Art Basel Day 1

24 November 2021

Art Basel Day 1
First stop was to view the incredible Simone Leigh at Hauser & Wirth. We were dazzled by the intellect and beauty of the work
Art Basel Day 1
After a hearty breakfast meeting with Sarah Slappey, Lizzie, Olivia, and I headed to Liste Art Fair
Art Basel Day 1
A. ROMY showed some lovely Ceramics by young Swiss artist Maya Hottarek
Art Basel Day 1
I had never seen such an ambitious lamp form
Art Basel Day 1
The question is, is this art or design?
Art Basel Day 1
There seemed to be a great deal of organic forms floating around the fair, much like this sculpture by Julie Villard and Simon Brossard
Art Basel Day 1
Sandwich gallery presented a yoga and dog show at their booth, 'Doga' by artist Anais Touchot, reminded me of my time in Finland during lockdown
Art Basel Day 1
Yoga with Lumi and Milo
Art Basel Day 1
Drei showing Phung-Tien Phan explored the social implications of everyday objects
Art Basel Day 1
Was great checking out Theo Triantafyllidis’ AR artworks at The Breeder
Art Basel Day 1
Later that day I visited Design Miami/Basel and there was plenty to see! Lizzie and I started our visit by taking a rest in Harry Nuriev’s 'The Elevator'
Art Basel Day 1
On the way into the fair was incredible installation presented by Superblue, including Sou Fujimoto's 'Forest of Space' which reminded me almost of piano keys. In the evening was Basel | Unlimited
Art Basel Day 1
We all loved the Urs Fischer 'Bread House', causing lots of discussion about what it represented. What I do know is it made me hungry, perhaps this is an example of his unique approach to sculpture