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Jun 17, 2015

Basel VIP Preview: 5 standout artworks

What we saw there (and also found on Instagram)

Aside from the best gallery booths, we noticed a few fantastic, individual works that are definitely highlights of the VIP Preview.

David Kordansky Gallery showed a breathtaking painting by Harold Ancart. The gallery just started representing the artist.

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Kordansky also featured a painting by Mary Weatherford (shown below). Others works in the booth included Jon Pestoni and Jonas Wood.

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Almine Rech had a great example of Jean-Baptiste Bernadet’s Fugue series.

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Ugo Rondinone’s (diverse) work was shown at Eva Presenhuber, Esther Schipper, Sadie Coles and Barbara Gladstone Gallery.

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Pace Gallery included two Adrian Ghenie paintings in their Basel selection, including The Stigmata for $575,000.

Find a collage by Andrian Ghenie on ArtList.