- 2024
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Nikola Dietrich is the new Director of Liste Art Fair Basel since September and will present her first edition in 2025, coinciding with the fair’s 30th anniversary.
Peter Bläuer, co-founder and long-time director of Liste, is taking over as interim artistic director. Together with Reto Nussbaum, they are responsible as co-directors for Liste Art Fair Basel 2024 until September. -
Nikola Dietrich – Director
- 2023
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Joanna Kamm successfully led Liste Art Fair Basel as Director for five years and will step down at the end of the year. Reto Nussbaum takes over as Commercial Director.
Liste and its galleries have decided to remain in the exhibition hall in the future. -
ROH presents Tromarama
- 2022
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Stiftung Liste Basel becomes the new owner of Liste. In the spirit of its founders, Liste is now a non-profit organisation and continues to support a young generation of galleries and their artists.
At Liste Art Fair Basel, galleries, curators, and Liste itself launch projects to provide support to the Ukrainian art scene in a sign of solidarity and against Russia's war on Ukraine. Two Ukrainian galleries are invited to participate in the fair, and a film programme featuring Ukrainian artists and filmmakers is presented.
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Film programme "The Sky Is Getting Closer"
- 2021
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Liste Art Fair Basel takes place for the first time in Hall 1.1 of Messe Basel in response to the pandemic. The fair’s new architecture is designed by the Belgian architectural firm OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen in collaboration with Richard Vanlet.
Liste Expedition Online launches as a digital research format.
Another milestone is the 25th anniversary of Liste’s main partnership with E. Gutzwiller & Cie Banquiers, Basel.
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Liste Art Fair Basel Halle 1.1
- 2020
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Liste Showtime Online, a new digital format, takes place for the first time, allowing each gallery to present one artist from their programme in a comprehensive way. The 25th edition of the physical fair, Liste Art Fair Basel, had to be cancelled due to Covid-19.
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Liste Showtime, Design: Studio Feixen
- 2019
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Joanna Kamm is the new director of Liste Art Fair Basel.
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Right side of the image: Joanna Kamm
- 2018
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An era is coming to an end...a new chapter begins. Peter Bläuer hands over the LISTE direction to Joanna Kamm.
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f.l.t.r. Neyl Aragon, Jacqueline Uhlmann, Peter Bläuer, Tina Stork, Fabian Nicele
- 2017
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New means of communication
For the first time, video clips are sent as newsletters.
Check out our youtube channel. -
Video Still Newsclip #2
- 2016
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20 years main partner E. Gutzwiller & Cie Banquiers, Basel
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l to r: François Gutzwiller, Peter Bläuer, Peter Handschin
- 2015
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LISTE’s 20th anniversary!
In celebration of the fair’s 20th anniversary, Federal Councilor Alain Berset, Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs, and the Austrian Minister for Art and Culture, Josef Ostermayer, visit LISTE. -
l to r: Ms. Berset, Mr. Berset, Ms. Chassot / r to l: Mr. Ostermayer, Mr. Freymond-Guth
- 2014
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By renovating and restructuring the malt silo with another terrace and a newly designed staircase, LISTE gains both additional exhibitions spaces as well as areas to relax. The fair’s entrance area and the terraces are resigned.
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Werkraum Warteck - Malzsilo
- 2013
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New at the fair, the Gallerist Programme, a program of study for prospective gallerists by de Appel Arts Centre Amsterdam.
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De Appel Arts Centre Amsterdam - The Gallerist Programme
- 2011
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The Performance Project has firmly established itself.
Curators:
2011: Maja Wismer
2012: Burkhard Meltzer
2013 - 2014: Fabian Schöneich
2014 - 2018: Eva Birkenstock
2024: Elise Lammer
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Performance 2012
- 2010
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LISTE - The Young Art Fair in Basel and the Werkraum Warteck pp – a documentary by Edith Jud.
The Movie -
Opening Reception 2010
- 2009
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Peter Bläuer and the new LISTE Team l to r: Tina Kim, Fabienne Blanc, Jacqueline Uhlmann
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l to r: Tina Kim, Fabienne Blanc, Peter Bläuer, Jacqueline Uhlmann
- 2007
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LISTE is given a new space concept designed by UNDEND Architects, Zurich.
