GENERAL

Swab presents a new edition of its General Programme, responding to the current dynamics of contemporary art. This year's selection of galleries and spaces reflects a broader shift: the boundaries between established galleries and independent initiatives are becoming increasingly blurred, while practices once considered peripheral now occupy a central place in contemporary artistic narratives, where questions surrounding access to contemporary art have taken on renewed significance.Artist-run spaces, emerging galleries, and experimental initiatives continue to operate at the margins of a market that, in recent years, has increasingly concentrated around major players. Yet it is precisely these projects that are shaping new directions within contemporary discourse: they embrace risk, propose alternative models of sustainability in new contexts, and critically expand the boundaries of what an art fair can encompass.

Les pralinés – pour tous

Les pralinés – pour tous (Basel)

Les pralinés – pour tous is an independent art project that started in 2025 at Frobenstrasse 41 in Basel, a former chocolate factory. Run by 3 artists and involving around 50 people from art, design, and organizing, it hosted exhibitions, pop-ups, workshops, and readings, giving space to young and not-yet-established creatives to try things out, meet each other, and get seen.

Since leaving Frobenstrasse, Les pralinés has no fixed address. It now looks for new places to work with, moving between different spaces rather than settling into one. The name „Les pralinés – pour tous“ still points back to where it started, standing not only for something sweet, but for something good and a bit special, made for everyone rather than for a select few.

Artists: Jeremías Fries.

View the catalogue here.