As part of the exhibition "PANTHEON" by Valentin Noujaïm, Kunsthalle Basel is showing the lecture performance "Visual Diary" by Fabio Cherstich.
In this performative narration, Cherstich combines his experiences as a theatre and opera director with his long-standing involvement with the queer art scene in New York in the 1980s. Using a personal archive of photos and sound recordings, he provides an insight into the work and fate of artists Patrick Angus, Larry Stanton and Darrell Ellis – lives that ended tragically too soon due to the AIDS crisis and fell into oblivion.
"Visual Diary" ties in with Valentin Noujaïm’s exhibition "PANTHEON", which is creating a hall of fame for forgotten places and their protagonists at Kunsthalle Basel. It commemorates those who were displaced by the prestigious "La Défense" project in Paris – including young people and their places of community.
In this performative narration, Cherstich combines his experiences as a theatre and opera director with his long-standing involvement with the queer art scene in New York in the 1980s. Using a personal archive of photos and sound recordings, he provides an insight into the work and fate of artists Patrick Angus, Larry Stanton and Darrell Ellis – lives that ended tragically too soon due to the AIDS crisis and fell into oblivion.
"Visual Diary" ties in with Valentin Noujaïm’s exhibition "PANTHEON", which is creating a hall of fame for forgotten places and their protagonists at Kunsthalle Basel. It commemorates those who were displaced by the prestigious "La Défense" project in Paris – including young people and their places of community.
