Basel, Switzerland, 2010

Convention Center

Art Basel 2010. Overall, some excellent works on view. There were fewer Americans visiting than in previous years but buying still seemed to be happening for smaller ticket items. I preferred Volta and Liste which had some really great works by artists I had not heard of before and some by better-known artists for “accessible” prices.

Ai WeiWei, Grapes, 2008

Works that I was drawn to are included here. Ai WeiWei’s “Grapes” is made up of 17 stools from the Qing Dynasty.

Doug Aitken, Buffalo

For $150,000 this still of a buffalo in a motel room from an Doug Aitken video can be yours.

Marilyn Minter

Or for $300,000 this stunning Marilyn Minter painting that looks like a photo it is so hyper-realistic can hang in your home.

Ernesto Neto

A wooden Ernesto Neto wall work.

Liam Gillick

How cool is the projected shadow on the wall from this Liam Gillick work?

Anne Neukamp

A VERY affordable painting by a German artist that I wanted for myself. Or (below) mechanical flipbooks of hummingbirds that make them look like they are in flight.

Juan Fontanive, Hummingbirds