Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart
Thursday, October 3 2024, 6 – 9 p.m.
Costs: CHF 10/5
With Keabetswe Boccomino, Elisa Valentina da Costa Policarpo, Kadiatou Diallo, Dembo Jobarteh, Larissa Tiki Mbassi, Sindi-Leigh McBride and Lorena Rizzo.
Program:
6 p.m. Welcome and introduction
6.30 p.m. Speed dating
8 p.m. Musical performance by Dembo Jobarteh
When You Meet Us - A Collective Speed Dating is an invitation to continue with persistent questions raised by the exhibition and accompanying program at the Kunstmuseum Basel, in an open space and with different voices. The hosts of the evening were involved in the preparation and the programs around When We See Us. They all work at the intersection of art, activism and institutional knowledge production.
Instead of a lecture, the evening offers the opportunity to have conversations with experts in the form of a collective speed dating.
The audience will then enjoy a concert with Gambic kora-player Dembo Jobarteh.
Hosts:
WORKSHOP
STUDIO GEGENWART
15:00–16:30
A dialogue session on the functionality of African Art derived from shared community practices. 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: CHF 5.
WORKSHOP
STUDIO GEGENWART
11:00–17:00
Life by the river Together we will think about everyday life on the Rhine: the people, animals, plants, stones and everything else we encounter. What stories do the river and its banks tell us? What is the relationship between nature and culture around the Rhine? We will give form to our findings, reflections and impressions through paintings, drawings and frottages - outdoors if the weather is fine. Open to all. Participation free of charge.
GUIDED TOUR
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
In French. Coût : entrée + CHF 5.
GUIDED TOUR
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 5.
GUIDED TOUR
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
Costs: Admission + CHF 5.
STUDIO 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. Participation free of charge, registration required via ticket link.
GUIDED TOUR
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 5.
CONVERSATION
STUDIO GEGENWART
12:30–14:30
FULLY BOOKED!
Discursive menu and installation by the Hybrid Project Space collective and chef Olivier Bur. At this special lunch, questions will be served that encourage reflection on the exhibition, its themes and the institutional context. Chef Olivier Bur will complement the discussion with food. Hybrid Project Space together with co-hosts Ann Mbuti and Mona-Lisa Kole invite you to have a seat and share your thoughts. E Guete! Participation free of charge, Ticket via ticket link. Limited number of participants.
CONVERSATION
STUDIO GEGENWART
14:30–18:00
Installation open at Studio Gegenwart. Hybrid Project Space is a collective of people from the fields of museum studies, curation, media production, art, architecture and graphic design. The collective engages in discussions with the public on how art and cultural spaces can become more inclusive and diverse. The afternoon session is introduced by a music performance by Tracy September. Participation free of charge, no registration required.
STUDIO 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.
GUIDED TOUR
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.
GUIDED TOUR
GEGENWART
15:00–16:00
In German. Kosten: Eintritt + CHF 5.
WORKSHOP
STUDIO GEGENWART
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
STUDIO GEGENWART
15:00–16:30
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: CHF 5.