Basel Day 3

12 August 2022

Basel Day 3
Back at Art Basel for one last time, to discover, learn and perhaps even add to the collection…! At Sean Kelly, we discover Laurent Grasso’s ‘Studies into the Past’
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It was great to bump into Kevin Abosch, here with his work ‘Crypto is a Scam’
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At Thomas Dane in front of a magnificent Calder sculpture was Caragh Thuring’s work ‘Maeght II’
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To our delight, at Altman Siegel Gallery was an incredible presentation of Lynn Hershman Leeson
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Loved this work by Markus Selg ‘Mind in the Cave’ at Galerie Guido W. Baudach
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One of the highlights of this trip was getting to see Ugo Rondinone’s ‘nuns + monks’. It was the most satisfying display in the whole art fair, a perfect place to relax the eye away from the bustle of people
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At Sadie Coles, the work of Jordan Wolfson was incredibly rebellious and thought provoking
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At White Cube was Tracey Emin’s work ‘It is like a dream’. Very poignant and sad
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I loved this wonderful artwork by Ewa Juszkiewicz at Almine Rech
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Such joy to see the Hugh Hayden at Clearing Gallery
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Another great scientific work by Keith Tyson at Hauser & Wirth
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At Kunsthalle was an amazing show by Michael Armitage ‘You, Who Are Still Alive’ where he is exploring mythology popular culture and art historical references. He often refers to civil unrest and humanity in his work
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On the first floor was ‘Hic et Nunc’ by artist Berenice Olmedo. The works were incredibly moving and look at prosthetics and the wonder of science. She is exploring the various technological enhancements of the body
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Then followed a beautiful dinner hosted by Kunsthalle and White Cube
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At neugerriemschneider was the magnificent work of Andreas Eriksson
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At JTT, it was great to see Doreen Lynette Garner’s work ‘Please God, I hope when I die, it’ll be in the summer time’
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Puppies Puppies’ ‘WOMAN WITH A PENIS” was a show stopper at Balice Hertling
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As was Puppies Puppies’ ‘A sculpture for Trans Women A sculpture for the Non-Binary Femmes A sculpture for Two-Spirit People. I am a woman. I don’t care what you think.’ in Parcours. For me, this work was by far the best in the whole of Basel
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Also in Parcours, we saw Oscar Murillo’s ‘Social Cataracts’, where he presents a new series of wearable sculptures in collaboration with school students. A great, global collaborative project