September 6–12, 2018
Taking place from September 6 to 12, 2018, the Art Basel Cities Week in Buenos Aires, supported by Buenos Aires City Government, will be a unique opportunity for local and international visitors to discover the Buenos Aires’ art scene through public art exhibitions, installations, performances and events across the Argentine capital. Under the artistic direction of Cecilia Alemani, the week presents Hopscotch (Rayuela), a multilayered experience that connects visual arts, urban spaces and the city’s histories in unexpected ways. Hopscotch will be accompanied by a Cultural Partner Program organized with over 20 of the city’s leading arts institutions and a Talks Program of over 30 Artist Talks and Masterclasses. With the participation of 40 galleries, Buenos Aires will also be host to the very first Gallery Weekend Buenos Aires. Art Basel Cities is supported by UBS as Global Lead Partner.
The 18 participating artists selected by Cecilia Alemani as part of Hopscotch comprise of Eduardo Basualdo, Pia Camil, Maurizio Cattelan, Gabriel Chaile, Alex Da Corte, Santiago de Paoli, Narcisa Hirsch, David Horvitz, Leandro Katz, Barbara Kruger, Luciana Lamothe, Ad Minoliti, Eduardo Navarro, Alexandra Pirici, Mika Rottenberg, Mariela Scafati, Vivian Suter and Stan VanDerBeek. Taking place across the neighborhoods of La Boca, Puerto Madero-Costanera Sur and Palermo-Recoleta, Hopscotch borrows its name from the experimental novel by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, which follows a non-linear narrative that can be read in multiple sequences. Like the book and the game, the city-wide exhibition leads the visitor on different paths and journeys throughout the city, via site-specific works, experiential installations and live performances all along discovering the unusual and striking locations of the city of Buenos Aires.
Further details on the artists and individual works can be found here.
Additional highlights include unique artist activations that take place throughout the week and across the city. These are all open to the public. On Thursday, September 6, the week begins with the unveiling of Maurizio Cattelan’s Eternity (2018)—a temporary cemetery featuring dozens of tombstones created by local artists, as a tribute to the living. In honor of Leandro Katz’s contribution to Hopscotch—a new version of his Alfabeto Lunar (1979) consisting of 27 tiles on the entryway patio to the National Library—a Lunar Party will be held in the evening of Saturday, September 8. Ending the week on Wednesday, September 12 at the Ex Cervecería Munich, an old German brewery, Pia Camil and Vivian Suter’s large-scale, textile-based installations will integrate human participation.
All event details of the Art Basel Cities Week can be found here.
