Rob Stuart, A Swiss history lesson, ArtBasel

Welcome to The English Show on Radio X - for all the friendly people we met at the Basel Expat Expo.

Another action packed show this week:

Ciaran spoke with Nik Von Frankenberg about Swiss neutrality and its origins.

  Rob Stuart  - Art Basel has a week long program of films screened at the Stadkino and there's some special films to look out for, Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction and Before Midnight, Richard Linklater's latest.

Street Art and no Litter

Inspired by the success of similar programs using street art to encourage respect for a clean city, shochzwei has launched a project they are calling "Kunst Kübel"

To drive this anti-littering campaign, waste baskets have been converted into canvases for art. Now until June 28th, these receptacles will be displayed along the Rheinufer (Rhine walkway) between the Roche campus and Dreirosen bridge.

Each work of art has a price set by the artist. The top 20 will be put on exhibit at the Scope art show. For more details about the upcoming Scope Art show, visit their website here.

For all the details (in German) and to vote for your favorite exhibits visit the Kunst Kübel website.