Preview Days: June 16 – 18, 2025
Public Days: June 19 – 22, 2025
May 15, 2025 (Basel, Switzerland) – Berlin-based SOCIÉTÉ will participate in the 55th edition of Art Basel, from June 16 – 22, 2025, at Messe Basel. The gallery will present works by Jeanette Mundt, Trisha Baga, Petra Cortright, Conny Maier, Kaspar Müller, Tina Braegger, Timur Si-Qin, Wynnie Mynerva, Salim Green, Marianna Simnett, Bunny Rogers, Anh Trần, and Lu Yang at booth K8.
Petra Cortright, installation view of ‘sapphire cinnamon viper fairy’, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and SOCIÉTÉ, Berlin.
Petra Cortright at Art Basel Unlimited
American artist Petra Cortright, will present a video installation titled sapphire cinnamon viper fairy at Art Basel’s 2025 Unlimited sector, at booth U67. The work takes the form of over two hundred webcam videos spanning fifty monitors. Looping videos across multiple screens, Cortright seeks to spatialize the fragmented, ephemeral nature of digital experiences. Each individual video, a tiny, self-contained world, converges into a larger, ever-evolving collage. Conceived in an era before smartphones and selfie culture, when the internet was, in the words of the artist, “a big empty space,” Cortright’s webcam works reflect an organic form of online existence: one driven by curiosity and the desire to simply be seen, even if just for a fleeting moment.
Marianna Simnett, ‘Interlude’, 2024. 7-minute single channel video with stereo sound and custom display. Resin, steel, television and speakers. 267 x 240 x 124 cm. Photography by Trevor Good, Courtesy of the artist and SOCIÉTÉ, Berlin.
Marianna Simnett at Art Basel Parcours
British-Croatian artist Marianna Simnett will present a video work titled Interlude in Art Basel’s 2025 Parcours sector, curated by Stefanie Hessler, in the Merian Hotel parking lot. The video loops within a sculpture of a concession stand inspired by those found at sporting events. Rendered in rich ochre, red, and gold tones, the work’s sculptural element appears illuminated from within by an otherworldly inner glow, giving it a mesmerizing, eerie quality that intensifies when the shutters lift to reveal a video of a solitary woman singing and preparing food—only to retreat behind the blinds once more. Interlude repositions the often-invisible figure of the vendor into a role of unexpected prominence. The video teems with tactile and abject imagery: sweating hotdogs glisten inside a food warmer, while ketchup and mayonnaise splurt and ooze, highlighting the visceral, almost grotesque materiality of the space and the tasks performed within it. These fluids echo the unease of containment and release, adding a layer of discomfort to the woman’s melancholic performance. The video exudes a dreamlike, almost Lynchian atmosphere, contrasting the gritty energy of sport with the melancholic presence of its protagonist.
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Address
Messe Basel
Messeplatz 10
4058 Basel
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Opening Hours
Unlimited Sector Opening
Monday, June 16, 2025, 4pm - 8pm, First Choice
Monday, June 16, 2025, 6 pm - 8pm, Preview
VIP Days
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 11am - 8pm, First Choice
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 4pm - 8pm, First Choice & Preview
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 11am - 8pm, First Choice, Preview, One Day VIP & Two Day VIP
Vernissage
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 4pm - 8pm
Public Days
Thursday, June 19, 2025, 11am - 7pm
Friday, June 20, 2025, 11am - 7pm
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 11am - 7pm