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Aktionpinguin goes FRESH

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«Mach es einfach». Dies ist die DNA von Aktionpinguin, der Basler Bewegung gegen Littering. Entstanden aus dem Winterschwimmen, ist die einstige «One-man-Show» zum Unternehmen ohne Grenzen geworden. Sensibilisierend, animierend und beispielhaft positiv. Im grossen Interview mit dem Lörracher Magazin FRESH erklärt der Gründer den Erfolg der Aktionpinguin. Sauber macht Freude und wirkt ansteckend. Das saubere Rheinufer und der neuerdings ebenfalls vom jahrzehntelangen üblen Litteringproblem befreite Centralbahnplatz vor dem Hauptbahnhof Basel SBB zeigen es eindrücklich. Sehen und lesen Sie das Interview hier.

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Transforming Art in Basel

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Art Basel casts its rays ahead. The focus is on artificial and art objects, their second nature and their second life. Discarded materials are transformed into works of art. Light paints. Colors dance. Shadows shine. Art reveals the origin of its ingredients, objects, landscapes evolve and regress. Vibes are all around. Framed and unframed. Nothing is as it seems. Gray days explode, monotony excites. Face the unforeseeable. Alles fliesst. Keep flowing. Love’s all around. Art Basel is a snapshot in time. Carpe diem.

David Hockney – Bigger Trees near Warter
David Hockney – Garrowby Hill 1998
Nature as Gardener and Painter, Basel, 2025
Gabrielle Lüscher – Transformation 1
Gabrielle Lüscher – Transformation 2
Gabrielle Lüscher – Transformation 3
Gabrielle Lüscher – Transformation 4

Art Basel highlights for the 2025 edition

  • Renowned German artist Katharina Grosse will transform the Messeplatz into a vivid chromatic and shifting environment. The work will be curated by Natalia Grabowska, Curator at Large, Architecture and Site-Specific Projects at Serpentine, London
  • Unlimited, curated by Giovanni Carmine, Director of Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, will present 67 large-scale installations by distinguished and emerging artists.
  • Parcours, curated by Stefanie Hessler, Director of Swiss Institute (SI) in New York, will showcase more than 20 site-specific public art installations along Clarastrasse, up to the Rhine and including the former Hotel Merian on the riverbank as well as a large-scale installation on Münsterplatz.
  • This June, Art Basel will celebrate 36 visionary Medallists with a dynamic Art Basel Awards Summit that brings together the most influential and forward-thinking minds in contemporary art. The Art Basel Awards are presented in partnership with BOSS.
  • Kabinett, Art Basel’s sector for thematic presentations within galleries’ main booths, will showcase 24 projects.
  • Art Basel, whose Global Lead Partner is UBS, will take place at Messe Basel from June 19 to 22, 2025, with Preview Days on June 17 and 18.

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Art Basel’s highly anticipated 2025 edition will bring together 289 leading galleries from 42 countries and territories, presenting an extraordinary array of works across all media—from painting and sculpture to photography and digital art. The show will feature an unparalleled lineup of artists, spanning early-twentieth-century Modern pioneers to groundbreaking contemporary talent. As the leading premier event of the global art market, Art Basel in Basel remains the ultimate destination for discovery and connection. Beyond outstanding presentations in its Galleries, Premiere, Feature, Statements, and Edition sectors, the show will once again push boundaries with 67 monumental works and performances in Unlimited, curated by Giovanni Carmine, Director of the Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen. Meanwhile, the Kabinett sector will return to the Basel show, offering 24 curated highlights within exhibitors’ main booths—further elevating the depth and dialogue of the fair. 

A must-see highlight at this year’s show, renowned artist Katharina Grosse will take over the Messeplatz and the surrounding structures, transforming the space into a vivid chromatic environment. Curated by Natalia Grabowska, Curator at Large, Architecture and Site-Specific Projects at Serpentine, London, this compelling piece will stand out as a highlight of Art Basel 2025, underscoring the fair’s dedication to showcasing art in powerful and memorable environments.

The fair’s acclaimed Parcours sector will return in 2025, curated for the second consecutive year by Stefanie Hessler, Director of New York’s Swiss Institute (SI). The 2025 edition of Parcours will center on the theme of Second Nature,bringing together artists and works that explore the increasingly blurred boundaries between nature and artifice. This thoughtfully curated public art exhibition will stretch along Clarastrasse towards the Rhine, including the former Hotel Merian on the riverbank of the Rhine, transforming the urban environment into a captivating journey of artistic discovery. A dedicated satellite Parcours work at Münsterplatz will forge a dynamic link between Greater Basel, its esteemed institutions, and Art Basel’s premises. 

The fair’s remarkable diversity of artistic perspectives will be complemented by vibrant events and activities across the city, engaging Basel’s most renowned cultural institutions. This dynamic program will highlight the city’s distinctive appeal, underscoring the profound impact Art Basel has on its hometown and reinforcing Basel’s position as a unique cultural destination. 

