Schaulager Satellite
dal 3/6/2012 al 16/6/2012
Segnalato da
3/6/2012
Schaulager Satellite
Messe Basel, Basel
During Art Basel, Schaulager - located in Munchenstein - features a temporary pavilion by architects Herzog & de Meuron showcasing the institution and its work to the public.
During Art Basel, Schaulager will be on the Exhibition Square — right at the centre of the action.
For two weeks, before and during the fair, the ‘Schaulager Satellite’, a temporary pavilion
by architects Herzog & de Meuron, will showcase the institution and its work to the public.
Schaulager, located in Münchenstein, will not be open to visitors until the middle of the year.
Alongside the extension of the storage space to accommodate the growing collection of
the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, the research and teaching infrastructure is being expanded:
the library is being extended and new work stations and seminar rooms are being created
for researchers and students. The two exhibition floors are not affected by the building work.
During this construction phase, Schaulager is taking the opportunity to introduce the institution
and its work behind the scenes in the ‘Schaulager Satellite’. With four LED screens, the stunning
form of this temporary pavilion, modelled on the architecture of Schaulager itself and positioned
right next to the entrance to the art fair, can be seen from far away. Visitors are received in
a ‘Welcome House’ and a staircase then leads them into an eight-meter high aisle where large-
scale vitrines and monitors display information about Schaulager and its activities.
Five short films show how the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation collection is stored, maintained,
researched and promoted in Schaulager. Vitrines with documentary objects, props and working
tools offer revealing insights into the creative processes of world-famous artists associated
with the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation collection and with Schaulager projects, such as Fischli /
Weiss, Katharina Fritsch, Cindy Sherman and Matthew Barney. Presentations developed
especially for the ‘Schaulager Satellite’ by Thomas Ruff, Zilla Leutenegger und Philipp Gasser
document different aspects of the collection, the storage of artworks and Schaulager’s architec
ture from an artistic perspective.
To accompany Schaulager’s presentation on the Exhibition Square the book Schaulager. Preserve,
Study, Share is being published, describing the Schaulager concept, its construction and opera
tion, the background to the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation collection as well as Schaulager’s
main activities. Large-format photographic plates show the imposing building, provide an insight
into the storage spaces and an overview of the activities and previous exhibitions.
The ‘Schaulager Satellite’ is not an art exhibition. It is an invitation to art lovers and to all those
interested to get to know Schaulager and its activities.
Team Schaulager Satellite:
Andreas Blättler, Gabriella Brancher, Marcus Broecker, Barbara von Flüe,
Bettina Friedli, Isabel Friedli, Gabriella Gianoli, Katrin Grögel,
Charlotte Gutzwiller, Yvo Hartmann, Stephan E. Hauser, Claire Hoffmann,
Christoph Kym, Heidi Naef, Edith Rickenbacher, Catherine Schott
Contributing artists:
Francis Alÿs, John Baldessari, Matthew Barney, Paul Chan, David Claerbout,Tacita Dean, Thomas Demand, Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Katharina Fritsch, Philipp Gasser, Robert Gober, Gary Hill, Ilya Kabakov, Zilla Leutenegger, Dieter Roth, Thomas Ruff, Cindy Sherman, Monika Sosnowska, Fiona Tan, Jeff Wall, Andrea Zittel
Films:
Kunst im Auge behalten (Keeping an Eye on Art), a five-part film by Visavista and Laurenz Foundation, 2012
Satellite architecture details:
Project name: Schaulager Satellite, project number: 394
Project team Herzog & de Meuron: Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Jason Frantzen, Martin Fröhlich, Christian Zerreis, Iwona Boguslawska, Xin Li
Building mass: Building footprint: 325 m2, gross floor area: 386 m2, gross volume: 2496 m3, length: 36 m, width: 23.4 m, height: 11 m, Total floors: 2
Guided tours:
Duration: 60 minutes, free of charge, languages: German/English/French
Reservation is required, please see: www.schaulager.org/satellite
Short tours:
Duration: 10 minutes, free of charge, languages: German/English/French
No reservation required, meeting point at the Schaulager Satellite Welcome House
Short lunchtime and after-work tours: 12 p. m., 1 p. m., 5 p. m., 6 p. m., 7 p. m. and by request at other times on the hour
Image: Schaufenster Schaulager Satellite: Originalgegenstände zu Peter Fischli und David Weiss «Tisch» (1992-1993). Foto: Tom Bisig, Basel
Media contact for the Satellite: Catherine Schott
e-mail: mediasatellite@schaulager.org / c.schott@schaulager.org
Schaulager Satellite
Messeplatz 10 - Basel
Opening hours:Daily, 10 a. m. to 8 p. m.
Admission free