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.
15:00–17:00
With Sindi-Leigh McBride (researcher and writer) and guests
In six public reading group sessions, we work through a selection of texts by James Baldwin, Ken Bugul, Teju Cole, Akwaeke Emezi, Bernardine Evaristo, Andrea Lee, Maaza Men, Kwame McPherson, Johny Pitts, Koleka Putuma, Zadie Smith, and Brandon Taylor. All texts will be made available to participants in advance. Age: from 16 years. Admission is free, registration is required via ticket link.
FÜHRUNG
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 5.
CURATOR'S TOUR
GEGENWART
18:30–19:30
In German. Mit der Kuratorin Maja Wismer. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 5.
FÜHRUNG
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 5.
WORKSHOP
11:00–17:00
We question our viewing habits! Through peepholes and self-made telescopes, we search the museum rooms and works of art for unusual patterns. Our sketches will be drawn and reproduced in the Studio Gegenwart to create a single work of art, a large tapestry of patterns. Open to all: families, friends, children, young people and adults are welcome. Free of charge without registration.
WORKSHOP
15:00–16:30
The Role of Art in Shaping Historical Narratives. With Marilyn Umurungi
This session introduces an intersectional, Afro-feminist lens on BIPOC groups and movements that have become essential in creating visibility for communities of the diaspora. Costs: Entry + 5 CHF
RENDEZ-VOUS AM MITTAG
GEGENWART
12:30–13:00
In German. Mit der Kuratorin Maja Wismer. Kosten: Eintritt.
WORKSHOP
GEGENWART
15:00–16:30
Storytelling Through Design. With Cherry-Ann Morgan
A practical workshop that invites audiences to tap into new narratives of design through culture and storytelling beyond dominant narratives. The interdisciplinary dialogue series aims to foster conversations that connect museum audiences with the diverse spectrum of Black and African diasporic perspectives in Swiss society. This series is curated by Keabetswe Boccomino (Afrinova). Limited number of participants. Costs: Admission + CHF 5.
CONVERSATION
11:15–12:45
With Sungi Mlengeya (Dar es Salaam), Meleko Mokgosi (Massachusetts), Joy Labinjo (London)
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 (+ Optional: Entry CHF 13)
CONCERT
18:00–21:00
Inspiriert von «When We See Us» hat OKRA Collective eine neue audiovisuelle Installation entwickelt. Die hypnotisierende Kombination aus Stimmen, Geräuschen und polyrhythmischer Musik handelt vom Schwarzen Alltag aus einer afrodiasporischen Perspektive. In Zusammenarbeit mit Anti-Mass, einem Kollektiv und Label aus Kampala/Uganda. Eintritt: CHF 25/15 (Link folgt)