ArtCast

We're now starting to put online some of the material recorded during ART Basel which ended a week ago. Obviously the publishing process is a little slow and tedious, mostly because Barbara still doesn't have a computer, but well, here's today's ArtCast: basically, it's the lecture Paul miller aka DJ Spooky gave at the ART, speaking about his book «Rhythm Science» (see MIT Press) and the the theory and musical practice of sampling in general. 28:25 minutes, 26MB, includes some pretty cool samples of his musical work.

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ART is over again, but before we come to all the stuff recorded there, here's yet another pre-ART piece: ArtCast feat. Ilse Ermen. Dr. phil. Ilse Ermen works with language, both in her scientific career in the field of linguistics and as an artist. Barbara Strebel went to see her at her recent exhibition in Basel, if you'd like to know more: please take a look at her website at www.ilse-ermen.com.

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Yeah, it was a very nice evening! Thanks for everybody helping and coming and dancing! You can see some images over at flickr or two short videos on youtube of DJ Spooky (one and two).

Thursday we'll have quite a special event, an event by and for ArtCast: We have DJ Spooky (!) with us, celebrating ArtCast's first anniversary! So there's two events we'd like to invite all friends of ArtCast to:

• 15:30 - 16:30, ArtLobby, Hall 1 (ArtUnlimited): Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky) speaking about his latest book «Rhythm Science»
• 19:00 - 21:00, Bar Rouge top floor of Switzerland's tallest building, the Messeturm Basel - DJ Spooky's live ArtCast remix!

This really is the event to be that day. So see you there.

Big News at Art Basel: Yesterday they annouced that Sam Keller, the director of Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach will quit by the End of 2007 and take over the Fondation Beyeler as director. We went to Keller and asked him about the motives behind this change.

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Andreas Kopp is showing "Redemption Song" in Basel from 01. June to 15. July, ArtCast took the occasion to talk to the Dutch artist.

Taking a screwdriver to sheet metal, Andreas breaks new terrain by taking sketching and etching to expand beyond his heritage of the Dutch tradition into new mediums, capturing light, with neon and gold leaf, a traditional Dutch motif.

The installations, between painting and sculpture, allow the viewer space for new interpretations of common objects; the show is very precise in its detailed notes and instinctive gestures, giving new physicality and contemporary meaning to the rusting metal.

Ten years ago he was first spotted in Basel with his «Rembrandt-Lounge», first shown at the Goethe-Institut Rotterdam, which brought him to Kyoto, Osaka, Paris, Rotterdam, Kiew and Milano.

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