Unlimited at Art Basel 2021: 62 Large-Scale Installations
Art Basel's Unlimited section, dedicated to large-scale installations, returned for its 21st edition in 2021. Curated by Giovanni Carmine, director of Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, the exhibition featured 62 works selected from over 200 proposals. Spread across 16,000 square meters, the section included sculptures, paintings, video projections, and digital works, all available for purchase. Notable pieces included Elmgreen & Dragset's sculpture of two young men on a vintage Mercedes, Julius von Bismarck's suspended red buoy, Valie Export's oversized double scissors, a new red room by Dan Flavin, a show-within-a-show by David Hockney, and Urs Fischer's bread house priced at $3 million. Smaller selections, such as Sean Scully's paintings, also offered intimate presentations. The section aimed to attract major collectors with its 'everything is possible' spirit.
Key facts
- Unlimited at Art Basel 2021 featured 62 large-scale installations.
- The section was curated by Giovanni Carmine, director of Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen.
- Works were selected from over 200 proposals.
- The exhibition space covered 16,000 square meters.
- Notable works included Elmgreen & Dragset's Mercedes sculpture, Julius von Bismarck's red buoy, Valie Export's double scissors, Dan Flavin's red room, David Hockney's show-within-a-show, and Urs Fischer's $3 million bread house.
- All works were available for purchase.
- The section aimed to attract major collectors.
Entities
Artists
- Elmgreen & Dragset
- Julius von Bismarck
- Valie Export
- Dan Flavin
- David Hockney
- Urs Fischer
- Sean Scully
- Giovanni Carmine
Institutions
- Art Basel
- Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen
Locations
- Basel
- Switzerland