EIN KLEINFORMATIGES ENSEMBLE
kunsthallekleinbasel @ fair ArtFair Gais (CH)
Sun 23.8.2020 | 11 am – 5 pm
find us at Haltestelle Strahlholz in CH-9056 Gais
REPRESENTED ARTISTS Bettina Costa (CH), Francesca Meier (CH), Tjefa Wegener (CH) Curated by Melanie Kuratli (CH)
EN | At the fair Art Fair on 23.08.2020 in Gais, kunsthallekleinbasel will be showing small formats in the manner of the 2017 exhibition «MORE THAN 100 FRAMES». In Appenzell-Ausserrhoden we will be presenting «EIN KLEINFORMATIGES ENSEMBLE» with works by three selected Swiss artists: Collages by Bettina Costa, photography by Tjefa Wegener and paintings by Francesca Meier. Bettina Costa, the artist who was born in Argentina and now lives in Rheinfelden, focuses in her abstract collages on the tango, the dance that reminds one of her homeland. From Tjefa Wegner, the nature-loving Basel photographer who specializes in nude photography, we show black and white photography, an excerpt of her reportages from the country. Two new landscape paintings by Francesca Meier, born in Madagascar and now living and working in Basel, complete the ensemble of small-format works. The presentation was organized by budding art historian Melanie Kuratli, who has been working as curatorial assistant for the Basel initiative since 2020.
DE | An der «fair Art Fair» am 23.08.2020 in Gais zeigt die kunsthallekleinbasel Kleinformate in der Manier der Ausstellung «MORE THAN 100 FRAMES» von 2017. In Appenzell-Ausserrhoden präsentieren wir «EIN KLEINFORMATIGES ENSEMBLE» mit Arbeiten von drei ausgewählten Schweizer Künstlerinnen: Collagen von Bettina Costa, Fotografie von Tjefa Wegener und Malereien von Francesca Meier. Bettina Costa, die in Argentinien geborene und heute in Rheinfelden lebende Künstlerin, thematisiert in ihren abstrakten Collagen den Tango, den Tanz, der an ihre Heimat erinnert. Von Tjefa Wegner, der naturverbundenen und auf Aktfotografie spezialisierten Basler Fotografin, zeigen wir schwarz-weiss Fotografie, ein Auszug ihrer Reportagen vom Land. Zwei neue Landschaftsgemälde der Francesca Meier, geboren in Madagaskar heute in Basel lebend und arbeitend, runden das Ensemble kleinformatiger Werke ab. Die Präsentation wurden von der angehenden Kunsthistorikerin Melanie Kuratli organisiert, die seit 2020 als kuratorische Assistentin für die Basler Initiative tätig ist.
Exhibition view with works by Bettina Costa, Francesca Meier and Tjefa Wegener. Photography: Melanie Kuratli and Jasmin Glaab. Gais, 2020.
Bettina Costa (CH) | COLLAGE
Bettina Costa (*1965 in Rosario, ARG) lives and works as visual artist in Rheinfelden (CH). She works with acrylic, collages and stencils. Tango is often a recurring motif, which she represents in a variety of forms and with different techniques, as street art or as installations. Her paper and digital collages represent bizarre, whimsical scenes and the sometimes absurd current society. They are the casual, accidental fusion between reality and dreams. In the creation, the artist is completely free of mind and logic, so that the artistic subconscious and spontaneous mood could take control.
Bettina Costa, SURREAL COLLAGE_50. Collage, magazine paper on cardboard, 24 x 18 cm. Rheinfelden (CH), 2020.
Francesca Meier (CH) | PAINTING
Francesca Meier (*1960 in Antananarivo, MDA) lives and works as a freelance artist in Basel (CH). She did an apprenticeship in textile design (1977–1980) and studied fashion design at the Basel Kunstgewerbeschule (1985–1987). Her main subjects of interest are architecture, landscape and portrait.
Francesca Meier, UNTER DEM HIMMEL, BURG. Mixed Media on canvas, 15 x 20cm. Tessin (CH), 2019.
Tjefa Wegener (CH) | PHOTOGRAPHY
Tjefa Wegener (*1986, Basel, CH) lives and works as a freelance photographer in Basel and in the Alps (CH). She studied photography at Ostkreuzschule in Berlin (2008–2011) and did two documentary journeys to Mexico (2010 and 2012). She is specialized in nude and long term documentary photography.
Tjefa Wegener, LUPOS AUGE. Digitalisierte Analogfotografie ausbelichtet auf Fujipapier, 18x 24 cm. Auflage von 25. Diemtigtal (CH), 2014.
Curated by Melanie Kuratli (CH)
Melanie Kuratli (*1994) lives and works as a freelance artist, graphic designer and gallery assistant in basel (Ch). she earned her bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at the University of Arts Northwestern Switzerland (2017). She worked in the fields of graphics, web design and as assistant for various exhibitions in the field of fine art and culture in Switzerland. Currently she is studying Art History and Classical Archaeology at the University of Basel. Since 2020 she has been doing an internship as curatorial assistant at the independent artist-run initiative kunsthallekleinbasel in Basel.
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Networking event and table exhibition in public space in Gais. Find us at Haltestelle Strahlholz in CH-9056
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"Dieses Projekt unseres Kollektivs streunender hund widmet sich im Sommer dem Zusammentreffen von Offspaces, Kunsträumen und Vereinen aus der ganzen Schweiz. Die Eingeladenen erhalten die Möglichkeit sich und ihre Organisationen vor- und auszustellen. Der Austausch der Offspaces untereinander steht genauso im Fokus wie die Interaktion mit dem Publikum. Die fairArtFair 2020 ist locker eingebunden in die *5stern offene Ateliers Ostschweiz."
Text: Kollektiv Streunender Hund, 2020 |
