Art Basel Highlights: 2014

Alice Channer, Hi-Tide (detail)

Alice Channer, Hi-Tide, 2014

Installation View, The Approach Gallery: Alice Channer, Jack Lavendar, Magail Reus

Art Basel 2014

Art Basel 2014- Switzerland

Bahrain Pavilion Image: Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy of la Biennale di Venezia

Featured at 14 Rooms, Art Basel, Basel. Xu Zhen, In Just a Blink of an Eye, 2005. Courtesy Jamie North/ Kaldor Public Art Projects.

Sterling Ruby, Soft Work, 2011–13. Photo- Olle Kirchmeier-Rockfoto, Copyright Sterling Ruby, Courtesy of Spruth Magers Berlin London/Xavier Hufkens, Brussels.

All reports on the ground level suggest that Art Basel: Basel 2014 was another complete success. Even in the numbers alone, the 2014 fair saw a record attendance of 92,000 over 6 days – 6,000 more than in 2013.

Q&A with Superflex, Jan Peter Hammer and Marc Glöde following the screening of the short film program 'To the Point'. Filmed on June 16 2014 at Art Basel in Basel This year's Art Basel film program opened with a focus on Jan Peter Hammer and Superflex: filmic reflections that address the consequences of ruthless capitalism and individualism with regard to values such as democracy, love, and community.