About
Basel Social Club returns June 15 − 21, 2025, for its fourth edition, inhabiting former private bank Vontobel in the center of Grossbasel. The event will span more than 100 rooms of this iconic building, transforming the vast location into an immersive tableau vivant. Basel Social Club is the first to open the doors of these historic premises to the public, marking the beginning of the building’s activation by FOR ART, a project by Klaus Littmann to revitalize the vacant property on Rittergasse through artistic and cultural interventions until the end of 2028.
In keeping with its tradition of site-specific programming, the 2025 edition engages directly with the building’s symbolic and material past. This year’s theme draws inspiration from the language of finance and exchange, exploring systems of value, commerce, and trade. The resulting exhibition, performance program and culinary options unfold within the bank setting, where boundaries dissolve between currency and care, luxury and necessity, spectacle and service.
Each room offers a unique experience: from a blood bank operated by Blutspende SRK beider Basel, to spaces dedicated to jewelry, beauty, wellness, and games. Durational performance pieces actively engage with the environment, as artists and attendants alike assume participatory roles.
What began as a one-off gathering has evolved into a non-profit platform that resists convention and embraces experimentation. As always, Basel Social Club remains free and open to all.
Opening Hours
Sunday, June 15th – Saturday, June 21st
2pm – Midnight
Location & Accessibility
Access to Basel Social Club is free of charge and open to all.
The main entrance is at: Rittergasse 25, 4051 Basel
This year’s edition takes place in a former private bank located in the heart of the city, on Basel’s oldest street.
Access to the street by car is prohibited.
Drop-off by taxi or driver will only be possible on the main roads nearby.
Building B (Rittergasse 21) and the courtyards are accessible for guests with limited mobility.
Participating Artists
Exhibiting Artists
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!Mediengruppe Bitnik (Super Dakota)
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Mohamad Abdouni (Marfa’)
Faisal Abdu’Allah (Harlesden High Street & Kendra
Jayne Patrick)
Ahaad Alamoudi (ATHR)
Mathis Altmann (Fitzpatrick Gallery)
Matthias Amsler (Sincerely)
Cristian Andersen (Grieder Contemporary)
Tekla Aslanishvili (EA Shared Space)
Avantgardo (General Expenses)
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Alexandra Bachzetsis (Piktogram)
Alex Bag (Galerie Oskar Weiss & Todd von Ammon)
Adriana Martínez Barón (Carne)
Amel Bashier (Addis Fine Art)
Thomas Bayrle (neugerriemschneider)
Gala Berger (Galería Nora Fisch)
David Berweger (space25)
Bettina (Ulrik)
Viktoria Binschtok (Klemm’s)
Selim Birsel (Öktem Aykut)
Jenna Bliss (Ulrik)
Karin Borer (Spazio Lampo)
Tina Braegger (Damien & The Love Guru)
Cudelice Brazelton IV (Galeria Wschód)
André Breton (Galerie 1900-2000)
Olaf Breuning (von Bartha)
Brochevski – Amai Rawls Jr. (Post-American Fine Arts)
Alice Bucknell (Import Export)
Franz Burckhardt (Littmann Kulturprojekte)
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Cadavre Exquis (Galerie 1900-2000)
Leonora Carrington (rossogranada)
Maurizio Cattelan (Three Star Books)
Jeries Chihade (Bab IdDeir Gallery)
Christo (Olivier Varenne Art Moderne & Contemporain)
Jiyoon Chung (N/A)
Leidy Churchman (Galerie Chantal Crousel)
Alessandro Cicoria (Studioli)
COBRA (Misako & Rosen/The Green Gallery)
Victoria Colmegna (Bbberlin)
Concorde (Ilenia)
Joe Cool (Harlesden High Street & Kendra Jayne Patrick)
Billy Coulthurst (Plymouth Rock)
Pamela Council (Harlesden High Street & Kendra Jayne Patrick)
Sam Creasey (Andrew Reed Gallery)
Ryan Cullen (KIN)
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Jeffrey Dalessandro (Foreign & Domestic)
Moyra Davey (Neither/greengrassi)
Bia Davou (RECORDS)
Willem De Rooij (Galerie Chantal Crousel)
Niki De Saint Phalle (Hauser & Wirth)
Anne de Vries (Blue Velvet)
Manuela Morales Délano (Harlesden High Street & Kendra Jayne Patrick)
Simon Denny (Kraupa Tuskany-Zeidler KTZ)
Robert Desnos (Galerie 1900-2000)
Dessins Communiqués (Galerie 1900-2000)
Ligia Dias (Lovay Fine Arts)
Double Fly (BANK)
Marcel Duchamp (Larkin Erdmann)
Marcel Duchamp (Olivier Varenne Art Moderne & Contemporain)
Suzanne Duchamp (Larkin Erdmann)
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Andro Eradze (E.A. Shared Space)
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Marina Faust (GIANNI MANHATTAN)
Alma Feldhandler (Meyer Riegger)
Federico Fellini (Studioli)
Anne Fellner (Damien & The Love Guru)
Witt Fetter (Derosia)
Sylvie Fleury (Karma International)
Viktor Fordell (Beau Travail)
Hunter Foster (Good Weather)
Eva Fàbregas (Bombon)
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Ryan Gander (PİLEVNELİ)
