ART 44 Basel

June 12 to June 16, 2013
James Bishop, Antonio Calderara, Andreas Christen, Joseph Egan, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Rita McBride, Ree Morton, Giulio Paolini, Sylvia Plimack-Mangold, David Rabinowitch, Glen Rubsamen, Fred Sandback, Richard Tuttle, Jerry Zeniuk

This year, three works form the cornerstones of our carefully curated presentation at Art 44 Basel. In the history of the gallery and in the life’s work of the artists, these important pieces have special significance.

Fred Sandback’s sculpture “Untitled, 1968, Orange elastic cord” is a historic work and in many ways the epitome and most concentrated essence of his three-dimensional oeuvre. Appropriating wall and floor and bringing spatiality, surface and perspective down to a common denominator, its trapezoidal form constitutes a valid representation of his artistic achievement. The artist and this early work are closely associated with the gallery, which opened in 1969. His first exhibition in our gallery goes back to the year 1971.

A group of enameled aluminum works by Donald Judd exploring color and multicolor combinations is often referred to as the “Swiss Pieces”. This is due to the fact that the characteristic work type was, in fact, invented by Judd in Switzerland and fabricated for the first time in close cooperation with a factory in Dübendorf near Zurich.
As the facilitator of this production arrangement, the gallery played a central role in the development of these works. Starting in the 1970s, Donald Judd made frequent trips to Switzerland for our exhibitions, including numerous extended stays from 1985 onward. The work that we are showing, “Untitled, 1985” (30x30x300 cm), is an outstanding example from this cycle and has never been exhibited to date.

“Untitled, 1993 (For the Vernas on opening anew)” by Dan Flavin is one of four works created in 1993 for the opening exhibition of the gallery’s new premises. We are delighted to have the opportunity to show one of these works in Basel and another in the gallery.
The exhibition “Celebrating 20 Years of Neptunstrasse 42 – Sol LeWitt - Wall Drawing Dan Flavin Donald Judd Robert Mangold Robert Ryman” is currently on view at the gallery in Zurich. We highly recommend paying a visit.

Works and work groups of the following artists are part of our exhibition at Art 44 Basel or can be viewed upon request: James Bishop, Antonio Calderara, Andreas Christen, Joseph Egan, Dan Flavin, Richard Francisco, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Rita McBride, Ree Morton,
Giulio Paolini, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, David Rabinowitch, Glen Rubsamen, Fred Sandback, Jan Schoonhoven, Richard Tuttle, Robert Wilson, Jerry Zeniuk.

Installation views

James Bishop, Antonio Calderara, Andreas Christen, Joseph Egan, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Rita McBride, Ree Morton, Giulio Paolini, Sylvia Plimack-Mangold, David Rabinowitch, Glen Rubsamen, Fred Sandback, Richard Tuttle, Jerry Zeniuk, ART 44 Basel

Installation view

Works

James Bishop

Untitled
1974
192,5 x 193 cm
Oil on canvas

James Bishop

Untitled
1964
20,3 x 20,1 cm
Oil and crayon on paper

James Bishop

Untitled
1974
21,0 x 20,8 cm
Oil on paper

Antonio Calderara

Pittura 28 - Scuola
1951-1954
18 x 14 cm
Oil on woodpanel

Antonio Calderara

Senza titolo
1976
27 x 27 cm
Oil on woodpanel

Antonio Calderara

Spazio Luce
1976
27 x 27 cm
Oil on woodpanel

Andreas Christen

Ohne Titel
1988
82 x 84 x 8,5 cm
Wood, white brushed

Joseph Egan

emanare
2013
23 x 16 cm
Oil paints on paper with framing

Joseph Egan

the worthy earth
2013
50 x 40 x 2 cm
Oil paints on canvas

Joseph Egan

phoenix
2012
56 x 38 x 8 cm
Painted wood and painted panel

Joseph Egan

the blue roof
2012
28,5 x 32 x 2,5 cm
various paints on canvas with framing

Joseph Egan

phoenix
2013
40 x 33 x 4,5 cm
Painted wood and painted panel

Dan Flavin

Untitled (for the Vernas
on opening anew)
1993
58.5 x 61 x 51 cm
red, pink and yellow fluorescent light
Ed. 2/5

