Art Basel Day 3

28 November 2021

It was back to the fair, and look what I bumped into…

Art Basel Day 3
This work is one of the most beautiful works by Dorothea Tanning. On every corner there was something to be seen
Art Basel Day 3
I kept seeing one great work after another at Skarstedt Gallery, I especially loved this George Condo painting, ‘Old Man Portrait’
Art Basel Day 3
Also some very interesting David Salle works, including this one from his ‘Tree of Life’ series
Art Basel Day 3
At Tanya Bonakdar Gallery was Tomás Saraceno’s ‘Pneuma 28.97’. This is the first time I have seen Tillandsia plants being used, a natural progression
Art Basel Day 3
I was mesmerised by the work of Greg Parma Smith’s ‘Universal Flower’ series, they were very special
Art Basel Day 3
I managed to see one museum show whilst in Basel. Migros Museum showed Korakrit Arunanondchai’s ‘Songs for dying/Songs for living’, special works which he created after his grandfather’s death
Art Basel Day 3
Finally out in the open, nature and art collided with Paul McCarthy’s sculpture sitting amongst the flowers in the gardens of Baur au Lac