Cahn’s Quarterly 2/2021 English Edition
Editorial An Exciting Autumn Lies Ahead Dear readers After the long break forced upon us by the pandemic, we are all the more looking forward to an eventful and exciting autumn. We will be exhibiting again in close succession at various locations in Europe. As in the times before Covid-19, we will be present at Frieze Masters in London (October 15-17, 2021, frieze.com/fairs/frieze-masters) and at Highlights International Art Fair in Munich (October 21-24 2021, munichhighlights.com). Cologne Fine Art & Design is a new addition to our exhibition schedule (November 19-21, 2021, colognefineart.com). The creative collaboration begun last autumn with Zurich gallerist Dirk Dierking and sculptor Otto Boll (see Cahn’s Quarterly 3/2020) will be continued at this fair. The artist's interventions in the planned exhibition will highlight the dialectic between contemporary art and Antiquity. Furthermore, we will stage exhibitions in our own rooms parallel to various art fairs. The inauguration of Cahn Contemporary’s new art space at Steinentorstrasse 19 in the centre of Basel will coincide with Art Basel. The work of artist Laura Lamiel will be presented on an area of over 500 m2 in partnership
with the renowned Parisian gallery Marcelle Alix. In this solo exhibition with the title Du miel sur un couteau (September 19-October 9, 2021), monumental artworks and installations that Laura Lamiel has shown in several large exhibitions, including at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, will be reinterpreted by the inclusion of ancient artworks. The artworks will thus undergo a metamorphosis and new total works of art will be created for the duration of the exhibition. The selection of ancient works was made by the artist herself here in Basel. Another focus of the exhibition will be over 60 stunning drawings by Laura Lamiel. Many of them were created during the nights of the Covid pandemic and reveal a great, sensitive intimacy, which is all the more remarkable since this representative of a generation of artists that is mostly no longer active is, on the whole, a very reserved personality. Although Laura Lamiel is well known in France, our exhibition in Basel will be the first to show her works on a large scale abroad. I dare to associate her with Louise Bourgeois, whose importance was only recognized late in her life. It is telling that Laura
Lamiel has chosen two gallerists from a much younger generation to represent her: Isabelle Alfonsi and Cécilia Becanovic of the Marcelle Alix gallery, one of the most influential young galleries in France. To coincide with FIAC, which is to take place in October 2021, we will be staging an exhibition at the Cahn Contemporary gallery in Paris from October 17–November 20, 2021. It is an honour for me that this year’s art project will be realized together with the renowned gallerist Chantal Crousel, who has set many trends since the 1970s. Furthermore, our traditional exhibition with animals and hybrid creatures in the gallery at Malzgasse 23, Basel, is scheduled to coincide with Antike in Basel, and will be open from November 11-14, 2021. I would be delighted to see you on one or more of these occasions.
Cahn Contemporary’s new exhibition space at Steinentorstrasse 19 in Basel.
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