ART BASEL | CONVERSATIONS

Thursday, December 7, 2017

10am to 11.30am
Premiere Artist Talk | Charles Gaines

Charles Gaines, Artist, Los Angeles
Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative, Montgomery.

Moderator: Naima Keith, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Programs, California African American Museum, Los Angeles

Since the 1970’s, conceptual artist Charles Gaines has used philosophy, abstraction and mathematics to address politics and race. Through music and his use of systems, grids, photography and perceptual experiences, his work address ‘self-examination of our beliefs and ideologies.’ Gaines’ survey exhibition was organized by The Studio Museum in Harlem in 2014 and traveled to the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. He currently has a site-specific commission at the Institute of Contemporary Art, ICA Miami. Bryan Stevenson, lawyer, social justice activist and author joins Charles Gaines to discuss how the power of art, design, and cultural projects can be tools for social change. Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative are concretizing difficult narratives and asking society to reckon with historical and contemporary issues of race and poverty. They will be opening The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, on April 26, 2018, in Montgomery, Alabama.

2pm to 3pm
Collector Talk | Beyond Collecting: What is Patronage?

Pamela Joyner, Art Collector and Philanthropist, San Francisco
Füsun Eczacibaşı,Art Collector and Philanthropist, Istanbul

Moderator: Mark Rappolt, Editor-in-Chief, ArtReview, London

This panel is a frank conversation amongst art collectors who have been expanding their participation in art for years in different ways. Speakers will discuss how their patronage has grown and the attractions and pitfalls for them to commission new works, open foundations and support museums and publications.

3pm to 4pm
Journalist Talk | The Privatization of Art Journalism

Mary Louise Schumacher,Art and Architecture Critic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ossian Ward, Head of Content, Lisson Gallery, London

Moderator: Sarah Douglas, Editor-in-Chief, ARTnews, New York

The economic impact on art journalism is causing major shifts, as it is for journalism in general. Featuring writers from different publications and backgrounds who have recently moved to the private sector, this conversation discusses the effects of privatization on the quality and the future of art journalism.

4pm to 5pm
Museum Talk | LA/LA and Institutional Collaboration

Judy Baca,Artist, Los Angeles
Alexandre Gabriel, Director, Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Julia Halperin, Executive Editor, Artnet News, New York
Magalí Arriola,Curator, Museo Jumex, Mexico City

Moderator: Andrew Perchuk,Deputy Director, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles

The city-wide exhibitions and events of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA explore Latin American art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Using this as a starting point, this talk focuses on the importance of collaboration between a range of institutions and players, from museums to galleries to artists, for the growth of regional art scenes.

5pm to 6pm
Artworld Talk | Abstraction in Reverse

Alexander Alberro, Art Critic and Professor of Art History and Department Chair, Barnard College, New York
Kaira Cabañas, Associate Professor of Global Modern and Contemporary Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville

Moderator: Christian Viveros-Fauné, Art Critic and Curator, New York

This panel discusses how Latin American art in the mid-20th century has shaped and reimagined the relationship between art and the public, as well as the role of the spectator in the realization of an artwork. Alexander Alberro’s recent publication ‘Abstraction in Reverse: The Reconfigured Spectator in Mid-Twentieth-Century Latin American Art’ will serve as a basis for this conversation.

6pm to 7pm
Artworld Talk | Is Culture in the Americas in Big Trouble?

Jordan Casteel, Artist, New York
Anne Pasternak, Shelby White and Leon Levy Director, Brooklyn Museum, New York
Agustín Arteaga, Eugene McDermott Director, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas

Moderator: Teju Cole, Writer, Photographer and Art Historian, New York

In the midst of a major conservative shift in politics and the economy across the globe, this talk addresses the current threats to art and culture. Perspectives from a range of art professionals will weigh in on how they are responding and what they imagine for the years to come.

Friday, December 8, 2017

10am to 11.30am |
Public/ Private | Digital Museums and Virtual Audiences

Alberto Ibargüen, President, CEO and Trustee, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami
Shannon Darrough, Director, Digital Media, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Rachel Rossin, Artist, New York Joel Kremer, Director, Kremer Collection and Co-Founder, Kremer Museum, Amsterdam

Moderator:András Szántó, Author and Cultural Strategy Consultant, New York

From searchable databases and interactive gallery displays to social media platforms and virtual reality applications, digital innovation is starting to leave a deeper mark on the museum world, which has been comparatively slow to embrace new technology. This panel discusses how institutions can respond to these new possibilities and disruptions and how they can engage with audiences both online and offline.

2pm to 3pm
Art Market Talk | Global Business Models

Thaddaeus Ropac, Founder, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London, Paris, Salzburg
Juan A. Gaitán, Director, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City
John Zarobell, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Director of International Studies, University of San Francisco, San Francisco

Moderator:Josh Baer, Advisor and Publisher, Baer Faxt, New York

The funding required for public institutions to mount high quality exhibitions is becoming increasingly scarce. At the same time, major galleries are now more frequently in a

financial position to do so. This panel addresses the ways in which museums and galleries are responding to the increasing pressure to participate in the global artworld and the implications for artists and estates.

3pm to 4pm
Artist Talk | Natural Disasters – Whose Crisis is it?

Lars Jan, Artist, Los Angeles
Isaac Julien, Artist, London

Moderator: John Paul Rathbone, Latin America Editor, Financial Times, Miami

This discussion examines the effects of climate change, droughts and floods and how the current situation is being addressed in and out of the global art community. Topics include how artists reflect on global warming and shrinking water resources in their work, and to what extent artists contribute to the problem or discourse.

