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Art Basel 2014 Showcases Unlimited Installations, Liste Fair, and Parcours Performances

festival-fair · 2026-04-20

From June 19 to 22, 2014, Messe Basel hosted Art Basel, with previews commencing beforehand. The Unlimited sector showcased monumental pieces, such as Richard Long's 'River Avon Driftwood Circle' and Sterling Ruby's 'Soft Work'. Galerie Eva Presenhuber and Standard (Oslo) presented Matias Faldbakken's '20,000 Gun Shells'. A Herzog & de Meuron-designed space in Hall 3 housed the curated exhibition '14 Rooms'. Meanwhile, the Liste Art Fair featured solo exhibits, including Amy Yao's at VI, VII. The main fair displayed works from Galleria Lorcan O'Neill and Greene Naftali. Wolfgang Tillmans participated in the Conversations sector on June 18. Paul Chan's pieces were available for viewing at Schaulager until October 19, while the Museum Tinguely exhibited 'I Am Not You' until September 28.

Key facts

  • Art Basel 2014 dates: June 19–22, 2014
  • Unlimited sector located in Messe Basel's Hall 1
  • Liste Art Fair held in a former brewery each June
  • '14 Rooms' curated by Klaus Biesenbach and Hans Ulrich Obrist
  • Herzog & de Meuron designed the structure for '14 Rooms'
  • Art Basel Parcours opening performance on June 18 at Clarakirche
  • Paul Chan exhibition at Schaulager through October 19, 2014
  • Katja Novitskova's 'Green Growth' at SALTS through July 19, 2014

Entities

Artists

  • Amy Yao
  • George Henry Longly
  • Mul Marlie
  • Richard Long
  • Sterling Ruby
  • Matias Faldbakken
  • Wiebke Siem
  • Luigi Ontani
  • Paul Chan
  • Neïl Beloufa
  • Wolfgang Tillmans
  • Guido van der Werve
  • Kristof Kintera
  • Juan Gaitán
  • Beatriz González
  • Mario García Torres
  • Judy Radul
  • Katja Novitskova

Institutions

  • Art Basel
  • Messe Basel
  • Liste Art Fair Basel
  • VI, VII, Oslo
  • Jonathan Viner
  • Croy Nielsen
  • Lisson Gallery
  • Xavier Hufkens
  • Sprüth Magers
  • Galerie Eva Presenhuber
  • Standard (Oslo)
  • Johnen Galerie
  • Fondation Beyeler
  • Theater Basel
  • Galleria Lorcan O'Neill
  • Greene Naftali
  • Zero...
  • ArtReview
  • Schaulager
  • Museum Tinguely
  • SALTS
  • Berlin Biennale

Locations

  • Basel
  • Switzerland
  • Oslo
  • Norway
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • New York
  • United States
  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Brussels
  • Belgium
  • Zürich
  • Rome

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