Gilbert & George (Olivier Varenne Art Moderne & Contemporain)
GMB (Galeria Fictícia)
Nan Goldin (Olivier Varenne Art Moderne & Contemporain)
Florian Graf (GRIEDER CONTEMPORARY)
Jasmine Gregory (Karma International)
Lukas Gschwandtner (Peana)
Pintér Gábor (Longtermhandstand)
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Anthea Hamilton (kaufmann repetto)
Martin Brandt Hansen (Andersen’s Contemporary)
Ni Hao (Vacancy)
Najaax Harun (Catinca Tabacaru)
Sadao Hasegawa (Galerie Pepe)
Niklaus Hasenböhler (Esther Grether Familiensammlung)
Christoph Hässler aka Stohead (BC Gallery)
Clara Hastrup (MATTA)
Stefanie Heinze (Capitain Petzel & LC Queisser)
Maya Hewitt (Theta)
Emile Josome Hodinos (The Gallery of Everything)
Jenny Holzer (Sprüth Magers)
Ana Mercedes Hoyos (rossogranada)
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Nona Inescu (Catinca Tabacaru)
Melli Ink (GRIEDER CONTEMPORARY)
Ivana Ivković (Eugster ‖ Belgrade)
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Daniel Jacob (Harlesden High Street & Kendra Jayne Patrick)
Cooper Jacoby (Fitzpatrick Gallery)
Sergej Jensen (Galerie Neu)
Cui Jie (Antenna Space)
Lisa Jo (Galerie Molitor)
Joyce Joumaa (Galerie Molitor)
Julia Scher (Drei)
Krzysztof Jung (Gunia Nowik Gallery)
Sophie Jung (SPIELZEUG)
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Ken Kagami (Misako & Rosen/The Green Gallery)
Judith Kakon (Gauli Zitter)
Šejla Kamerić (Eugster ‖ Belgrade)
Sanya Kantarovsky (Francis Irv)
Karla Kaplun (Francis Irv)
Emil Michael Klein
Vera Klimentyeva (theSTABLE)
Sandra Knecht (KBHG)
Daniel Knorr (Galerie Nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder)
Nuri Koerfer (Lars Friedrich & Lodovico Corsini)
Genti Korini (Jecza)
Vincent Kriste (space25)
Tomasz Kręcicki (Stereo)
Kwan Shung Chi (Kiang Malingue)
Gabriel Kuri (kurimanzutto)
Daniel Kurth (Stretcher)
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Juha Pekka Matias Laakkonen (Neither/Corvi-Mora)
Louise Lawler (Sprüth Magers)
Paul Levack (Hans Goodrich)
Linder (Modern Art)
Nandi Loaf (King’s Leap)
Hanne Lippard (LambdaLambdaLambda)
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Mattia MacCarthy (Harlesden High Street & Kendra Jayne Patrick)
André Magaña (Harlesden High Street & Kendra Jayne Patrick)
Michel Majerus (neugerriemschneider)
Fabian Marti (O-Town House)
Aurélien Martin (annex14)
Rene Matić (Arcadia Missa & Chapter)
Reba Maybury (Company Gallery)
Jacopo Mazzetti (Octagon)
Divya Mehra (Night Gallery)
Eric Meier (Mountains)
Marino Meralangelo (Studioli)
Rūtė Merk (Vacancy)
Gizela Mickiewicz (Stereo)
Laura Mietrup (space25)
John Miller (Meyer Riegger)
Daniele Milvio (Ilenia)
Shin Min (P21)
Joan Miró (BC Gallery)
Ivan Mitrovic (Milieu)
Mohamed Monaiseer (Gypsum)
Max Morise (Galerie 1900-2000)
David Moser (zaza’)
Jean Katambayi Mukendi (Drei & Wouters)
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Dahoon NAM (K&L MUSEUM)
Maia Naveriani (Gallery Artbeat)
Nazario (Bombon)
Georgie Nettell (sentiment)
Moritz Neuhoff (BC Gallery)
Nicky Nodjumi (Dastan Gallery)
Josip Novosel (Lodovico Corsini)
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Shinro Ohtake (Take Ninagawa)
Africanus Okokon (Harlesden High Street & Kendra Jayne Patrick)
Meret Oppenheim (Hauser & Wirth)
Amin Osman (Sincerely)
Christelle Oyiri (Champ Lacombe)
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Jaakko Pallasvuo (Finnland-Institut, Berlin & Finnish Cultural Institute in New York)
Guzmán Paz (Galería Nora Fisch)
Pejac (BC Gallery)
A.R. Penck (Littman Kulturprojekte)
Ryan Peter (Misako & Rosen/The Green Gallery)
Noemi Pfister (Tunnel Tunnel)
Pablo Picasso (BC Gallery)
Pablo Picasso (Larkin Erdmann)
Pablo Picasso (Olivier Varenne Art Moderne & Contemporain)
Tristan Pigott (CYLINDER)
Ewa Poniatowska (Galerina)
Gina Proenza (Margot Samel)
Josephine Pryde (Galerie Neu)
Lucia Elena Průša (Stretcher)
Benjamin Péret (Galerie 1900-2000)
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Chen Qiulin 陈秋林 (A Thousand Plateaus Art Space)
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Margherita Raso (Stretcher)
Man Ray (Larkin Erdmann)
Boris Rebetez (von Bartha)
Scott Reeder (Misako & Rosen/The Green Gallery)
Marta Riniker-Radich (FOR)
David Robbins (Misako & Rosen/The Green Gallery)
Walter Robinson (Sébastien Bertrand)
Tim Rollins & K.O.S. (Maureen Paley)
Pamela Rosenkranz (Karma International)
Clara Rotermund (Courtney Jaeger)
Sibylle Ruppert (Blue Velvet)
Daniel Rycharski (Gunia Nowik Gallery)
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Giorgio Sadotti (Teatro Grottesco)
SAGG NAPOLI (zaza’)
Naraphat Sakarthornsap (SAC Gallery)
Jaanus Samma (Temnikova & Kasela)
Mia Sanchez (sentiment)
Selena Savić (Super Dakota)
Gordan Savičić (Super Dakota)
Yves Scherer (theSTABLE)
Hans Schärer (Galerie Mueller)
Anna Jung Seo (P21)
Kamruzzaman Shadhin (Jhaveri Contemporary)