4pm to 5pm
Art Market Talk | Is Innovation Enough for Middle-Market Galleries?

Vanessa Carlos,Director, Carlos/Ishikawa and Initiator, Condo, London
Stefania Bortolami, Founder and Director, Bortolami, New York

Moderator: Tim Schneider, Founder, The Gray Market, Los Angeles

The much-discussed middle market struggles are resulting in a wave of innovations by gallerists. Looking at the new itinerant gallery models and communal and multi-city sharing systems, this panel explores how gallerists are developing inventive responses to the changing market and the roles that artists play in these solutions.

5pm to 6pm |
Artist Talk | Public Territories

Yto Barrada,Artist, Tangier and New York
Daniel Knorr, Artist, Berlin

Moderator: Philipp Kaiser, Independent Curator and Critic, Art Basel in Miami Beach Public Curator, Los Angeles

For his first curation of Art Basel in Miami Beach’s Public sector, Philipp Kaiser speaks with featured artists that address the fluid and de-materializing nature of ideas and boundaries. In a volatile shifting historical moment, this conversation sheds light on a range of perspectives from celebrated artists on the limits of nationhood and race.

Saturday, December 9, 2017

10am to 11.30am |
Artist Talk | Artists’ Influencers

Arthur Jafa, Artist, Los Angeles
Jason Moran, Pianist and Composer, New York

Moderator: Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries, London

Conceived by Hans Ulrich Obrist, this series brings together artists with the individuals who have been of great influence to the development of their artistic practice. For this edition, Arthur Jafa, video artist, director, and award-winning cinematographer will be in conversation with Jason Moran, pianist and composer, to discuss their relationship and individual artistic visions.

2pm to 3pm
Curator Talk | I Was Raised on the Internet

Omar Kholeif, Senior Curator and Director of Global Initiatives, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago
Eva Respini, Chief Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Boston
Pavel Pyś, Curator of Visual Arts, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

Moderator:Michael Connor, Artistic Director, Rhizome, New York

This panel brings together curators from three major institutions that collaborate on exhibitions that investigate the effects of the Internet on contemporary art: ‘Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today’ at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, ‘The Body Electric’ at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis and ‘I was Raised on the Internet’ at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

3pm to 4pm
Creative Cities Talk | Culture-Led Urban Regeneration

Charles Renfro, Architect and Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York
Leandro Erlich, Artist, Buenos Aires and Montevideo
Terence Riley, Architect, Curator, Critic and Museum Professional, Miami

Moderator: Flavio Janches, Professor, Architect and Urban Designer, Buenos Aires

This panel addresses the rapid growth of cities and the urban fragmentation that goes along with it. The speakers will discuss what roles artists, architects, museums and the public play in this process.

4pm to 5pm
Biennale Talk | Regenerations and Biennials

Wayne Gonzales, Artist, New York
Darryl Montana, Artist, New Orleans
William Fagaly, Founding and Current Board Member of Prospect New Orleans and former Curator of African Art at New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans

Moderator: Trevor Schoonmaker, Artistic Director, Prospect.4, New Orleans and Chief Curator, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham

‘Regeneration and Biennials’ is a conversation between artists and art professionals on the metaphor of the regenerative lotus plant, put forth by Prospect 4, New Orleans. This talk investigates how art, music and religion, in both the public and the private sectors, affect the rebuilding of communities.

5pm to 6pm
Artist Talk | What of Indigenous Art Now?

Edgar Heap of Birds, Artist, Oklahoma
Kathleen Ash-Milby, Associate Curator, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, New York

Moderator: Candice Hopkins, Writer and Curator, Albuquerque

This panel addresses the different perspectives on the renewed visibility of indigenous people following the 1992 resurgence focused on visual art. Speakers will discuss how this resurgence has impacted the advancement of rights of indigenous people, who chooses which artists become the voices for a range of tribes and how more voices can be supported.

Sunday, December 10, 2017

10am to 11.30am
Artist Talk | The Artist and the Gallerist

Eduardo Brandão, Director, Vermelho, São Paulo
Dora Longo Bahia, Artist, São Paulo

Moderator: Stephanie Bailey, Editor-at-Large, Editor-at-Large, Ocula, Senior Editor, Ibraaz, and Contributing Editor, Art Papers and LEAP, London/Hong Kong

This panel offers a frank and informal conversation about the unique and fundamental relationship between artists and their gallerists. Eduardo Brandão speaks with Dora Longo Bahia about how they met, how they came to work together and if and how their working relationship has changed over time.

2pm to 3pm
Artworld Talk | Translating Images

José Carlos Diaz, Chief Curator, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh
Dina Nasser Khadivi, Independent Curator and Art Consultant, Geneva Mitra Abbaspour, Independent Curator, New York

Moderator: Dr. Shiva Balaghi, Independent Scholar, Los Angeles

In an increasingly global art world, images travel across time and space taking on new meanings as they are appropriated, reimagined and presented in diverse contexts. Inspired by sampling in music, Iranian artist Farhad Moshiri appropriates imagery from the past, everyday objects and American cinema to create his own signature art. In light of his current exhibition at the Andy Warhol Museum, the panelists explore the salient questions raised by Moshiri’s art and its exhibition in this particular venue.

3pm to 4pm
Artworld Talk | Artist Commissions and Sustainability

Sharon Louden, Artist, Editor and Advocate for Artists, New York
Adarsh Alphons, Founder, ProjectArt, New York

Moderator: Lisa Dent, Independent Curator, Writer and Arts Administrator, New York

This talk explores the different ways in which artists can find time and support for their creative expressions through new funding models.