Art Basel this year launched the Art Basel Awards – the first awards program of their kind in the industry celebrating trailblazing artists, curators, museums, patrons, cross-disciplinary creators, and cultural innovators shaping the future of contemporary art presented in partnership with BOSS. In May, the Awards’ international jury of experts will award 36 medals to individuals and organizations worldwide, selected for their vanguard vision, skill, and transformative potential and influence. Following their announcement next month, this year’s 36 Medalists will be honored at a premier reception in June during Art Basel in Basel. Medalists will also headline the first Art Basel Awards Summit convening the most influential voices in the global art world, set to take place at Messe Basel on Friday, June 20, and freely accessible to the public. Further details on the Art Basel Awards Summit, which will be supported by the Canton of Basel-Stadt, will be released in the coming weeks. 

Art Basel launched The Art Basel Shop during Art Basel in Basel last year, and it returns in 2025 with a curated selection of bespoke lifestyle products that celebrate the contemporary art world. The shop features exclusive and limited-edition art, design, and fashion, available to fair visitors and the public for a limited time. This marks a continued expansion of Art Basel’s venture into product design and retail, further enhancing its world-class platform and deepening its engagement with the global community of art professionals and enthusiasts.

Maike Cruse, Director of Art Basel in Basel, said: “The 2025 edition of Art Basel will showcase not only the extraordinary works within our Galleries, Premiere, Feature, and Statements sectors, but also a dynamic public art program that makes this fair truly unique. Katharina Grosse’s bold transformation of Messeplatz will create a vivid, immersive experience. Meanwhile in Parcours, art will spill out into the urban environment, engaging with the city in a profound and evocative way. With the Art Basel Awards Summit, we’re expanding the dialogue around innovation, fostering global connections, and honoring those whose work is redefining the art world. This is Art Basel’s commitment to pushing boundaries, not only within the fair but across the city and the cultural landscape.”

Expect the unforeseeable 1

Peter Bridge – The lake in the high mountains
Peter Bridge – Those days in White

Expect the unforeseeable 2

Vilhelm Hammershoi, Interieur Strandgade 30
Vilhelm Hammershoi, Interieur, Strandgade 30

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So schön kann im Eigenen Wohnen sein

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Richenthal ist eine Reise wert. Gegründet von den Grafen von Lenzburg entstand ein Bijou im Tal des Richo. Ein Begriff ist auch das Kurhaus Richenthal. Es war lange ein Kneipp-Kurhotel. Heute würde man sagen eine Wellnessoase, ein Spa. Wassertreten im kühlen Hubbach förderte die Gesundheit, die Rekonvaleszenz bei den einen, die Fruchtbarkeit bei den andern. Ganz nach Wunsch und Bedürfnis. Das ist heute nicht anders als damals. Einfach ohne den Kurbetrieb im Kurhaus. Die Alternative: Das gute Leben in den eigenen vier Wänden. Umgeben von kraftstrotzenden und kraftspendenden Wäldern, dem verwunschenen Chele- oder Risiwald, dem mächtigen Stierenwald, dem magischen Sinnerwald am Ende des Elbachs, mit Blick auf den Buchwald, lässt es sich hier in Richenthal, diesem naturnahen Teil der Gemeinde Reiden, gut und wie geschrieben sehr gesund leben.

Die Pfarrkirche ist der Heiligen Cäcilia geweiht. Sie feierte um das Jahr 2000 ihr 200-Jahr-Jubiläum. Die neue Orgel zeugt und kündet davon. Ein besonderer Hörgenuss. Aus der ganzen Schweiz strömen Musikfreundinnen und -freunde zu den jährlichen Orgelkonzerten nach Richenthal. Pfarrkirche, Pfarrhaus und das umliegende Land inkl. Cheleweg gehörten dem Stift Beromünster. Mit dem Wohneigentum erwerben Sie hier gleich auch ein wunderbares Stück einzigartiger Geschichte.

Sie sind interessiert, ab Oktober 2026 in dieser Idylle im Eigenen zu wohnen? Hier ganz kurz ein paar Angaben dazu: Im schönen Richenthal (Gemeinde Reiden, LU). An sonniger Lage. Mit Garten. 4,5 Zi-Eigentumswohnung. Bezugsbereit Oktober 2026. Preis: ab 650 000.- Bei Interesse und für weitere Infos und Unterlagen, kontaktieren Sie bitte Markus Brugger: +41 79 325 27 47. Mit den besten Empfehlungen und herzlichen Grüssen.

PS: Das Schulhaus von Richenthal wurde vom selben Architekten renoviert, der Ihr künftiges Wohneigentum plant und Ihr Ansprechpartner ist: »Prachtvoll präsentiert sich das Schulhaus Richenthal, das 1927 erbaut und 1981 von Markus Brugger, Architekt HTL, zusammen mit Architekt Simon Müller-Brugger renoviert wurde, gehört es doch zu den architektonisch schönsten Schulhäusern des Kantons.»

Bildnachweis: Pfarrkirche Richenthal-Ensemble und Cheleweg im Morgenlicht. Foto: (c) picswiss.ch

Bild mit Buchwald, Risiwald und Cheleweg: (c) artnovum

Bild von Schulhaus Richenthal: Hermann Keist

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