‘It is always a special pleasure to share important work from Los Angeles and beyond with Basel's discerning crowds. We enjoyed particularly strong responses and conversations about major new works by fair veterans Kathryn Andrews, Andrew Dadson, and Rashid Johnson, as well as our first Basel presentations of Ricky Swallow, Jonas Wood, and especially Tom of Finland.’
Kurt Mueller, Director, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles

‘After 14 years of participating in Basel we have established strong relationships with European collectors. However, this year has been key, with really strong collectors and a robust presence of museums who are now building a focus on Latin American art. It was amazing to see the level of those attending and purchasing at the show this year; we sold to individuals and institutions from the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Germany, France, Belgium, and Switzerland.’
Cristobal Riestra, Director, Galería OMR, Mexico City

‘As always, the 2014 iteration of the Basel fair has lived up to and indeed surpassed our expectation. We met and sold to a wide range of Museum professionals and high powered collectors alike from all over the world, with a noticeable uptick in visitors from Asia, perhaps due to the increasing success of Art Basel in Hong Kong. Art Basel remains unchallenged as the premiere global art fair.’
Sean Kelly, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York

‘As first-time exhibitors at Art Basel, we were very glad and, at the same time, immensely proud to have had the opportunity to present an exhibition that for us is at the root of our work and efforts. We especially appreciated the profound and sophisticated attention that was continuously present for the duration of the fair. We leave this week with a proper understanding of why Art Basel is considered the top fair in terms of cultural exchange, marketing and networking.’
Stefania Palumbo, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Supportico Lopez, Berlin

‘Our first time participating in Art Basel's Feature sector has been an amazing experience. We have found that many collectors come to Feature first – as a way to discover curated presentations of critical works by established artists. Feature was the perfect setting in which to show work by Sanja Ivekovi . Here at Art Basel we have been tremendously pleased to find a strong recognition by thoughtful, intellectual collectors and institutions who are looking for good conceptual work and really take their time within the booths.’
Miriam Lozano, Director, espaivisor, Valencia

‘We have been very happy to participate for the first time in the Statements sector. Having the opportunity to meet new private and institutional collectors and introduce them to our artists' work is an invaluable opportunity – Art Basel is a wonderful platform for us to build relationships for the long term.’
Javiera Garcia-Huidobro, Executive Director, Galería Isabel Aninat, Santiago

‘We've found the changes to Statements to be a huge improvement: the smaller scale of it has made it more focused and its location in the context of Hall 2 and the Galleries sector has been really beneficial.’
Laura Bartlett, Laura Bartlett Gallery, London

‘Art Basel is still the best fair, drawing collectors from all corners of the world. We have met new collectors from South and Central America and Europe this year, and we also had collectors visiting us from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and China.’
Emi Eu, Director, STPI, Singapore

‘We really appreciate Art Basel’s commitments to prints and editions. It continues to be an excellent fair for us, having exhibited here from the first year of the fair. We welcome the serious audience we always get here, and this year in the new location of the Edition sector, we have sold work by all our represented artists.’
Alan Cristea, Alan Cristea Gallery, London

Unlimited
Providing exhibiting galleries with a unique opportunity to present works that transcend the normal art fair stand, Unlimited, curated for the third year by Gianni Jetzer, saw 78 ambitious works presented in Hall 1. Highlights included works by established names such as Carl Andre, Anthony Caro, Hanne Darboven, Tacita Dean, Lee Ufan, Ana Mendieta, Bruce Nauman and Michelangelo Pistoletto, alongside pieces from emerging artists including Alice Channer, Sam Falls, Gavin Kenyon, Nick Mauss and Mikhael Subotzky.
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Statements
This year Statements, Art Basel's sector for emerging galleries, moved into Hall 2 alongside the Galleries sector, giving this younger generation a more prominent placement within the show. The solo artist presentations in Statements offered visitors and collectors an opportunity to discover the work of emerging artists from 14 galleries, nine of which were exhibiting at Art Basel for the first time. The Baloise Art Prize was this year awarded to Swedish artist John Skoog with Pilar Corrias. The artist received CHF 30,000 while a group of works by the award winner were acquired by Baloise and donated to the MMK, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt a.M. and the MUMOK, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna. artbasel.com/basel/statements