Issues of Our Time: An evening with Teju Cole on his new novel "Tremor"
A cooperation between Kunstmuseum Basel and the Literaturhaus Basel
Kunstmuseum Basel | Neubau
Monday, June 24, 2024
7.30–8 p.m.
Tickets via Literaturhaus Basel
Teju Cole is a novelist, essayist, and photographer. Cole is currently the Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard and a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine. His most recent book is a novel entitled Tremor (2023), named book of the year is being published in German now. In this novel, Cole dives deep into the colonial history of the USA and uses literary means to investigate how it leaves its mark to this day.
In the event series Issues of Our Time, important thinkers from various disciplines take a stand on pressing contemporary issues and shed light on critical contexts that are driving today’s societies.
May
GEGENWART
16:30–18:00
Lehrer:innen Einführung zur Sonderausstellung «When We See Us».
In German. Ein dialogischer Ausstellungsrundgang mit pädagogischem Fokus. Kosten: CHF 15, Ticket erforderlich via Ticketlink.
June
15:00–17:00
A Light Lyricism. Reading Group and Literary Companion to "When We See Us"
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
Führung in der Ausstellung «When We See Us. Hundert Jahre panafrikanische figurative Malerei»
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 5.
FÜHRUNG
GEGENWART
16:00–17:00
Guided tour of the exhibition "When We See Us. A Century of Black Figuration in Painting"
Costs: Admission + CHF 5.
CONCERT
18:00–19:00
When We Hear Us with Neo Muyanga
Musical explorations around “When We See Us”
In a live concert, the South African musician and composer Neo Muyanga and the ensemble of the FHNW Jazz Institute will present cross-genre sounds that translate the themes of the exhibition “When We See Us” into the sonic sphere. Costs: CHF 20/15. Tickets via ticket link.
15:00–17:00
A Light Lyricism. Reading Group and Literary Companion to "When We See Us"
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
Führung in der Ausstellung «When We See Us. Hundert Jahre panafrikanische figurative Malerei»
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 5.
NEUBAU Eventfoyer
19:00–20:00
Nakhane, «Endo-» – Performance
The well-known South African singer, songwriter, performer and writer is coming to Basel with the musical performance "Endo-", which was commissioned by the Kunstmuseum Basel especially for the exhibition "When We See Us. One Hundred Years of Pan-African Figurative Painting". Nakhane's work was praised by Elton John, who interviewed Nakhane, and also by Madonna, who called the multitalent one of her two favorite artists and said Nakhane's music influenced Nakhane. Costs: CHF 25/15.
GEGENWART
11:30–12:15
When We Hear Us mit Neo Muyanga
Musical Explorations around "When We See Us"
During Art Basel, the Neo Muyanga Ensemble will host solos, duos and small ensemble formation sessions inspired by the "When We See Us" playlists and workshops; deconstructing “African Music” and exploring the complex echoes between music and the visual arts, the boundary-crossing aesthetic contained in the sonic palette of the diaspora. A Cooperation with Institute Jazz | FHNW, Basel. Costs: Entry.
16:00–17:00
When We Hear Us mit Neo Muyanga
Musikalische Erkundungen rund um «When We See Us»
Präsentation neuer Sounds und musikalischer Experimente, die auf der vom südafrikanischen Musiker und Komponisten Neo Muyanga konzipierten «When We See Us» Playlist der Ausstellung und den in Basel durchgeführten Workshops basieren. Eine Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut Jazz | FHNW, Basel. Teilnahme kostenlos, Ticket erforderlich via Ticketlink.
MESSE BASEL, HALL 1
19:00–20:00
Art Basel | Conversations: When We See Us
Messe Basel, Hall 1
"When We See Us" curator Koyo Kouoh will discuss the themes in the exhibition, currently on show at Kunstmuseum Basel, with artists Kudzanai-Violet Hwami and Tschabalala Self. Presented in collaboration with Art Basel.
GEGENWART
11:30–12:15
When We Hear Us mit Neo Muyanga
Musikalische Erkundungen rund um «When We See Us»
Präsentation neuer Sounds und musikalischer Experimente, die auf der vom südafrikanischen Musiker und Komponisten Neo Muyanga konzipierten «When We See Us» Playlist der Ausstellung und den in Basel durchgeführten Workshops basieren. Eine Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut Jazz | FHNW, Basel. Kosten: Eintritt.
16:00–17:00
When We Hear Us mit Neo Muyanga
Musikalische Erkundungen rund um «When We See Us»
Präsentation neuer Sounds und musikalischer Experimente, die auf der vom südafrikanischen Musiker und Komponisten Neo Muyanga konzipierten «When We See Us» Playlist der Ausstellung und den in Basel durchgeführten Workshops basieren. Eine Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut Jazz | FHNW, Basel. Teilnahme kostenlos, Ticket erforderlich via Ticketlink.
FÜHRUNG
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
Führung in der Ausstellung «When We See Us. Hundert Jahre panafrikanische figurative Malerei»
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 5.
15:00–17:00
A Light Lyricism. Reading Group and Literary Companion to "When We See Us"
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
Führung in der Ausstellung «When We See Us. Hundert Jahre panafrikanische figurative Malerei»
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 5.
FÜHRUNG
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
Visite guidée de l'exposition « When We See Us. Un siècle de peinture figurative panafricaine ».
In French. Coût : entrée + CHF 5.
CONVERSATION
NEUBAU
19:30–21:00
Fragen der Zeit: Teju Cole
Gespräch zum neusten Buch des amerikanisch-nigerianischen Autors Teju Cole, das jetzt auf Deutsch erscheint. Cole taucht in «Tremor» tief in die Kolonialgeschichte der USA ein und untersucht mit literarischen Mitteln, wie diese bis heute ihre Spuren hinterlässt.