Donald Judd

Untitled (85-037)
1985
30 x 300 x 30 cm
Aluminium, enameled

Donald Judd

Untitled (85-037)
1985
30 x 300 x 30 cm
Aluminium, enameled

Donald Judd

Untitled (85-037)
1985
30 x 300 x 30 cm
Aluminium, enameled

Donald Judd

Concrete Drawing
1974
58,4 x 78,7 cm
Graphite auf Papier

Sol LeWitt

Horizontal Brushstrokes
1993
57 x 75,8 cm
Gouache on paper

Sol LeWitt

Horizontal Brushstrokes (More or Less)
2002
57 x 56,6 cm
Gouache on paper

Sol LeWitt

Wavy Brushstrokes
2002
57,5 x 38 cm
Gouache on paper

Robert Mangold

A curved line within two distorted rectangles
1979
99,9 x 138 cm
Acrylic an graphite on paper

Robert Mangold

Compound Ring Study
2011
75,6 x 79,1 cm
Pastel, graphite and black pencil on paper

Robert Mangold

Untitled
1974
55,5 x 55,5 cm
Color pencil on brown paper

Rita McBride

Stratacolor
2008
121,9 x 86,4 x 50,8 cm
gefrästes Kernverbund-Laminat auf Holz
Edition 1 of 2

Rita McBride

Stratacolor
2008
121,9 x 86,4 x 50,8 cm
gefrästes Kernverbund-Laminat auf Holz
Edition 1 of 2

Ree Morton

One of the Beaux Paintings (#4)
1975
61 x 61 cm
Oil on wood and enamel on elastic

Giulio Paolini

Studio per «Dopo tutto»
2009
50 x 71 cm
Photograph, color pencil and collage on paper

Sylvia Plimack Mangold

Untitled (Staircase)
1968
100 x 94 cm
Acrylic on canvas

Sylvia Plimack Mangold

Summer Maple 2009
2009
62,2 x 122 cm
Oil on canvas

David Rabinowitch

Construction of Vision
1975
47,5 x 33,5 cm
Pencil and colored pencil on paper

David Rabinowitch

Romanesque Abuttment II
1975
10 x 25 x 45 cm
Solid, hot-rolled steel

David Rabinowitch

Romanesque Abuttment II
1975
10 x 25 x 45 cm
Solid, hot-rolled steel

David Rabinowitch

Romanesque Abuttment II
1975
10 x 25 x 45 cm
Solid, hot-rolled steel

Glen Rubsamen

it?s it
2013
45,7 x 35,6 cm
Acrylic on panel

Fred Sandback

Untitled (Trapez)
1968
203,2 x 274,3 cm
Orange, elastic cord

Fred Sandback

Untitled (Trapez)
1968
203,2 x 274,3 cm
Orange, elastic cord

Fred Sandback

Untitled
ca. 1976
56 x 76 cm
Crayon on paper

Fred Sandback

Untitled
ca. 1972
22,9 x 30,5 cm
Red and yellow pencil on Strathmore Shelburne
FLS 351

Fred Sandback

Untitled (Study for Annemarie Verna Gallery, Zurich)
ca. 1990
21,6 x 27,9 cm
Pastel pencil an pencil on vellum
FLS 0207

Richard Tuttle

Indoor Outdoor (1-4)
2012
29,8 x 21 cm
Acrylic on paper

Richard Tuttle

«Sewn Painting» Nr. 4
1998
60 x 34 x 10 cm
Wood, cloth painted, styrofoam, wire

Richard Tuttle

«Sewn Painting» Nr. 4
1998
60 x 34 x 10 cm
Wood, cloth painted, styrofoam, wire