Art Basel Unlimited 2026: Monumental Works Spanning a Century

Key facts

• Unlimited section of Art Basel 2026 features 59 large-scale works.
• Curated by Ruba Katrib, chief curator and director of curatorial affairs at MoMA PS1.
• Works span nearly 100 years.
• L.A.P.D. Uniforms (1993) responds to the acquittal of officers in the Rodney King beating.
• Thomas Ruff's The September 11th Photographs (2004-07) manipulates internet images of the World Trade Center attacks.
• Niki de Saint Phalle's Blue Obelisk with Flowers (1992) was made in response to the HIV/AIDS crisis.
• Alfredo Jaar's The Power of Words (1984/2021) explores limits of language and images.
• Peter Hujar's The Gracie Mansion Show (1974-85) is his final major series of 70 photographs.
• Eduardo Arroyo's La Ronde de nuit aux gourdins (1975-76) reimagines Rembrandt's painting with contemporary weapons.
• Oskar Schlemmer's Homo, Composition in Metal (1930-31) is a wall-mounted wire sculpture exploring body and space.