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Art Basel Feature Sector Highlights Diverse Art Historical Narratives

festival-fair · 2026-06-16

The Feature sector at Art Basel showcases four highlights: Marcia Hafif at Galerie Hubert Winter, Japanese batik avant-garde, Senegalese syntheses, and Arte Povera. Marcia Hafif (1929–2018), a Californian artist, initially painted in Abstract Expressionist style but developed a new pictorial vocabulary during her time in Rome (1961–1969). The sector demonstrates how art history can be narrated polyphonically.

Key facts

  • Feature sector at Art Basel presents four highlights
  • Marcia Hafif (1929–2018) featured at Galerie Hubert Winter
  • Hafif initially painted in Abstract Expressionist style
  • Hafif lived in Rome from 1961 to 1969
  • Hafif developed a new pictorial vocabulary in Rome
  • Other highlights include Japanese batik avant-garde, Senegalese syntheses, and Arte Povera
  • The sector shows polyphonic art historical narratives

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  • California
  • Rome
  • Italy

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