Lionel Bovier Books

Art Basel - Year 45 retraces and documents the dynamic experience of 2014's three Art Basel fairs in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong. Designed by Gavillet & Rust (Geneva), the publication has an A-to-Z format that maps the world of Art Basel alongside profiles spotlighting each of the 528 galleries participating across the three shows in 2014. It features works from all sectors of the different shows, highlights events and talks, offering vivid and varied perspectives on the global artworld as seen through the eyes of Art Basel. Giving art world experts, curators, and collectors a platform for sharing their expertise, the publication provides an insightful and immersive art experience for the reader.Interviewees and contributors include Nadim Abbas, Harry Bellet, Klaus Biesenbach, Stuart Comer, Paula Cooper, Cosmin Costinas, Bice Curiger, Douglas Fogle, Alex Gartenfeld, Massimiliano Gioni, Hou Hanru, Yuko Hasegawa, Chrissie Iles, Joan Jonas, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Ruba Katrib, Chus Martinez, Ryan McNamara, Jessica Morgan, Carsten Nicolai, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Taiyana Pimentel, Sarah Thornton, Wolfgang Tillmans, Jane & Louise Wilson, Xu Zhen, and many others whose work contributed this year to the fairs on all three continents.

Known for their collaborative projects exploring the relations between art and economic processes, Plamen Dejanoff and Swetlana Heger made their appearance on the European scene in the mid 1990s. For several years since then, Dejanoff has developed his own complex projects, spaced out over several years: thus, from 2001 to 2003, „Collective Wishdream of Upper Class Possibilities“ transformed his studio-apartment in Berlin into a multi-cultural space which has been used by a gallery, the Palais de Tokyo, and invited artists. * * The exhibition at MUMOK in Vienna marks the launch of the „Planets of Comparison,“ a construction project of different buildings (museum, bookshop, studio, et. c) in Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria, the town from which the artist comes, in close collaboration with architects, designers, and artists. * * Published with the MUMOK, Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna. * * * * * *