Alfonso Artiaco, Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Galerie Greta Meert, Galleria Massimo Minini, Sfeir-Semler Gallery- Robert Barry, Changing, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and the galleries
290 galleries at Art Basel’s 2018 edition in Basel Art Basel’s 2018 edition in Basel features 290 premier galleries -drawn from 35 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa- presenting Modern and contemporary works by around 4,000 artists. June 14-17, 2018.]]>
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The show welcomes 16 galleries that join the fair for the first time, further rejuvenating the show and giving younger galleries the opportunity to present their program alongside today’s leading established galleries. Highlights of this year’s edition include ambitious projects by historical and emerging artists in “Feature” and “Statements”. Art Basel, whose Lead Partner is UBS, takes place at Messe Basel from June 14 to June 17, 2018, bringing together gallerists, artists, collectors, curators, museum directors and critics from across the globe.
Film Program
Art Basel will screen a premier program of 16 film and video works presented by the show’s participating galleries. The Film program is curated for the fourth consecutive year by Cairo-based film curator Maxa Zoller and will include a special screening of Heather Lenz’s ‘Kusama – Infinity’ (2018), selected by New York-based film curator Marian Masone. Program highlights include works by Ai Weiwei, Kudzanai Chiurai, Rä di Martino, Douglas Gordon, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Hiwa K, William Kentridge and Xu Bing among others.
Unlimited
This year’s edition of Unlimited will consist of 71 large-scale projects, presented by galleries participating in the fair. Curated for the seventh consecutive year by Gianni Jetzer, Curator-at-Large at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C., the sector will feature a wide range of presentations, from seminal pieces from the past to work created especially for Art Basel. Renowned as well as emerging artists will participate, including: Matthew Barney, Yto Barrada, Daniel Buren, Horia Damian, Camille Henrot, Jenny Holzer, Mark Leckey, Lee Ufan, Inge Mahn, Lygia Pape, Jon Rafman, Michael Rakowitz, Nedko Solakov, Martine Syms, Barthélémy Toguo and Yu Hong.
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