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David Kordansky, Ellen de Bruijne and Kaskadenkondensator
- 2006
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Expansion of the fair with the tent annex, designed by UNDEND Architects, Zurich. The annex was financed through a fundraising campaign, with very strong support from collectors, galleries, businesses and art lovers.
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UNDEND Architekten, Zurich
- 2005
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LISTE’s 10th birthday!
Launching of the independent Performance Project under curatorial direction.
2005-2007: Monika Kästli
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Performance during the Opening Reception 2005
- 2004
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Peter Bläuer receives the Basel Culture Award. The prize is awarded annually to a member of the Basel city community who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to Basel’s cultural life.
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l to r: district president Jörg Schild, Peter Bläuer and Kantonsweibel
- 2004
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The Art Prize from the National Suisse Insurance Company, Basel (today Helvetia) is awarded for the first time.
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Art Prize Nationale Suisse Insurances 2004 presenting the eight-part series of Art Prize Winner Kathrin Stengele
- 2002
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Since the fair’s inception, over 30 Werkraum Warteck projects move out to make room for LISTE.
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locksmithery during the year
- 2001
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The LISTE Bar, each evening with current DJs.
legendary - DJ Rockenschaub, Vienna
A platform is created for digital media. Each year plug.in, today HeK (House of Electronic Arts), presents at LISTE. -
Gavin Brown, Alfons Schuwey and Rikrit Tiravanija
- 2000
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LISTE celebrates its 5-year anniversary. Klara, Theaterproduktionen (theater productions), designs and stages the anniversary celebration.
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Klara, Theatreproduction
- 1999
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For the first time, there are performances as a permanent feature of LISTE.
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Heinrich Lüber, Basel
- 1998
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Institutional special guests provide greater depth to the fair.
From this point on, presenting at the fair as our annual special guest - Kaskadenkondensator, Basel, an exhibtion space - in Werkraum Warteck pp.
Beginning this year, we annually extend an invitation to a Swiss institution that exemplifies deep commitment to young art to present in the print workshop.
The first guest: Centre d’édition contemporaine of Geneva. -
Véronique Bacchetta, centre d’édition contemporaine, Geneva
- 1997
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This year the private bank E. Gutzwiller & Cie., Banquiers, Basel becomes LISTE’s main partner.
l to r: Partners: François Gutzwiller, Stéphane Gutzwiller, Lorenz von Habsburg, Peter Handschin and Philippe Gutzwiller. -
l to r: François Gutzwiller, Stéphane Gutzwiller, Lorenz von Habsburg, Peter Handschin und Philippe Gutzwiller
- 1996
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36 Galerien from 12 countries:
Air de Paris, Paris; Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm; Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam; Arndt & Partner, Berlin; Dan Bernier, Santa Monica; Andreas Brandstrom, Stockholm; CRG, New York; Anne de Villepoix, Paris; Massimo di Carlo, Milan; Eigen + Art, Berlin; Espacio Minimo, Murcia; Emi Fontana, Milan; Stephen Friedman, London; Laure Genillard, London; Hammelehle und Ahrens, Stuttgart; Jack Hanley, San Francisco; Peter Kilchmann, Zurich; Klosterfelde, Berlin; Urs Meile, Lucerne; Morris-Healy, New York; Neu, Berlin; neugerriemschneider, Berlin; Maureen Paley, London; Raum aktueller Kunst - Martin Janda, Vienna; Robert Prime, London; Sanguine, Paris; Karsten Schubert, London Studio Guenzani, Milan; Jack Tilton, New York; Walcheturm/Eva Presenhuber, Zurich; Paolo Vitolo, Milan; Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen; Barbara Weiss, Berlin; Zeno X, Antwerp; David Zwirner, New York
The first LISTE jury (l to r): Peter Bläuer, Basel;
Eva Presenhuber, Zurich; Maureen Paley, London;
Tim Neuger, Berlin; Emi Fontana, Mailand; Peter Kilchmann, Zurich; Anne de Villepoix, Paris -
LISTE Jury (l to r) Peter Bläuer, Eva Presenhuber, Maureen Paley, Tim Neuger, Emi Fontana, Peter Kilchmann, Anne de Villepoix
- 1995
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The gallerists Eva Presenhuber and Peter Kilchman, both from Zurich, contact Peter Bläuer, curator in Basel, to discuss the possibility of founding a new fair in Basel for a new, young generation of gallerists and artists