As anticipation builds for this year’s art fair in Basel, a powerful selection of modern and contemporary masterpieces will be unveiled — from pivotal historical works to ambitious new commissions.
Among the highlights is Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild (1987), a striking example from one of the most important periods in the artist’s abstract oeuvre, a defining body of work he began in 1976 that remains central to his legacy. Marlene Dumas’s Magdalena (1995), part of her iconic series reimagining Mary Magdalene, one of religious history’s most misunderstood female figures, will also be on view.
A major retrospective of Ruth Asawa that opened in April at SFMoMA is set to travel to MoMA, the Guggenheim Bilbao, and Fondation Beyeler. In Basel, visitors can view one of her towering sculptures — a rare, three-meter-tall, nine-lobed hanging form created in 1955.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s “Untitled” (Perfect Lovers) (1987–1990), a poignant meditation on love, time, and loss, will be showcased alongside the only double paper stack the artist ever produced — both emblematic of his conceptual yet emotionally resonant practice.
The booth will also feature new works made exclusively for the fair by an exciting roster of artists including Lucas Arruda, Wolfgang Tillmans, Andra Ursuţa, Victor Man, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Dana Schutz, Michaël Borremans, Chris Ofili, Scott Kahn, Emma McIntyre, and Lisa Yuskavage. A newly created wall panel by Jordan Wolfson — whose groundbreaking project Little Room is currently being premiered at Fondation Beyeler — will also be presented.
At this year’s Unlimited sector, Diane Arbus’s seminal photographic portfolio A Box of Ten Photographs (1970) will be featured. The portfolio, containing many of Arbus’s most iconic images, is the only one she ever completed. Only four sets were sold in her lifetime, and this particular edition has remained in the care of her daughters for over 50 years.
Also at Unlimited, Katherine Bernhardt’s Enoki (2025) — a monumental three-meter-wide painting — brings together her signature motifs drawn from American pop culture. Bernhardt’s work is currently the subject of a solo exhibition at the Seoul Arts Center in South Korea.
Lastly, Oscar Murillo’s immersive installation Masses, disrupted frequencies (2013–2023) will captivate audiences with six large-scale painted panels arranged in a panoramic horizontal curve, evoking rhythm, disruption, and cohesion.
Preview | David Zwirner | Art Basel 2025 | Booth F8
Sayart / Maria Kim sayart2022@gmail.com
As anticipation builds for this year’s art fair in Basel, a powerful selection of modern and contemporary masterpieces will be unveiled — from pivotal historical works to ambitious new commissions.
Among the highlights is Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild (1987), a striking example from one of the most important periods in the artist’s abstract oeuvre, a defining body of work he began in 1976 that remains central to his legacy. Marlene Dumas’s Magdalena (1995), part of her iconic series reimagining Mary Magdalene, one of religious history’s most misunderstood female figures, will also be on view.
A major retrospective of Ruth Asawa that opened in April at SFMoMA is set to travel to MoMA, the Guggenheim Bilbao, and Fondation Beyeler. In Basel, visitors can view one of her towering sculptures — a rare, three-meter-tall, nine-lobed hanging form created in 1955.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s “Untitled” (Perfect Lovers) (1987–1990), a poignant meditation on love, time, and loss, will be showcased alongside the only double paper stack the artist ever produced — both emblematic of his conceptual yet emotionally resonant practice.
The booth will also feature new works made exclusively for the fair by an exciting roster of artists including Lucas Arruda, Wolfgang Tillmans, Andra Ursuţa, Victor Man, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Dana Schutz, Michaël Borremans, Chris Ofili, Scott Kahn, Emma McIntyre, and Lisa Yuskavage. A newly created wall panel by Jordan Wolfson — whose groundbreaking project Little Room is currently being premiered at Fondation Beyeler — will also be presented.
At this year’s Unlimited sector, Diane Arbus’s seminal photographic portfolio A Box of Ten Photographs (1970) will be featured. The portfolio, containing many of Arbus’s most iconic images, is the only one she ever completed. Only four sets were sold in her lifetime, and this particular edition has remained in the care of her daughters for over 50 years.
Also at Unlimited, Katherine Bernhardt’s Enoki (2025) — a monumental three-meter-wide painting — brings together her signature motifs drawn from American pop culture. Bernhardt’s work is currently the subject of a solo exhibition at the Seoul Arts Center in South Korea.
Lastly, Oscar Murillo’s immersive installation Masses, disrupted frequencies (2013–2023) will captivate audiences with six large-scale painted panels arranged in a panoramic horizontal curve, evoking rhythm, disruption, and cohesion.
Preview | David Zwirner | Art Basel 2025 | Booth F8
Sayart / Maria Kim sayart2022@gmail.com