Tai Shani (Gathering)
Tcheu Siong (ROH)
Norberto Spina (Ilenia)
Eda Phanlert Sriprom (UNTHAITLED)
Lucie Stahl (Fitzpatrick Gallery)
Adam Stamp (Carlye Packer)
Chrysanne Stathacos (The Breeder)
Marius Steiger (Blue Velvet)
Davide Stucchi (Martina Simetti)
STURTEVANT (Air de Paris)
Superflex (von Bartha)
Swiss Crypto Cat (BC Gallery)
Nestori Syrjälä (Finnland-Institut, Berlin & Finnish Cultural Institute in New York)
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Pol Taburet (Mendes Wood DM)
Analisa Teachworth (zaza’)
Hank Willis Thomas (Jack Shainman Gallery)
SoiL Thornton (Galerie Neu)
Constantin Thun (Sweetwater)
Wolfgang Tillmans (Galerie Chantal Crousel)
Nora Turato (LambdaLambdaLambda)
Ștefan Tănase (Damien & The Love Guru)
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Olivia Vigo (Fitzpatrick Gallery)
Vintage Photography (Galerie Javault-Eva Pritsky)
Jan Vorisek (Arcadia Missa)
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Ian Waelder (Carlier Gebauer & Diez)
Ernie Wang (LINSEED)
Rao Weiyi 饶维懿 (A Thousand Plateaus Art Space)
Eric Wesley (Post-American Fine Arts)
Jessica Wilson (Diez)
Andrew Norman Wilson (MATTA)
Bogna Luiza Wisniewska (Finnland-Institut, Berlin & Finnish Cultural Institute in New York)
Alex Wissel (Galerie Nagel Draxler)
David Wojnarowicz (Post-American Fine Arts)
Beatrice Wood (Fitzpatrick Gallery)
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Marina Xenofontos (Hot Wheels)
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Raed Yassin (Marfa’)
Leyla Yenirce (Capitain Petzel)
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Urban Zellweger (Galerie Oskar Weiss)
Jiajia Zhang (Stretcher)
Zheng Zhilin (LINSEED)
Irène Zurkinden (KBHG)
Performing Artists
Basel Social Club Orchestra with Ioanna Boultadaki, Theodore Flach, Lucia Furlotti, Matyas Houf, Tomohiro Iino, Barbora Jirásková, Timm Kornelius, Siddhii Lagrutta, Luca Manzo, Miriam Paschetta, Yu-Yun Peng, Seraina Ramseier, Alejandro Sarriegui, Ailen Monti Valdés, Raphael Sbrzesny
Marleine Chedraoui with Anna Diehl, Lale Jo Kirschner , Martina Kryževičiūtė, Hoa Luo, Cristina Ohlmer , Jürgen Oschwald, Julieta Schildknecht, Michaela Tröscher
Ceylan Öztrük with Marie Popall
Anthea Hamilton with Dario Minoia and Elena Francalanci
Jessie Holmes with Miriam Paschetta, Selva Maria Meyer and Edwin Giebelhaus
Laura Anderson Barbata with the Brooklyn Jumbies: Najja Codrington, Ali Sylvester, Jabari Rollocks, Khyle Lambert, Kwesi Cuffy-Scott, Jahde Huntley
Cracknpain
Billy Morgan
Dahoon Nam
Stas Shärifullá & Hannah Weinberger
Avantgardo
Alexandra Bachzetsis
Tshegue
Victor del Oral
Pierre Langrand
Juli (XQ) Wang
Juliette Blightman with Davina Rempert
ArtSMR
Marie Karlberg
Josh Johnson
Brandy Butler Band with Claude Stucki, Rodrigo Aravena, Andreas Achermann, Valentin Liechti, Shems Bednali
Collective Heartbreak with Linus Riegger, Miriam Borella, Rondi Park, Alyona Hrekova, Loka, Linus Finn Riegger, Didde Larsen, Fanny Adriana Dunning, Thy Truong, Alberto Papparotto
Davide-Christelle Sanvee
Dragana Bar by Kem with Marga Alfeirão, Rafał Matusiak, Ania Nowak, Alberto Papparotto, Dasha, androgienia, Facheroia, Awkward Fantasy
DEEP! curated by Lhaga Khondoor with Amosphère, Dopplereffekt, Violeta García , 36Birds, Sadfornoreason, G4T4, Timon & Melchior Grau, Elia Brülhart
Sagg Napoli
Loren Kramar
SdeM + Ilia Moiseev
Leyla Yenirce
Holy Tongue & Shackleton
Ka-raba & foncé
Special Projects Artists
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0xfff (Arab Bank Switzerland)
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Faisel Abdu’Allah (Live Salon)
Eva Aeppli (Private Collector’s Room)
Kevin Abosch (Arab Bank Switzerland)
Mitchell Anderson (Tasoni Shop)
Cuno Amiet (Private Collector’s Room)
Robert Alice (Arab Bank Switzerland)
aqui T (Henna Bank)
Phillipa Atkinson (Ob Dob)
Melina Ausikaitis (Ob Dob)
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Laila Bachtiar (Cadavre Exquis)
Luca Beeler (Fairs and Fairy Tales)
Ericka Beckman (Liquide Chamber)
Rebekah Kosonen Bide (Bijoux Solaires)
BillyBoy* & Lala (Bijoux Solaires)
Tina Braegger (Ob Dob)
Bernard Buffet (Private Collector’s Room)
Jack Butcher (Arab Bank Switzerland)
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Miriam Cahn (Private Collector’s Room)
Nicolas Ceccaldi (Liquide Chamber)
Mitchell F. Chan (Arab Bank Switzerland)
Rutherford Chang (Arab Bank Switzerland)
Victoria Colmegna (Homeopathic & Therapy Pharmacy)
Pamela Council (Live Salon)
Scott Cowan (Ob Dob)
Katy Cowan (Ob Dob)
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Johanna Dahm (Bijoux Solaires)
Manuela Morales Délano
Ligia Dias (Bijoux Solaires)
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Hans Emmenegger (Private Collector’s Room)
Cédric Eisenring (Fairs and Fairy Tales)
Mari Eastman (Ob Dob)
Max Ernst (Private Collector’s Room)
