The Regionale is a cross-border project, unique in its form. Nineteen institutions from three countries (CH, D, F) exhibit work by more than 200 artists from Basel and the trinational region (North-West Switzerland, Southern Baden, Alsace). For the first time CULTURESCAPES is taking part, and is turning the concept around: two Greek curators present their views on the region of Basel.
1. The 18th edition of the annual Regionale-exhibition in the Kunsthalle Basel will be curated by the Greek-Norwegian architect and artist Andreas Angelidakis. He studied architecture and is now active as an artist and curator. He often lets the motif of the ruin - be it an ancient, modern, or even imaginary one - guide his work.
2. The co-founder of the Athens Biennale Poka-Yio lives and works in Athens as an artist, multidisciplinarily. His work revolves around the two opposing movements of attraction and repulsion. Narration is his main instrument - whether for painting or for his numerous other projects. In autumn 2017 he will curate an exhibition with artists from the Basel region in the Kunsthaus Baselland.
Curators: Andreas Angelidakis and Poka-Yio