Art News Basel Archives

Iris Touliatou, Gift

3 March 2023 • Toby Upson

The gift of poison and bodies in affectful space. Iris Touliatou at Kunsthalle Basel.

Art Bubble at Art Basel in Basel from interventionist artist Massimo Agostinelli

24 June 2022 • Mark Westall

During Art Basel in Basel 2022 interventionist artist Massimo Agostinelli surreptitiously infused the Messe fountain with ecologically friendly bubble bath… Read More

Everybody’s Doing It: Painting at Art Basel

22 June 2022 • Paul Carey-Kent

Art Basel and it’s satellite fair seem to be back to normal this year. There’s plenty of variety – more so than at Frize London last year –

New Peter Doig Zermatt prints published by HENI Editions in collaboration with Fondation Beyeler

14 June 2022 • Mark Westall

Zermatt is a series of six enthralling Giclée prints on Cotton Smooth Rag, based on original snowscape paintings by Peter Doig… Read More

Ukrainian artists from different generations to go on public display during Art Basel in Basel.

13 June 2022 • Mark Westall

ven diptychs from Boris Mikhailov’s latest photographic series Temptation of Death will be displayed prominently on billboards across the facades and entrances… Read More

Hauser & Wirth to present Louise Bourgeois’ ‘Spider’ at Art Basel in Basel.

10 June 2022 • Mark Westall

In celebration of their 30th anniversary, Hauser & Wirth will present Louise Bourgeois’ ‘Spider’ (1996) at Art Basel in Basel,… Read More

VIVE Arts to unveil two new VR artworks by Albert Oehlen + Wu Tsang at Art Basel in Basel.

31 May 2022 • Mark Westall

VIVE Arts has partnered up with Art Basel in Basel to premiere their two new VR artworks with Albert Oehlen +… Read More

Four galleries team up to debut monumental AIDS work by General Idea at Art Basel Unlimited.

17 September 2021 • Mark Westall

On September 20th at Art Basel Unlimited 4 galleries will jointly present AIDS Cross (1991/2021), the most recent of General Idea’s history of AIDS works in various media.

Olafur Eliasson: Life

16 April 2021 • Mark Westall

“Ever since I began practising as an artist in the early 1990s, I have been interested in perception and in… Read More

Art Basel moves to September

26 January 2021 • Mark Westall

Due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic and travel restrictions worldwide, Art Basel has decided to move its June fair to September.

Words Made of Atoms is a solo exhibition by British artist duo John Wood & Paul Harrison

28 December 2020 • Mark Westall

Words Made of Atoms is a solo exhibition by British artist duo John Wood & Paul Harrison in Von Bartha’s S-chanf space

Snowman BY Fischli/Weiss

12 December 2020 • Mark Westall

Snowman is a sculpture by Swiss artists Fischli/Weiss in the park of the Fondation Beyeler for a whole year.

REAL FEELINGS Emotion and Technology – An International Group Show at House of Electronic Arts Basel (HeK)

18 June 2020 • Mark Westall

Works by 20 artists are presented in the show, ranging from artificial intelligence, interactive installations, robotics and biometrics to gaming, video installations, virtual reality and photography.