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Lexi Fleurs (Liquide Chamber)
Gina Folly (B-Town Kids)
Sarah Friend (Arab Bank Switzerland)
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Alberto Giacometti (Private Collector’s Room)
Vidya Gastaldon (Liquide Chamber)
Manuel Griebler (Cadavre Exquis)
Jasmine Gregory (Tasoni Shop)
Johann Garber (Cadavre Exquis)
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Helmut Hladisch (Cadavre Exquis)
Alfred Hofkunst (Private Collector’s Room)
Karl Holmqvist (Liquide Chamber)
Damien Hirst (Arab Bank Switzerland)
David Horvitz (Arab Bank Switzerland)
Heidi Howard (Ob Dob)
Nicole l’Huilier (Liquide Chamber)
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Daniel Jasper (Live Salon)
Thomas Julier (Liquide Chamber)
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Tobias Kaspar (Biograph Collection)
Kyle Keese (Bijoux Solaires)
Kokhlias (Liquide Chamber)
Ann-Kathrin Kuhn (Bijoux Solaires)
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Margaret Lee (Ob Dob)
Lorenza Longhi (Tasoni Shop)
Jonas Lund (Arab Bank Switzerland)
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Mattias MacCarthy (Live Salon)
André Magaña (Live Salon)
Fabian Marti (Tasoni Shop)
Sarah Meyohas (Arab Bank Switzerland)
Fausto Melotti (Bijoux Solaires)
Zoé Mohm (Bijoux Solaires)
Rhea Myers (Arab Bank Switzerland)
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Dahoon Nam (Jeff Koons special sale)
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Afrikanus Okokon (Live Salon)
Meret Oppenheim (Bijoux Solaires and Private Collector’s Room)
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Albero Papparotto (Beaudy Salon)
Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini (Private Collector’s Room)
Kembra Pfahler (Liquide Chamber)
David Pfau (Arab Bank Switzerland)
Diogo Pinto (Bijoux Solaires)
Uli Pokinpirate (Stick n’ Poke)
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Arnulf Rainer (Private Collector’s Room)
Anna Ridler (Arab Bank Switzerland)
Amy Giovanna Rinaldi (Ob Dob)
Hanna Rochereau (Bijoux Solaires)
David Robbins (50 Wall Safes)
Cinzia Ruggeri (Bijoux Solaires)
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Olympia Scarry (Bijoux Solaires)
Laurent Schmid (Liquide Chamber)
Arnold Schmidt (Cadavre Exquis)
Kirsten Schmid (Ob Dob)
Sebastian Schaub (Bijoux Solaires)
Günther Schützenhöfer (Cadavre Exquis)
Egon Schiele (Private Collector’s Room)
Lisa Scherebnenko (Bijoux Solaires)
Kurt Schwitters (Private Collector’s Room)
Paul Seidler (Arab Bank Switzerland)
Sonja Sekula (Private Collector’s Room)
Rita Siegfried (Bijoux Solaires)
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Jürgen Tauscher (Cadavre Exquis)
Jean Tinguely (Private Collector’s Room)
Carmen Tobler (Fairs and Fairy Tales)
Remco Torenbosch (Wishing Well)
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Andreas Walser (Private Collector’s Room)
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Urban Zellweger (Tasoni Shop)
Daily Program
Ongoing Performances
Avantgardo – Star of Bethlehem (2025), Durational Performance
Are we really heroes when we shoot a businessman?
Basel Social Club Orchestra
Where there is money, there will always be music.
Juliette Blightman, Between the Acts (2025), Performative Intervention
Marleine Chedraoui – WHILE STOCKS LAST | HQ’, Durational Performance
Anthea Hamilton – The Squash (2016–present), Durational Performance with Dario Minoia and Elena Francalanci. Movement direction by Delphine Gaborit. Realised with the support of we-make-things/Lukas Galehr and Paul Welker AG. Costumes designed in collaboration with LOEWE (2018). Thanks to Linsey Young, Millie Layton, kaufmann repetto and THOMAS Dane Gallery.
Jessie Holmes – Mini Jobs: On Hospitality (2018-present), Durational Performance with Miriam Paschetta, Selva Maria Meyer, Edwin Giebelhaus.
Pierre Langrand – What’s Under the Frack, Intervention
Stas Shärifullá & Hannah Weinberger – Why Listen? (2025), Soundwalk
Nestori Syrjälä — I Used to Work Here, Durational Performance
Supported by the Finnish Institute
Juli Wang – The Bunny is watching,Durational Performance
Every Night
Music in the basement from 9pm to midnight.
Sunday
2pm — Basel Social Club Orchestra, no profit, no finale (2025), Durational Performance
2–5pm — Victoria Colmegna, The Hangover Pill (to book a therapy session, email Victoria at victoriacolmegna@gmail.com)
2–8pm — Stick n’ poke (to make a tattoo appointment, email: bookings@sticknpoke.ch)
2-9pm – Nail Art by @hotmailhotnail, Ivana Milenković and Lena Fingerhuth (make an appointment here)
3–8pm — Sauna, Icebath & breathwork, KEEN Wellbeing (Book a class: [here])
3:30pm (45 min) — Laura Anderson Barbata, Intervention: Wall Street (2011/2025)
Performed by The Brooklyn Jumbies: Najja Codrington, Ali Sylvester, Jabari Rollocks, Khyle Lambert, Kwesi Cuffy-Scott, and Jahde Huntley.
