Art Basel Diary: Tiny Mouse Steals Show, Kanye Visits, Cattelan Banana Goes Billboard
At Art Basel's Unlimited section, a tiny animatronic mouse by UK artist Ryan Gander is drawing crowds. The work, titled 'I’ve felt everything I’m going to feel—The Unspeakable World' (2026), features a talking mouse voiced by Gander's daughter, critiquing internet influencers. Meanwhile, Kanye West (Ye) was spotted in the Unlimited section on Monday, amid cancelled European gigs due to past antisemitic comments. In Basel, billboards advertising Swiss confectionery brand Munz's chocolate banana mimic Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' (2019), with a QR code prompting viewers to create their own. At P·P·O·W's stand, Pepón Osorio's glass of water artwork is on view, believed by gallery co-founder Wendy Olsoff to bring good energy. The Art Basel shop offers a roll of tape for SFr15 and hand-painted footballs by Katharina Grosse for SFr8,000, blurring object and artwork.
Key facts
- Ryan Gander's animatronic mouse at Art Basel Unlimited critiques internet influencers.
- Kanye West visited Art Basel on Monday after FC Basel cancelled his concert.
- Maurizio Cattelan's banana artwork is replicated on billboards for Munz chocolate.
- Pepón Osorio's glass of water artwork is at P·P·O·W's stand, believed to bring good energy.
- Art Basel shop sells tape for SFr15 and hand-painted footballs by Katharina Grosse for SFr8,000.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Art Basel
- Unlimited
- P·P·O·W
- FC Basel
- Munz
- The Art Newspaper
Locations
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Miami