Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris

24 October 2024

Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
We head of to the beautifully refurbished glass Grand Palais … but sadly, it still leaks
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
We start at Pilar Corrias who proudly show a gleaming sculpture by Lina Iris Viktor ‘Procession of the Solar Angel’ – a 24 carat gold and acrylic painted bronze statue
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
The darling of the art fair were the 13 sculptures by Diego Marcon ‘La Banda di Crugnola’ at Sadie Coles
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
We also loved this work by Martine Syms ‘Life is better when I’m Evil’ part of a series, each one with a different personality trait
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
Also at Sadie Coles was Urs Fischer’s impressive shelf
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
At Galerie Buchholz Henrik Olesen’s ‘Crocodile’
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
We loved the painted bronze relief ‘Three Women by Pool’ by Eric Fischl
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
Great work of Michael E. Smith at Andrew Kreps Gallery
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
My favourite booth was The Modern Institute displaying the wonderful non-functional art of Martin Boyce. Nothing is what it seems
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
There was a sad work at Lévy Gorvy Dayan by Alison Watt called ‘Death Mask’
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
New exciting work by Tomás Saraceno ‘Wayra 62, 2024’ made out of hand-blown glass at Neugerriemschneider
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
Also a new turn for Sterling Ruby new delicate tactile work called ‘Drifting Altar (8530)’
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
At Galerie Christophe Gaillard was a fascinating work made from a deconstructed melted plastic bin from 2014
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
I was intrigued at Clearing Gallery and ‘Airtime’ by Xingzi Gu
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
We loved the work by Matt Copson at High Art
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
At François Ghebaly there was yet another wonderful work by Max Hooper Schneider ‘Dendrite Bonsai (Bird of Paradise and Epiphyte Shrub)
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
From the fair into the wonderful galleries of Paris and first to Max Hetzler – we so enjoyed viewing the Glenn Brown exhibition ‘In the Altogether’. The juxtaposition of ‘When the satellite sings’ and ‘Dirty little Seahorses’ was show stopping
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
The colours he uses are almost kitsch, I am loving the work ‘Hoi Poloi’
Paris Day 3 - Art Basel Paris
In the evening we are rewarded with a delicious and eye catching dinner by Jöel Robuchon