3 6 ▁developed ▁a ▁profile ▁that ▁has ▁distinguished ▁itself ▁since ▁its ▁in ception ▁through ▁a ▁critical ▁exam ination ▁of ▁art , ▁politics , ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁mass ▁media . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Mai ▁ 3 6 ▁Galerie ▁participated ▁at ▁Art ▁Bas el ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Victor ▁G is ler ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Bas el ▁Committee ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁Ex hib ition ▁Program ▁ ▁Mai ▁ 3 6 ▁Galerie ▁presents ▁and ▁prom otes ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁emer ging ▁and ▁established ▁international ▁contemporary ▁artists . ▁For ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁Mai ▁ 3 6 ▁Galerie ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁with ▁John ▁Bald ess ari , ▁Ste phan ▁Bal ken hol , ▁T roy ▁Bra unt uch , ▁Pia ▁F ries , ▁Matt ▁Mul lic an , ▁Christoph ▁R üt im ann , ▁Thomas ▁R uff , ▁and ▁Lawrence ▁We iner . ▁ ▁The ▁exhibition ▁program ▁of ▁Mai ▁ 3 6 ▁Galerie ▁features ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁artists ▁dealing ▁with ▁fundamental ▁questions ▁of ▁art istic ▁expression . ▁Their ▁points ▁of ▁departure ▁are ▁significant ▁post ▁W W II ▁statements , ▁with ▁their ▁roots ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 7 0 s ▁( es pecially ▁Pop ▁Art , ▁Min imal ▁Art , ▁and ▁Con cept ual ▁Art ). ▁The ▁gallery ▁st riv es ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁close ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁artists ▁and ▁presents ▁their ▁works ▁continu ously ▁in ▁individual ▁exhib itions , ▁publications , ▁as ▁well ▁as