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Pale lavender aluminium sculptures on polished steel armatures spanning the Messeplatz fountain in Basel.

Only One Basel

Art Basel 2026 reviewed from the fair floor. The Only One Basel campaign read against the fair itself: a 35-million-dollar Picasso, the Basel Exclusive experiment, Hockney's death, and a prize that quietly vanished.

By Olga Smirnova · Messe Basel, Basel

Katharina Grosse's CHOIR installation on the Messeplatz at Art Basel 2025.

Grosse's Messeplatz

Art Basel's 56th edition: Katharina Grosse spray-painting the Messeplatz, Nicola Turner's horsehair sculpture in Unlimited, Miriam Cahn at Meyer Riegger, and Parcours crossing the river.

By Olga S · Messe Basel, Basel