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15–18 June 2023

Art Basel Unlimited 2023: In Photos

15–18 June 2023

By Charlie Hui

Too big for a booth, Unlimited is Art Basel's platform for substantial projects that transcend the limitations of the classical art fair structure. View Ocula's snapshots of the opening days.

Serge Attukwei Clottey, Sea Never Dries (2022). Art Basel 2023 Unlimited (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[Richard Long][0], _Zugspitz Circle_ (1998). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/richard-long/

[Günther Förg][0], _Untitled_ (2005). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/gunther-forg/

[Monica Bonvicini][0], _Never Again_ (2005). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/monica-bonvicini/

Ron Terada, _TL; DR_ (2019–20). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

Thanasis Totsikas, _Nestor’s Ancestry_ (1994/95-2022). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

Advisory Perspective Art Basel 2023: 10 Must-See Artworks 9 June 2023

Hosting presentations by 284 galleries, the flagship Swiss fair returns to Basel from 15 to 18 June 2023 with some knockout artworks.

[Jason Rhoades][0], _Topa_ (2005). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/jason-rhoades/

[Steven Shearer][0], _Sideshow Rigmarole_ (2020). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/steven-shearer/

Ursula Reuter Christiansen, _Leporello_ (2013). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

Art Basel in Basel 2023: 7 Directors Introduce Their Booths

Khalil Rabah, Relocation, _Among Other Things_ (2018). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

News Art Basel in Basel 2023: 7 Directors Introduce Their Booths By Ocula News, Basel, 9 June 2023

Founders and directors at Eva Presenhuber, Experimenter, Fortes D'Aloia, Greene Naftali, Jhaveri Contemporary, mor charpentier, and Thomas Schulte offer an early look at the works they're bringing to this year's fair (15–18 June).

[Ibrahim Mahama][0], _KWAKU MINOONA 2_ (2012–19). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/ibrahim-mahama/

[Hiroki Tsukuda][0], _Lord of the Flies_ (2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/hiroki-tsukuda/

[Jean-Marie Appriou][0], _Horizons_ (2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/jean-marie-appriou/

[Francis Upritchard][0], _Swamp Creature_ (2022). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/francis-upritchard/

[Carlos Cruz-Diez][0], _Environnement Chromointerférent_ (2018). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/carlos-cruz-diez/

[Roni Horn][0], _Doubt by Water_ (2003/2008). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/roni-horn/

[Felix Gonzalez-Torres][0], _“Untitled” (Natural History)_ (1990). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/felix-gonzalez-torres/

[Richard Avedon][0], _Ten Exhibition Prints from In the American West_ (photographed 1979-1984). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/richard-avedon/

[Barbara Kruger][0], _Untitled (Our Leader_) (1987/2020). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/barbara-kruger/

[Mika Tajima][0], _You Be My Body for Me_ (2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/mika-tajima/

[Nancy Holt][0], _Mirrors of Light I_ (1974). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/nancy-holt/

Augustas Serapinas, _Čiurlionis Gym_ (2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[He Xiangyu][0], _Inherited Wounds_ (2022–23). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/he-xiangyu/

[Martha Jungwirth][0], _Memorial II (Triptychon)_ (2021). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/martha-jungwirth/

[Firelei Baez][0], _The Vast Ocean of All Possibilities_ (2022). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/firelei-baez/

[Alex Da Corte][0], _Béarla Féne_ (2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/alex-da-corte/

[Juan Uslé][0], _Línea Dolca 2008 – 2018, Irrefrenable_ (2008–2018). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/juan-usle/

Bronwyn Katz, _/xabi_ (2021). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[Yu Hong][0], _The Ship of Fools_ (2021). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/yuhong/

[Stan Douglas][0], _Evening_ (1994). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/stan-douglas/

[Jorge Méndez Blake][0], _Dismantled Wasteland (Proposal for a Landscape)_ (2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/jorge-mendez-blake/

[Moon Kyungwon & Jeon Joonho][0], _News from Nowhere: Eclipse_ (2022–23). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/moon-kyungwon-and-jeon-joonho/

[Robert Irwin][0], _Untitled_ (1966–1967). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/robert-irwin/

[Alvaro Barrington][0], _Long day, MG_ (2022). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/alvaro-barrington/

[Brigitte Kowanz][0], _Light Steps_ (1990). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/brigitte-kowanz/

[Adel Abdessemed][0], _Jam Proximus Ardet, la dernière vidéo_ (2021). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/adel-abdessemed/

[Serge Attukwei Clottey][0], _Sea Never Dries_ (2022). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/serge-attukwei-clottey/

[Franz West][0], _100 Stühle (100 Chairs)_ (1998). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/franz-west/

[Mai-Thu Perret][0], _Untitled_ (2021/23). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/mai-thu-perret/

[Christian Marclay][0], _Doors_ (2022). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/christian-marclay/

[Wu Chi-Tsung][0], _Dust 002_ (2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/wu-chi-tsung/

[Adam Pendleton][0], _Toy Soldier (Notes on Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Virginia/Strobe)_ (2021–22). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/adam-pendleton/

[Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA)][0], _The African Library_ (2018). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/yinka-shonibare/

[Katherine Bradford][0], _The Athletes_ (2022). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/katherine-bradford/

Kaloki Nyamai, _Dining in Chaos_ (2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

Hoda Kashiha, _In Appreciation of Blinking_ (2021). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[Yuki Kimura][0], _COL SPORCAR SI TROVA_ (2022). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/yuki-kimura/

[Yuki Kimura][0], _COL SPORCAR SI TROVA_ (2022); [Thomas Scheibitz][1], _Speicher, Tender, Paradies_ (2016–2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/yuki-kimura/
[1]: https://ocula.com/artists/thomas-scheibitz/

[Thomas Scheibitz][0], _Speicher, Tender, Paradies_ (2016–2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/thomas-scheibitz/

Diamond Stingily, _How Did He Die_ (2016). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[Giuseppe Penone][0], _Spine d’acacia—Contatto, aprile 2006_ (2006). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/giuseppe-penone/

[Olaf Nicolai][0], _Ménage de la maison_ (2022). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/olaf-nicolai/

[Gerhard Richter][0], _STRIP-TOWER_ (2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/gerhard-richter/

[Jesús Rafael Soto][0], _Esfera Amarilla_ (1984). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/jesus-rafael-soto/

[Arthur Simms][0], _Line_ (2023). Art Basel Unlimited 2023 (15–18 June 2023). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charlie Hui, Viswerk.

[0]: https://ocula.com/artists/arthur-simms/

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