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Art Basel returns to Switzerland in full swing, held at Messe Basel from June 16—19 with 289 presenting galleries from around the world.
June 16, 2022 - June 19, 2022
Art Basel returns to Switzerland in full swing, held at Messe Basel from June 16—19 with support from UBS. Exhibited across platforms like Galleries, Features, Statements, and Editions, the fair’s 289 presenting galleries are bringing a range of works by contemporary creators and rare and historical marvels. The fair also encompasses a series of large-scale works in the Unlimited sector, site-specific projects in Parcours, and a program encompassing talks, films, and other special happenings.
Those in attendance will find new and recent works by contemporary artists on view with names like Galerie Martin Janda, Taka Ishii Gallery, greengrassi, galerie frank elbaz, Jeffrey Deitch, The Breeder, LGDR, Galerie Lelong & Co., Catriona Jeffries, Lisson Gallery, P.P.O.W, Stampa, ZERO…, Perrotin, Labor, Marian Goodman Gallery, and Experimenter. Meanwhile, in Features, the works of artists prominent from the 20th and 21st centuries are being presented by art spaces like Clearing, Galerie Maria Bernheim, hunt kastner, Ivan Gallery, Gypsum Gallery, Altman Siegel, Galerie Knoell, LambdaLambdaLambda, Vadehra Art Gallery.
Curated once again by the Director of the Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Giovanni Carmine, the fair’s Unlimited programming (housed in Hall 1 of Messe Platz) will feature 70 expansive projects, including highlights like a large-scale painting by Mary Lovelace O’Neal, presented by Jenkins Johnson Gallery; Kennedy Yanko’s specially-commissioned suspended sculpture, By means other than the known senses, presented by Vielmetter Los Angeles; and a mural by Theaster Gates with the gallery Gray, titled Hardware Store Painting.
This year’s edition of Parcours, the fair’s public art program, is encompassed in the theme “How to Grow in Times of Change.” Here, 20 site-specific performances and installations curated by SALTS founder Samuel Leuenberger can be found taking place in Basel’s city center. Also worth a visit is an engaging installation by and honoring the recently-deceased Lawrence Weiner, titled Out of Sight.
Outside of the fair’s many installations and artworks, visitors should be sure to take advantage of the 12 panels making up the highly-anticipated Conversations series (this year looking at topics like NFTs and climate change), which has been curated by Emily Butler. And finally, the Film program (organized by returning curator Filipa Ramos, the Founding Curator of Vdrome) will highlight names like Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tala Madani, and Sky Hopinka, and works like the feature-length documentary directed by Sam Pollard, Black Art: In the Absence of Light.
For the occasion of Basel Art Week, Liste Art Fair returns to the city, viewable in-person from June 13—19 and online through June 26.
The 16th edition of Design Miami/ Basel is open June 14—19, welcoming close to 20 first-time presenters among more than 50 participating galleries.
VOLTA Basel returns for its 17th edition from June 13—19, featuring shows by 66 presenters from around the world.
Basel’s gallery-led June Art Fair returns for Basel Art Week, open to the public from June 14—19 with a special VIP preview on June 13.
The 15th edition of Design Miami/ Basel returns with a hybrid in-person/online format from September 21—26, welcoming more than 40 international exhibitors.
The 2021 edition of Liste Art Fair Basel is open in-person through September 26 and via Liste Showtime Online until September 30.
The 2021 edition of photo basel is open to the public from September 21—26, featuring 40 international exhibitors.
From September 20—26, VOLTA Art Fair will return in-person to Basel's Elsässerstrasse 215, featuring 69 international presenting galleries.
Art Basel returns in-person at Messe Basel September 24—26, featuring 272 international galleries.
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