11/6/2012
Scope Basel 2012
Kaserne, Basel
Featuring 80 international galleries of the highest caliber, SCOPE upholds its unique tradition of solo and thematic group shows presented alongside museum-quality programming, collector tours and special events in partnership with Kaserne's cultural organizations.
With over 50 art fairs spanning more than a decade, SCOPE has
solidified its position as the premier showcase for international emerging
contemporary art and multi-disciplinary creative programming. SCOPE’s
extensive reach enables an unrivaled opportunity for networking with art
patrons, creative professionals and a culturally relevant public audience.
Renowned for presenting the most innovative galleries, artists and
curators, SCOPE Art Shows in Miami, Basel, New York, London and the
Hamptons have garnered extensive critical acclaim, with sales of over
$300 million and attendance of over 500,000 visitors.
SCOPE taps into the cultural psyche to present only the most pioneering
work across multiple creative disciplines. With over a decade of critically
acclaimed art fairs and non-profit initiatives that extend beyond the
ordinary in Contemporary art, design, music and fashion: Our Reach is
Global. Believing the creative act has no bounds: Our SCOPE is Infinite.
BASEL, SWITZERLAND — SCOPE, the world’s leading contemporary art
show, proudly returns to Basel for the sixth year. Renowned for curating
cutting edge contemporary art from around the world, SCOPE will return
to its high-profile venue in historic Kaserne, running concurrently with Art
Basel, and just blocks away.
SCOPE Basel’s 5,000 m2 pavilion in the heart of Basel, will provide
an extraordinary opportunity for visitors to experience a view of the
contemporary art market available nowhere else. Attendees to SCOPE
Basel are a serious and dedicated group of collectors, press, museum
professionals and art enthusiasts whose impact on the cultural landscape
is of inestimable importance.
SCOPE Basel opens to Press and VIP’s on Tuesday, June 12 with the First
View benefit from 1pm – 9pm; the fair will run June 12 -17, 2012. Featuring
80 international galleries of the highest caliber, SCOPE upholds its unique
tradition of solo and thematic group shows presented alongside museum-
quality programming, collector tours and special events in partnership
with Kaserne’s cultural organizations, featuring: film, music, theatre and
performance.
Image: SATCH HOYT, SAY IT LOUD, Recreating The Canon. Installation, 2012. Courtesy of NOMAD GALLERY, Brussels. Winner of the SCOPE FOUNDATION AWARD.
CONTACT
Daria Brit Shapiro
Public Relations
daria@scope-art.com
OPENING RECEPTION:
On-site | VIP First View
VIP & Press only
(or 100 CHF at door)
Proceeds benefit
The SCOPE Foundation
Tuesday | June 12 | 1-9pm
THE ONE FIFTY
Off-site | Garage
VIP & Press Reception
Presented by SCOPE & Artnet
The Garage
Tuesday | June 12 | 9pm
By Invitation Only
OFFICIAL SCOPE PARTY
Off-site | Cirquit
SCOPE’s Official Party
celebrating 6 years in Basel.
Cirquit, Erlenstrasse 23
Thursday | June 14 | 9pm
SCOPE BASEL Pavilion
KASERNE
Klybeckstrasse 1b - CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland
Hours:
Wed | June 13 | 11am – 7:30pm
Thurs | June 14 | 11am – 7:30pm
Fri | June 15 | 11am – 7:30pm
Sat | June 16 | 11am – 7:30pm
Sun | June 17 | 11am – 6pm
Admission:
Free for VIP cardholders
First View | Tuesday | 100 CHF
General | Wed - Sun | 20 CHF
Student | Wed - Sun | 15 CHF