Except design projects, inspirations and interviews with world-famous designers, Coveted presents today the useful collection of facts about Art Basel 2015 in Switzerland.

Founded by gallerists in 1970, Art Basel has been a driving force in supporting the role that galleries play in the nurturing of artists, and the development and promotion of visual arts. Moreover, Art Basel stages the world’s premier modern and contemporary art shows, held annually in Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong. In addition to showing exciting works by world-renowned artists, Art Basel is always innovating, thus expanding its platform for new artists who represent the vanguard of the visual arts. Its worldwide reputation – earned over the last forty years – for showing work of the highest merit, and attracting the world’s leading gallerists and collectors, has made Art Basel the place where the artworld meets.

Dates of Art Basel 2015: June 18–21

This year Art Basel returns this June for its 46th Basel edition with 284 premier galleries, drawn from 33 countries, presenting premier works ranging from the modern period of the early 20th century to the most contemporary artists of today. The show will be opened to the public from Thursday, June 18, to Sunday, June 21, 2015 with two preview days on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 16 and 17 (by invitation only).

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Galleries, the main sector of the show, will feature 223 galleries presenting the highest quality of painting, sculpture, drawing, installation, photography, video and editioned works. A strong list of returning exhibitors is joined by three galleries who will exhibit within the sector for the first time, having previously shown in Statements or Feature. These galleries are Rodeo, Take Ninagawa and Vilma Gold.

What events to attend during during Art Basel in Switzerland?

Are you ready to check the best events to attend while visiting Art Basel 2015? Besides that approximately 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia show work from great masters of Modern and contemporary art to the latest generation of emerging stars. Every artistic medium is represented: paintings, sculpture, installations, videos, multiples, prints, photography, and performance.

Matthew Marks is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Ellsworth Kelly in his galleries at 502, 522, 526 West 22nd Street and 523 West 24th Street. Kelly has exhibited with the gallery for over two decades, and now for the first time — on the verge of his ninety-second birthday — he has filled all four of Matthew Marks’s Chelsea spaces with new works.

Besides, as an unique platform for projects that transcend the limitations of a traditional art-fair stand, Art Basel will be curated for the fourth year by Gianni Jetzer, with around 70 works ranging from large-scale sculptures and paintings to video projections, installations and live performances.

Parcours, a series of site-specific sculptures, interventions and performances by renowned international artists and emerging talents, presented by Art Basel galleries, will be curated for the third time by Florence Derieux and will take place around the Münsterplatz area near the Basel cathedral.

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Screened at Stadtkino Basel and curated for the first time by Maxa Zoller, the Film program will run from Monday, June 15 to Saturday, June 20 while the Talks program will take place in the auditorium within Hall 1 from Wednesday, June 17 to Sunday, June 21 offering audiences access to first-hand information on the international art world.

Significant conversations to take part in

Art Basel hosts a series of conversations and talks on a range of subjects, including the collection and exhibition of art, understanding art from a geographical and historical perspective, and timely topics concerning the contemporary art scene. Artists, gallerists, art historians, curators, museum directors, publishers, and collectors participate in panel discussions, book signings, and interviews.

Starting in 2004, the daily conversations series has been a premier platform for dynamic dialogs between prominent members of the international art world, each offering their unique perspective on producing, collecting, and exhibiting art. In all, more than 300 speakers have taken part in these panels.

Adding a more freestyle dimension to our talks program, the Salon program (which started in 2002 as Art Lobby) serves as an open space for short presentations such as artist talks, concise panels, and even performances – often quite informal – with an even broader range of speakers.

What are the exhibitors to attend at Art Basel?

ELLSWORTH KELLY

Matthew Marks is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Ellsworth Kelly in his galleries at 502, 522, 526 West 22nd Street and 523 West 24th Street. Kelly has exhibited with the gallery for over two decades, and now for the first time — on the verge of his ninety-second birthday — he has filled all four of Matthew Marks’s Chelsea spaces with new works.

GALERIE FRANK ELBAZ

The exhibition brings together a new body of work which, according to the artist’s working method, looks at first glance like mere objects of everyday life, metal suitcases or steel filing cabinets, which evoke the idea of the commercial gallery or the office.

FRAENKEL GALLERY

Fraenkel Gallery is pleased to present Richard Misrach: Being(s) 1975-2015, on view from April 9 – May 30, 2015. This survey exhibition traces the appearance of the human figure in Misrach’s photographs across the entire span of his career, from 1975 to the present.

Luxury magazine Covet Edition encourages you to visit Art Basel 2015 and find out more about modern artworks, contemporary trends and talented artists nowadays. Are you excited to visit Switzerland this summer?