Art Basel successfully concludes its 2024 edition under the leadership of new show director Maike Cruse.
- Art Basel’s 2024 edition closed on Sunday, June 16, following a week of strong sales across all sectors of the market.
- The show attracted an overall attendance of 91,000 throughout its VIP and public days.
- The Messeplatz featured Agnes Denes’ Honoring Wheatfield – A Confrontation (2024), referring to the artist’s iconic land art work from the 1980s. The work will stay on view throughout the summer until its harvest.
- The Parcours sector, curated for the first time and reconceptualized by Stefanie Hessler, Director of the Swiss Institute (SI) New York, unfolded across the main thoroughfare of the city from the fairgrounds to the Rhine.
- Art Basel further expanded its public program with around-the-clock artistic events and performances at the Merian, with contributions from renowned local and international artists, curators, musicians and thought leaders, welcoming a broad audience.
- Art Basel, whose Global Lead Partner is UBS, took place at Messe Basel from June 13 to 16, 2024.
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