By Nancy Nesvet In Hall 1 at Art Basel 2016, prominent worldwide galleries showed work of artists they represented and work offered by potential sellers of work in their collections. In Hall 2, Unlimited, work by contemporary practicing artists on the second floor, and large installations on the first floor, shared concerns. Parcours, in town on and around Munsterplatz, next to the Cathedral, Interventions in churches, former schools and outdoor spaces, furthered trends seen in the main exhibition spaces. The use of reflective materials in Olafur Eliasson’s “Wave,” showing a series of reflective balls painted with ocean waves, Anish Kapoor’s large reflective disk, Alberto Binsi’s huge red disk bisected by a long black vertical seeming to provide an opening into the disk, Zhan Wang’s “Artificial Rock,” of highly reflective stainless steel, all beg the viewer to see him or herself in … [Read more...] about Report from Art Basel 2016: Saturday
Art Basel 2016
Report from Art Basel 2016: Friday
By Nancy Nesvet Art Basel 2016 is going on this week. In 3 different halls at the Messerplatz in Basel, there are 157 galleries presenting the work of myriad artists. The work might best be summed up by one of the speakers at Artists this. afternoon. Kos, an artists collective in New York City, spoke of art as a community endeavor noting that the people who have come together here are a community of artists, gallerists and art lovers and seekers. The tremendous amount of art here so far viewed by this writer falls into two categories: The first category is art that is politically engaged. Ranging from landscapes that speak to issues including global warming, deforestation, immigration and personal and national security. Photography, sculpture, painting and installation work all engage these issues. The second category expands the boundaries of artistic practices and blurs the … [Read more...] about Report from Art Basel 2016: Friday