Some of you have been asking me what this grand tour is about. It is a highly unusual occurrence that these 4 art events occur at the same time. While Art Basel is an annual event, and the Venice Biennale is alternate years, documenta in Kassel Germany occurs only every 5 years. And rarer still is Munster Sculpture Project that occurs every 10 years. So that is why we are going at this time.
Except for Basel which goes on from June 13 - 17, the others run all summer. So that is why we are starting our tour in Basel--actually in Zurich. Basel is completely sold out and has been for some time and Zurich is jumping as well.
The original grand tour was something young British men did after they finished their education and before they got ready to do whatever it was they did. They went to the continent and stayed, some times for years.
Our grand tour is somewhat shorter. We are only staying two weeks. I did all the planning for this tour and did not discover the official web site until some months later.
On May 28, the International Herald Tribune described Europe's grand tour of contemporary art as a "total solar eclipse." They say it promises to be "the art event of the decade." I will let you know.
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