3:45–5:45pm — Abdu’Allah, LIVE SALON (appointment slots will be available here)
4pm–onward, Courtyard — DJ Set by Mathis Altmann
4–6pm — Ceylan Öztrük, Inseama (2025), Marie Popall, Durational Performance
4–9:30pm — Dahoon Nam, Jeff Koons SPECIAL SALE (2023-present), Durational Performance
4–11pm — Blackjack, Presented by Grand Casino Basel
4:30–6pm & 7–8:30pm — Fairs and Fairy Tales, Readings in the Children’s Book Collection (sign up to read here )
5pm — Olga Hohmann, Release of Zeitsparkasse magazine with contributions by Rosa Aiello, Benedikt Bock, Karin Borer, Olga Hohmann, Gilles Jacot, Chantal Kaufmann, Daniel Kurth, Margherita Raso, Mia Sanchez, Virginie Sistek – Reading
6pm–onwards — Billy Morgan, Hotelle (2023), Durational Performance
Monday
2–5pm — Victoria Colmegna, The Hangover Pill (to book a therapy session, email Victoria at victoriacolmegna@gmail.com)
2–6pm — Blood Bank operated by Blutspende SRK beider Basel (make an appointment here)
2–7pm — Beauty Salon by Alberto Papparotto (Walk-in appointments)
2–8pm — Stick n’ poke (to make a tattoo appointment, email: Bookings@sticknpoke.ch)
3:45–5:45pm — Abdu’Allah, LIVE SALON (appointment slots will be available here)
4pm — Juliette Blightman, Répétition, Performative Intervention
4–6pm — Ceylan Öztrük, Inseama (2025), Marie Popall, Durational Performance
4–9:30pm — Dahoon Nam, Jeff Koons SPECIAL SALE (2023-present), Durational Performance
4–11pm — Blackjack, Presented by Grand Casino Basel
5–9pm — Sauna, Icebath & breathwork, KEEN Wellbeing (Book a class: [here])
6pm–onwards — Billy Morgan, Hotelle (2023), Durational Performance
8:30pm (60 min), Courtyard — Alexandra Bachzetsis, Undressed (2005), Performative Intervention
9:30pm (45 min), Courtyard — Tshegue, Concert
9pm–Midnight, Basement — DJ Set by Cyrus Goberville
Tuesday
2pm — Juliette Blightman, Répétition, Performative Intervention
2–5pm — Victoria Colmegna, The Hangover Pill (to book a therapy session, email Victoria at victoriacolmegna@gmail.com)
2–6pm — Blood Bank operated by Blutspende SRK beider Basel (make an appointment here)
2–6pm — Victor del Oral, El Doble, Performative Intervention, supported by Aguirre
2–7pm — Beauty Salon by Alberto Papparotto (Walk-in appointments)
2–8pm — Stick n’ poke (to make a tattoo appointment, email: Bookings@sticknpoke.ch)
2-9pm – Nail Art by @hotmailhotnail, Ivana Milenković and Lena Fingerhuth (make an appointment here)
3:45–5:45pm — Abdu’Allah, LIVE SALON (appointment slots will be available here)
4–6pm — Ceylan Öztrük, Inseama (2025), Marie Popall, Durational Performance
4–9:30pm — Dahoon Nam, Jeff Koons SPECIAL SALE (2023-present), Durational Performance
4–11pm — Blackjack, Presented by Grand Casino Basel
5pm — ArtSMR, Courtyard, Performance
5–7pm – Vitra, “Sit, site, chair, cherry”, a photographic exploration of the Vitra Campus, Rolf Fehlbaum and Aleix Plademunt – Booklaunch
5–9pm — Sauna, Icebath & breathwork, KEEN Wellbeing (Book a class: [here])
6pm (20 min), Basement — Marie Karlberg, Eating a Banana, Performance
6pm Tina Braegger & Ștefan Tănase, T-shirt Launch, presented by Kaotic with a K & Damien & The Love Guru
6pm–onwards — Billy Morgan, Hotelle (2023), Durational Performance
6pm – 8pm, Champagne Bar Terrace — STUDIO Magazine Apéro Issue #10
7pm (20 min), Basement — Josh Johnson, Interruption (2022), Performance
9pm (60 min), Courtyard — Brandy Butler with Claude Stucki, Rodrigo Aravena, Andreas Achermann, Valentin Liechti, and Shems Bednali, Concert
9pm to Midnight, Basement — DJ Set by Josh Johnson
Wednesday
2–4pm — Beauty Salon by Alberto Papparotto (Walk-in appointments)
2–5pm — Victoria Colmegna, The Hangover Pill (to book a therapy session, email Victoria at victoriacolmegna@gmail.com)
2–6pm — Blood Bank operated by Rotes Kreuz Basel (make an appointment here)
2–8pm — Stick n’ poke (to make a tattoo appointment, email: Bookings@sticknpoke.ch)
3–7pm — Provence Magazine, Magazine Launch
3:45–5:45pm — Abdu’Allah, LIVE SALON (appointment slots will be available here)
4pm — Juliette Blightman, Répétition, Performative Intervention
4–6pm — Ceylan Öztrük, Inseama (2025), Marie Popall, Durational Performance
4:30–6pm — Fairs and Fairy Tales, Readings in the Children’s Book Collection (Sign up to read here)
4–9:30pm — Dahoon Nam, Jeff Koons SPECIAL SALE (2023-present), Durational Performance
4–11pm — Blackjack, Presented by Grand Casino Basel
5pm (45 min), Throughout the building — Collective Heartbreak, Remember What We Forgot: A High-Pressure Lullaby, Performance
5–9pm — Sauna, Icebath & breathwork, KEEN Wellbeing (Book a class: [here])
6pm–onwards — Billy Morgan, Hotelle (2023), Durational Performance
7:45pm (30 min), Basement — Davide Christelle, Salle Noire (2024), Performance
9pm to Midnight, Basement — DJ Set (TBA)
Thursday
6am–12pm — DEEP! At Kuppel: A multisensory sanctuary co-curated by Lhaga Kondoor. Bonfire light installation by Timon & Melchior Grau.
