Conversations and Salon
Art Basel's Conversations and Salon series brought together prominent voices from the international artworld, including Danh Vō, Mark Coetzee, Manuela Ammer, Wael Shawky, Elena Filipovic, Anicka Yi, Susan Hiller, Christian Jankowski and Jumana Manna. The program of artist conversations and discussion forums took place daily, with a number of timely themes covered, including ‘Rethinking Kunsthalles and Non Profits’, ‘The Caribbean is the Future of Art’, ‘Collecting Africa’ and ‘Residencies, Communities: Support Structures for Artists’. The Art Basel talks program of over 20 panels was free and open to the public. A total of over 2,700 people attended this year's talks program. High-quality videos of all talks will be available shortly after the show at artbasel.com/basel/talks.

DO WE DREAM UNDER THE SAME SKY
For the duration of Art Basel, ‘DO WE DREAM UNDER THE SAME SKY’ by conceptual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, German architects Nikolaus Hirsch/Michel Müller and Finish chef Antto Melasniemi was installed on Messeplatz in Basel. The work was an extension of Rirkrit Tiravanija’s and Thai artist Kamin Lertchaiprasert’s ‘the land’, a self-sustaining artistic community near Chiang Mai in Thailand. Including a herbal garden, kitchen, communal dining and meeting area, the project involved collaborations with engineers Bollinger + Grohmann and students from the Institute of Art of the FHNW Academy of Art and Design in Basel and the Städelschule in Frankfurt. With the show now closed, the installation for ‘DO WE DREAM UNDER THE SAME SKY’ will travel to 'the land' in Chiang Mai, where it will form the basis for the foundation’s first permanent structure. Through Art Basel’s Crowdfunding Initiative – a unique partnership with Kickstarter to support non-profit visual arts organizations founded in 2014 – 'the land' is raising funds to expand this structure to house artist residencies and special programming, including workshops, talks and performances. artbasel.com/crowdfunding

Exhibitions and performances in Basel
Exhibitions in and around Basel were of an exceptionally high standard this year, and included: ‘Paul Gauguin’, ‘Marlene Dumas’ and 'Tobias Rehberger' at Fondation Beyeler; ‘Future Present’ at the Schaulager; ‘Joseph Beuys: Installations, Actions & Vitrines’ at Museum für Gegenwartskunst; ‘Haroon Mirza/hrm199 Ltd’ at Museum Tinguely; ‘Anicka Yi: 7,070,430K of Digital Spit’ and ‘Vincent Fecteau: You Have Did the Right Thing When You Put That Skylight In' at Kunsthalle Basel; and ‘Making Africa – A Continent of Contemporary Design’ at Vitra Design Museum.

Theater Basel presented ‘The Metopes of the Parthenon’ by internationally renowned theater director Romeo Castellucci. In addition, Fondation Beyeler hosted a performance of the 1913 Futurist opera ‘Victory over the Sun’.

Design Miami/Basel
Design Miami/Basel, the global forum for collectable design was once again held within Hall 1 on the Messeplatz. The 10th edition presented more than 50 galleries exhibiting historic and contemporary design alongside a program of commissions, talks and satellite shows. For more details, please visit designmiami.com

Publications
In celebration of Art Basel's 45th year, Art Basel | Year 45 retraces the 2014 editions of Art Basel's three fairs in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong. The book has an A-to-Z format that maps the world of Art Basel with a comprehensive look at last year's shows, featuring interviews, essays and personal highlights from artists, curators, collectors, museum directors and other luminaries from the international artworld. The publication is available to buy at all Art Basel shows, and at selected art bookstores across Europe, the United States and Asia. The Unlimited catalogue, also published by Hatje Cantz, sold out by the end of the fair.