Unlimited @ ArtBasel
You wait in a queue to see this crumpled mass. Not that I don't love a crumpled mass....
Rob Pruitt Us 2013
Aaron Curry Daft Dank Space, 2013
Shakuntala Kulkarni Of bodies, armor and cages, 2010-2012
I'm paying attention to works about the body because that's the topic for next semester.
A cave space reminding me of the late artist Leon Sapir's moulded home in Hurstbridge in the 70s.
A lot of works show engagement with issues of space.
Chiharu Shiota in Silence 2002/2013
Piotr Uklanski Untitled (Open Wide) 2012
A good body example.
David Altmejd The Orbit 2012 Another body work
from Betty Woodman Alessandro's Rooms 2011
Huang Yong Ping Abbottabad 2012
In the new Theatre of war, not seen in ArtBasel before, this is a recreation to Osama bin Laden's final compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. You can buy it for €375,000
Powerful works relating to war, conflict and terrorism are making an impact in ArtBasel this year. Previously not considered market-friendly, works inspired by sensitive political subjects were usually the domain of non-selling biennials and the Kassel-based Documenta exhibition.
Lisa Essers, the director of the CapeTown and Johanesburg- based Goodman Gallery, says: "The social pendulum has swung back towards the ethos of the 1960s. We are seeing a reaction against the big, shiny, flashy tendencies of the past decade; people are making more meaningful work."
Artists from conflict zones such as the Middle East and Asia are becoming more visible. Artist, Kader Attia, stresses that upheavals in the Arab world and beyond mean that the "bling-bling era couldn't last any longer. Art practice is linked to war. The relationship between war and avant-garde is extremely tight."
Collectors may not want to be confronted daily by such issue-based art; most collectors are still attracted to object-based art. While hard-hitting works may be destined for institutions or museum collections, there's a rise in private collectors buying works with a social conscience.
Gleaned from the Art Newspaper, ArtBasel daily edition 14-16 June 2013
Umberto Allemandi & Co. Publishing
Eva Light Lesab Tra installation of lunchers 2013
(ArtBasel spelt backwards). :)
Hiltl Catering! The godfather of the Swiss vegetarian buffet I rave about!
Fondation Beyeler
Evi, from the Shalom tour, and I meet at the Fondation Beyeler. Beyeler is an aristocrat who gave his valuable art collection to the state.
Evi's a very fit major walker who walks with family/ friends from say Basel to Lucerne. They stop at accommodation to eat and rest after 6-8 hours of walking daily on typically undulating Swiss terrain.
Andy Warhol Flowers 1965
Andy Warhol Retrospective ( Reversal Series) 1978
Ah, a ROTHKO room!
Joan Miro
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