2–5pm — Victoria Colmegna, The Hangover Pill (to book a therapy session, email Victoria at victoriacolmegna@gmail.com)
2–6pm — Blood Bank operated by Blutspende SRK beider Basel (make an appointment here)
2–6pm — Victor del Oral, El Doble, Performative Intervention, supported by Aguirre
2–8pm — Stick n’ poke (to make a tattoo appointment, email: Bookings@sticknpoke.ch)
3pm — Joya x Gabrielle Greiss’s Jewels Deambulation, hosted by Bijoux Solaires
3:45–5:45pm — Abdu’Allah, LIVE SALON (appointment slots will be available here)
4pm — Juliette Blightman, Répétition, Performative Intervention
4–6pm — Ceylan Öztrük, Inseama (2025), Marie Popall, Durational Performance
4–9:30pm — Dahoon Nam, Jeff Koons SPECIAL SALE (2023-present), Durational Performance
4:30–6pm — Fairs and Fairy Tales, Readings in the Children’s Book Collection (Sign up to read here)
4–11pm — Blackjack, Presented by Grand Casino Basel
5–9pm — Sauna, Icebath & breathwork, KEEN Wellbeing (Book a class: [here])
6pm–onwards — Billy Morgan, Hotelle (2023), Durational Performance
9pm–Midnight, Basement — Dragana Bar by Kem with Marga Alfeirão, Rafał Matusiak, Ania Nowak, Alberto Papparotto, Dasha, androgienia, Facheroia, Awkward Fantasy
12am–6am Club Night at Kuppel Basel — Dragana Bar x DEEP!
A multisensory sanctuary co-curated by Lhaga Kondoor with performances by Amosphere, Doppelereffekt, Naomi Shimada, Josh Johnson, and Bonfire light installation by Timon & Melchior Grau.
Friday
2–4pm — Beauty Salon by Alberto Papparotto (Walk-in appointments)
2–5pm — Victoria Colmegna, The Hangover Pill (to book a therapy session, email Victoria at victoriacolmegna@gmail.com)
2–6pm — Blood Bank operated by Blutspende SRK beider Basel (make an appointment here)
2–8pm — Stick n’ poke (to make a tattoo appointment, email: Bookings@sticknpoke.ch)
2-9pm – Nail Art by @hotmailhotnail, Ivana Milenković and Lena Fingerhuth (make an appointment here)
2:30pm — Why Listen? — Soundwalk with Hannah Weinberger (main entrance; bring your own headphones and smartphone)
3:30pm — Why Listen? — Soundwalk with HMOT (main entrance; bring your own headphones and smartphone)
4–6pm — Ceylan Öztrük, Inseama (2025), Marie Popall, Durational Performance
4–9:30pm — Dahoon Nam, Jeff Koons SPECIAL SALE (2023-present), Durational Performance
4–11pm — Blackjack, Presented by Grand Casino Basel
4:30pm — Why Listen? — Soundwalk with Hannah Weinberger (main entrance; bring your own headphones and smartphone)
5pm (45 min) — Collective Heartbreak, Remember What We Forgot: A High-Pressure Lullaby, Performance
5–9pm, Courtyard — Martin Schaffner (Totentanz, Bimbotown)/Mukuna (Somatic Rituals) From Rare Groove to House, DJ Set
5–9pm — Sauna, Icebath & breathwork, KEEN Wellbeing (Book a class: [here])
5:30pm — Why Listen? — Soundwalk with HMOT (main entrance; bring your own headphones and smartphone)
6pm–onwards — Billy Morgan, Hotelle (2023), Durational Performance
9:30pm (45 min), Courtyard — Loren Kramar, Concert
9pm to Midnight, Basement and Courtyard — DJ Set by SdeM + Ilia Moiseev
After-After-Party at NEST Kuppel — DJ Set by Ananda Jade, The Entertainer and Naima Ghoul
Saturday
2–5pm — Victoria Colmegna, The Hangover Pill (to book a therapy session, email Victoria at victoriacolmegna@gmail.com)
2–7pm — Beauty Salon by Alberto Papparotto (Walk-in appointments)
2–8pm — Stick n’ poke (to make a tattoo appointment, email: Bookings@sticknpoke.ch)
3–7pm — Sauna, Icebath & breathwork, KEEN Wellbeing (Book a class: [here])
3:30pm — Why Listen? — Soundwalk with HMOT (main entrance; bring your own headphones and smartphone)
4–6pm — Ceylan Öztrük, Inseama (2025), Marie Popall, Durational Performance
4–9:30pm — Dahoon Nam, Jeff Koons SPECIAL SALE (2023-present), Durational Performance
4–11pm — Blackjack, Presented by Grand Casino Basel
4:30pm — Why Listen? — Soundwalk with Hannah Weinberger (main entrance; bring your own headphones and smartphone)
6pm–onwards — Billy Morgan, Hotelle (2023), Durational Performance
6pm, Dinner Courtyard — Museum Of Us: Naya de Souza and compañeras invite you to a dinner where food becomes a site of cultural, political, and comedic reflection. Register: fubu.shenanigans@gmail.com
7pm (30 min), Basement — Leyla Yenirce, Troubadour (2025), Performance
9:30pm, Courtyard — Holy Tongue & Shackleton, The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now (2024), powered by FIGURA, Concert
10pm to Midnight, Courtyard — DJ set by Ka-raba + foncé
After-After-Party at NEST Kuppel — DJ Set by Vornelinks, Rogian b2b Aramis and Meson Pola
Special Projects
Arab Bank Switzerland
Curated by Nina Roehrs
Featured Artists: 0xfff, Kevin Abosch, Robert Alice, Jack Butcher, Mitchell F. Chan, Rutherford Chang, Distributed Gallery, Sarah Friend, Damien Hirst, David Horvitz, Jonas Lund, Sarah Meyohas, Rhea Myers, Anna Ridler & David Pfau, Paul Seidler.
B–Town Kids is a collaborative project between artist Gina Folly and Aqui T, bringing together children from Dharavi in Bombay and Basel. Using analog cameras, the kids captured scenes from their daily lives, culminating in a visual showcase in Basel. This project is generously supported by Pro Helvetia.
