"When We See Us": Everyday Blackness with Okra Collective
Thursday, September 5, 6–9 p.m., Gegenwart
Let's open the exhibition and the Studio Gegenwart together – a new space for events, workshops, talks and performances at the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart.
All events on the opening day are free of charge, a ticket is required to visit the exhibition. Please note that only a limited number of seats are available in the Studio Gegenwart.
Saturday, May 25, 2024
3:00 PM: Studio Gegenwart doors open
3:30-3:55 PM: Everyday Blackness (25 min)
Audiovisual installation by OKRA Collective that draws on a collaborative process featuring Anti-Mass, a collective and label based in Kampala/Uganda.
4:00 PM: Pop-up Bar
4:30 PM: Welcome and introduction by the curatorial team of When We See Us
5:30-6:00 PM: Talks and Presentations of the Program accompanying the exhibition with program participants
6:30-7:00 PM: Talks and Presentations of the Program accompanying the exhibition with program participants
7:00-7:25 PM: Everyday Blackness (25 min)
Audiovisual installation by OKRA Collective that draws on a collaborative process featuring Anti-Mass, a collective and label based in Kampala/Uganda.
7:30-9:00 PM: Live DJ Set by FONCÉ (OKRA Collective)
The sound work will be presented again on a special OKRA Collective Thursday evening on September 5, 2024, 6-9 p.m. at Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart.
May
GEGENWART
18:00–20:00
Children's vernissage: "When We See Us"
In cooperation with the Friends of the Kunstmuseum Basel. Yesterday today was still tomorrow. The exhibition "When We See Us" is full of pictures that show people in their everyday lives. How do you spend your time when you're not at the museum? What is your favorite day of the year and what makes it so special? What stresses you out and when can you really relax? What bores you and what do you enjoy? Togetherwe get creative and discover the magic of everyday life. Age: 4–12 years. Free participation without registration.
Treffpunkt: Studio Gegenwart
VERNISSAGE
GEGENWART
18:30–20:00
Opening: «When We See Us»
We warmly invite you to the vernissage of "When We See Us. A Century of Black Figuration in Painting". Discover a multifaceted special exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart, where we present Black figurative painting from Africa and the African diaspora since the 1920s. The event will begin with welcoming remarks by the Director of the Kunstmuseum Basel, Elena Filipovic, the Government Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt and the Executive Director & Chief Curator Koyo Kouoh and will end with a shared aperitif. Free participation without registration.
Treffpunkt: Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart St. Alban-Rheinweg 60
CURATOR'S TOUR
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
Curator's tour «When We See Us»
With the curators Maja Wismer and Tandazani Dhlakama. Cost: admission + CHF 5.
15:00–21:00
Eröffnungstag «When We See Us»
Lancierung des Studio Gegenwart
Eröffnen Sie mit uns die Ausstellung «When We See Us» und das neue Studio Gegenwart! Erleben Sie das OKRA Collective mit seiner Installtion «Everyday Blackness» sowie weitere Programmpunkte und Interviews. Live-Übertragung von Radio X. Die Veranstaltungen sind kostenlos, die Platzanzahl begrenzt.
CONVERSATION
11:15–12:45
Sunday Artist Talk
Artist Esiri Erheriene-Essi (Amsterdam) and Kambui Olujimi (New York) in conversation with curator Tandazani Dhlakama
Artists of the exhibition consider the function and significance of painting and art in the Pan-African context as well as the artistic and social challenges with which they currently see themselves confronted. Costs: CHF 10/5
FÜHRUNG
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
Visite guidée de l'exposition « When We See Us. Un siècle de peinture figurative panafricaine ».
CANCELLED
In French. Coût : entrée + CHF 5.
