Art Basel announces more details about its 2021 edition
The 2021 edition of Art Basel will take place in Basel, Switzerland, from September 24th to 26th, 2021, and will include 272 art galleries from 33 countries and territories.
Claudia Comte - After Nature 2021 - Gladstone Gallery and Konig GalerieMarion Baruch - Entrare nel linguaggio 2019-2021 - Urs Meile Gallery
Source: Art Basel. Images: Gladstone Gallery and König Galerie: Claudia Comte, "After Nature", 2021© Courtesy of the artist and Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza ·· Galerie Urs Meile: Marion Baruch, "Entrare nel linguaggio", 2019-2021© Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Urs Meile
In "Unlimited", Art Basel's platform for large-scale projects (installations, monumental sculptures, etc.), gallerist Thaddaeus Ropac will present Robert Rauschenberg's monumental painting "Rollings (Salvage)" (1984), Jeffrey Deitch will showcase Urs Fischer's installation "Untitled (Bread House)" (2004-2006), and Richard Gray will present David Hockney's photographic drawing 'Pictures at an Exhibition' (2018/2021).
The 'Parcours' section returns to the fair, presenting 20 site-specific installations, under the motto "Can we find happiness together again?". Among the works included in this section are twelve large-scale performances and paintings by Claudia Comte, presented by the Gladstone Gallery and the König Galerie at the Stadtcasino in Basel; as well as works by Jason Dodge, Hamish Fulton, Bunny Rogers, Augustas Serapinas and Pedro Wirz.
In addition, the Basel edition will adopt a hybrid format for the first time. Art Basel Live, the digital initiative that debuted at Art Basel Hong Kong, will enable the works on view in Basel to reach the widest possible audience through a digital programme that includes online viewing rooms, virtual tours and social media broadcasts.

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