Adam, Anelu, Ankita, Anshika, Apurva, Arteo, Ashish, Arya, Augusta, Balthazar, BalKartika, Elliot, Emile, Harsh, Irma, Katharina, Kavibalan, Madlaina, Miron, Naomi, Noemi, Paul, Pola, Radhika, Sameer, Shubanika, Sufiyan, Swapnil, Tiara, Vaishnavi.
Barbershop: Live Salon | Faisal Abdu’Allah
Presented as part of (It’s a) Whole Lotta Money (in this muf****er) by Harlesden High Street and Kendra Jayne Patrick, Faisal Abdu’Allah(b. 1969) is a British Jamaican artist and barber whose ongoing performance LIVE SALON involves cutting a participant’s hair while engaging them in open conversations about identity and representation. The work transforms the barbershop experience into a platform for dialogue and has been presented at major venues including the Venice Biennale and Tate.
(It’s a) Whole Lotta Money (in this muf****er) artists: Faisel Abdu’Allah, Pamela Council, Manuela Morales Délano, Daniel Jasper, Mattias MacCarthy, André Magaña, Afrikanus Okokon.
Opening Hours: Sunday, June 15 – Thursday, June 19, 3:45–5:45 PM
Booking: [here]
Beauty Salon
Artist Alberto Papparotto hosts a unique beauty salon that merges art and self-care. Open daily, the salon offers hair styling, makeup, and more in a setting that is both intimate and performative.
Opening Hours:
Sunday, June 15: closed
Monday, June 16: 2–7pm
Tuesday, June 17: 2–7pm
Wednesday, June 18: 2–4pm
Thursday, June 19: closed
Friday, June 20: 2–4pm
Saturday, June 21: 2–7pm
BIJOUX SOLAIRES | Presented by Sunsworks
A swiss bank vault filled with jewelry and artworks for sale.
Featured Artists: Ann-Kathrin Kuhn, BillyBoy* & Lala, Cinzia Ruggeri, Diogo Pinto, Fausto Melotti, Hanna Rochereau, Johanna Dahm, Kyle Keese, Ligia Dias, Lisa Scherebnenko, Meret Oppenheim, Olympia Scarry, Rebekah Kosonen Bide, Rita Siegfried, Sebastian Schaub, Zoé Mohm.
Opening Hours: 2–9:30pm
Blood Bank
Feeling well? Feeling healthy? Then we invite you to donate blood at Basel Social Club. In partnership with Blutspende SRK beider Basel, all donations go directly to the local hospitals to help save lives.
Never donated before? Now’s the perfect time to try. You’ll be in good hands with professional medical staff on site.
Before donating, please check the current eligibility criteria and waiting periods here.
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday, 2–6pm
Donation Booking: [here]
Walk-ins also available.
Cadavre Exquis | museum gugging
Museum gugging presents a special selection of Art Brut Cadavre Exquis works made specifically for this year’s Basel Social Club. Created in collaborative spirit, these pieces highlight the spontaneous, uninhibited creativity of the Gugging Artists and reflect the museum’s ongoing commitment to showcasing raw, imaginative expression beyond academic conventions.
Featured artists: Arnold Schmidt, Günther Schützenhöfer, Helmut Hladisch, Johann Garber, Jürgen Tauscher, Laila Bachtiar, Manuel Griebler
Casino Salon
Try your luck at blackjack and brace yourself for unexpected surprises throughout the night! Presented by Grand Casino Basel.
Opening Hours: 2–11pm
David Robbins: 50 Wall Safes
Presented by The Green Gallery (Milwaukee) and Misako & Rosen (Tokyo), 50 Wall Safes is a satirical series by artist and writer David Robbins that imagines AI-generated luxury vaults as NFTs. Blurring the lines between fine art, collectibles, and financial assets, the work playfully critiques the commercialization of art with exaggerated depictions of opulence and wit.
Viewing room [here]
Fairs and Fairy Tales (2025): Children’s Book Collection
Readings from a treasure trove of 1970s children’s books—full of bold colours, experimental printing, and worn edges bearing the marks of countless small hands. Drawn from the collection of Luca Beeler, Carmen Tobler, and Cédric Eisenring, these mostly 1970s titles once carried great hopes into the bedrooms of a now grown-up generation. Join us as we leaf through stories shaped by pedagogy, politics, and the aesthetics of their time.
Readings with special guests: select days, 4:30–6pm
Reader list updated continuously [here]
Henna Bank: Say Something Nice | A Ceremony by aqui T
Henna Bank is a daily participatory ceremony led by artist aqui T, inviting visitors to share a kind word and receive a hand-drawn henna design in return. Rooted in ancient traditions of communal care, this quiet exchange offers presence, touch, and sincerity as a form of currency—transforming the body into a living altar and memory into the lasting mark.
Everyday from 3pm
Homeopathic & Therapy Pharmacy | Victoria Colmegna
In Homeopathic & Therapy Pharmacy, artist Victoria Colmegna hosts quasi-therapy sessions blending astrology, tarot, Lacanian analysis, and new age practices. As part of the performance, she offers The Hangover Pill—a homeopathic remedy designed to prevent the emotional and physical fatigue of social interactions. Taken before a night out, the pill promises clearer minds and more balanced post-event states, helping sensitive individuals engage without the usual drain.
Jeff Koons SPECIAL SALE | Dahoon Nam
Parodies Koons’ Balloon Dog, critiquing art-as-currency. In a live factory-like setup, cheap balloon dogs are made and sold at 0.01% of Koons’ price, exposing art market absurdities and value constructs.
LIQUIDE CHAMBER | Joyfully Waiting
Co-curated by Nathalie Rebholz & Jeanne Graff, Liquide Chamber is an immersive listening space for sonic artworks, set within a softly lit, contemplative environment. Featuring QR code-linked digital pieces and ambient soundscapes, the installation explores themes of liquidity, flow, and relaxation through sound.
