
info: thegrassgrowsbasel@gmail.com
www.thegrassgrows.it
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