Featured artists: Kokhlias, Thomas Julier, Ericka Beckman, Nicole l’Huilier, Nicolas Ceccaldi, Karl Holmqvist, Vidya Gastaldon & Lexi Fleurs, Laurent Schmid, Kembra Pfahler.
Ob Dob
Ob Dob is an artistic project put together by Berlin-based artists Katy and Scott Cowan. The project’s output includes a range of handcrafted items, notably hand-dyed clothing and limited-edition pins. In addition to producing its own distinct merchandise, Ob Dob operates as a collaborative platform—facilitating the creation of artist-designed pins, handmade bags, and bespoke stitched hats—in conjunction with other artists.
For this year’s Basel Social Club, Ob Dob has worked with several artists, to create limited edition pieces specifically for the event. Collaborating artists include: Phillipa Atkinson, Melina Ausikaitis of Aitis Something Apparel, Tina Braegger, Katy Cowan, Scott Cowan, Mari Eastman, Heidi Howard, Margaret Lee, Amy Giovanna Rinaldi of Intimate Revolution, and Kirsten Schmid.
Private Collector’s Room | Presented by Littmann Kulturprojekte & Galerie Mueller
Featured artists: Eva Aeppli, Cuno Amiet, Bernard Buffet, Hans Emmenegger, Max Ernst, Sonja Sekula, Jean Tinguely, Andreas Walser, Kurt Schwitters, Egon Schiele, Alberto Giacometti, Arnulf Rainer, Meret Oppenheim, Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini, Miriam Cahn, Alfred Hofkunst, and others.
Recovery Zone | Keen Wellbeing
KEEN Wellbeing blends ancient rituals with modern science to create powerful recovery experiences that reset the mind and body. At Basel Social Club during Art Basel, KEEN presents the Immersive Recovery Zone-a space designed to match the intensity and creativity of the week. Guests can book a guided 30-minute session featuring breathwork, ice bath immersion, and sauna-no experience needed, just come as you are and leave recharged.
Opening Hours:
Sunday, June 15: 3–8pm
Monday, June 16: 5–9pm
Tuesday, June 17: 5–9pm
Wednesday, June 18: 5–9pm
Thursday, June 19: 5–9pm
Friday, June 20: 5–9pm
Saturday, June 21: 3–8pm
Bookings: [here]
Please arrive 10 minutes before your session.
stick n’ poke | Tattoo Parlor
Curated by Alana Alireza and Geraldine Belmont. Designed to mimic the visual language of a tattoo parlor, hand-poked designs appear as vinyls, scattered across the space as ephemeral blueprints for permanent acts. All designs can be acquired as real tattoos, hand-poked on skin by Uli Pokinpirate.
Featured artists: Sarah Abu Abdallah, Badr Ali, Mohamed Almusibli, Chino Amobi, James Bantone, Cudelice Brazelton IV, Abdulla Buhijji , Loucia Carlier, Line Chevalley, Anne-Lise Coste, Sylvie Fleury, Louisa Gagliardi, Liam Gillick, Tamara Kalo, Shuang Li, Fabian Marti, Filwa Nazer, Jack O’Brien, Una Szeemann, Ian Waelder and Phillip Zach.
Opening Hours: Daily, 2–8pm (to make a tattoo appointment, email: bookings@sticknpoke.ch)
Tasoni Shop | Official Merchandise Partner
Set Design: Damian Fopp
Sound installation: Jan Vorisek
Artworks by: Mitchell Anderson, Jasmine Gregory, Lorenza Longhi, Fabian Marti, Urban Zellweger
Opening Hours: 2–8pm
Tobias Kaspar | Biograph Collection
Biography Collection is an ongoing project by Tobias Kaspar, where visitors are invited to donate a piece of clothing they no longer wear; in return, they can choose one from the collection. All garments have their original labels removed and are re-tagged as part of the artwork. The project explores identity, exchange, and value — and nothing is for sale.
Wishing Well | Remco Torenbosch
In Wishing Well (2012–ongoing), a fountain in a financial district becomes a site of ritual through the simple act of tossing in a coin. By placing this gesture at the center of global finance, Torenbosch invites reflection on belief, value, and the overlap of myth and market.
Zumstein Cie. – Cups for Everybody!
Zumstein & Cie. is a creative ceramics workshop in Basel, open to all and organized as a community association.
The studio provides a fully equipped workspace, expert guidance and supportive mentorship for projects of all kinds.
For this Basel Social Club edition, a special artist series of coffee cups is being handmade at Zumstein & Cie. Each piece is unique — crafted with care, rich in character and rooted in the spirit of collaboration.
Cinema
Curated by Martha Kirszenbaum
Featured artists: Michel Auder (Karma International), Daria Blum (Ilenia), Tohe Commaret, Alina Kleytman (Gunia Nowik), Diane Severin Nguyen (Molitor), Chen Quilin (1000 Plateaus), Sequoia Scavullo (Sans Titre), Marina Xenofontos (Hot Wheels), Leyla Yernice (Capitain Petzel)
Food & Drinks
Drinks
- Champagne Bar
- Coffee Wagon
- Garden Bar
- Salon Bar
- Silent Bar
- Tea Room
- Whiskey Bar
by Ale & Bread
Food
- Egg Bar by Basel Social Club
- Hotdogs by Astro Fries
- Ice Cream by bruno lorenzo – gelato lab
- Oysters by Austernknacker
- Tramezzini by Kollektiv Eulenspiegel
Fine Dining by Bisskid x Basel Social Club
To book a table, send request to reservations@baselsocialclub.com
We will host dinners from Monday to Friday.
- Tables available in groups of 10(i.e. 10/20/30/40…)
- Limited availability – reservations handled on a first come, first served basis. Thank you for understanding if we are unable to accomodate all requests
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