• The sculpture Boy with Frog (2009) by US artist Charles Ray is on display at the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland. The exhibition Charles Ray: Sculpture 1997-2014, presented by the Kunstmuseum Basel and the Museum fuer Gegenwartskunst (Museum of Contemporary Art), opens to the public from June 15 to September 28. Georgios Kefalas / EPA
    The sculpture Boy with Frog (2009) by US artist Charles Ray is on display at the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland. The exhibition Charles Ray: Sculpture 1997-2014, presented by the Kunstmuseum Basel and the Museum fuer Gegenwartskunst (Museum of Contemporary Art), opens to the public from June 15 to September 28. Georgios Kefalas / EPA
  • The art installation Nie ma tego zlego coby na dobre nie wyszlo (2007) by German artist Wiebke Siem, represented by the gallery Johnen (Berlin), is on display during the exhibition Unlimited. Unlimited is Art Basel’s exhibition platform for projects that transcend the limitations of a classical art-show stand, including out-sized sculpture and paintings, video projections, large-scale installations, and live performances. The event is curated by New York-based Swiss curator Gianni Jetzer. Georgios Kefalas / EPA
    The art installation Nie ma tego zlego coby na dobre nie wyszlo (2007) by German artist Wiebke Siem, represented by the gallery Johnen (Berlin), is on display during the exhibition Unlimited. Unlimited is Art Basel’s exhibition platform for projects that transcend the limitations of a classical art-show stand, including out-sized sculpture and paintings, video projections, large-scale installations, and live performances. The event is curated by New York-based Swiss curator Gianni Jetzer. Georgios Kefalas / EPA
  • A visitor looks at the artwork The Sovereign Citizens Sesquicentennial Civil War Celebration by Kara Walker in the Unlimited section of Art Basel. Art Basel one of the most prestigious art fairs in the world, which runs until June 22, 2014 and will showcase the work of more than 4,000 artists selected by 300 leading galleries. Harold Cunningham / Getty Images
    A visitor looks at the artwork The Sovereign Citizens Sesquicentennial Civil War Celebration by Kara Walker in the Unlimited section of Art Basel. Art Basel one of the most prestigious art fairs in the world, which runs until June 22, 2014 and will showcase the work of more than 4,000 artists selected by 300 leading galleries. Harold Cunningham / Getty Images
  • The art installation Capitol Viscera Applicances mural (2011) by US artist Jim Shaw, represented by the galleries Blum and Poe (Los Angeles), Simon Lee (London) and Metro Pictures (New York), is on display. Georgios Kefalas / EPA
    The art installation Capitol Viscera Applicances mural (2011) by US artist Jim Shaw, represented by the galleries Blum and Poe (Los Angeles), Simon Lee (London) and Metro Pictures (New York), is on display. Georgios Kefalas / EPA
  • A visitor looks at the art installation The Soiled Puppets of Pommern (2014) by Belgian artists Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys, represented by the galleries Isabella Bortolozzi (Berlin) and Micheline Szwajcer (Bruxelles), on display during the exhibition Unlimited. Georgios Kefalas / EPA
    A visitor looks at the art installation The Soiled Puppets of Pommern (2014) by Belgian artists Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys, represented by the galleries Isabella Bortolozzi (Berlin) and Micheline Szwajcer (Bruxelles), on display during the exhibition Unlimited. Georgios Kefalas / EPA
  • The artwork 20.000 Gun Shells by Matias Faldbakken is displayed in the Unlimited section. Harold Cunningham / Getty Images
    The artwork 20.000 Gun Shells by Matias Faldbakken is displayed in the Unlimited section. Harold Cunningham / Getty Images
  • A visitor walks past the artwork Eternity by Xu Zhen in the Unlimited section. Harold Cunningham / Getty Images
    A visitor walks past the artwork Eternity by Xu Zhen in the Unlimited section. Harold Cunningham / Getty Images
  • In the room In just a Blink of an Eye (2005) by Shanghai-based artist Xu Zhen, a performer floats in mid-air in the exhibition 14 Rooms at the Messe Basel fair building. Georgios Kefalas / EPA
    In the room In just a Blink of an Eye (2005) by Shanghai-based artist Xu Zhen, a performer floats in mid-air in the exhibition 14 Rooms at the Messe Basel fair building. Georgios Kefalas / EPA
  • A visitor walks past the artwork The Show Must Go On by Jack Pierson in the Unlimited section. Harold Cunningham / Getty Images
    A visitor walks past the artwork The Show Must Go On by Jack Pierson in the Unlimited section. Harold Cunningham / Getty Images
  • The Art Basel logo is displayed on June 16, 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. Harold Cunningham / Getty Images
    The Art Basel logo is displayed on June 16, 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. Harold Cunningham / Getty Images

In pictures: Art Basel 2014


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Art Basel one of the most prestigious art fairs in the world, which runs until June 22, 2014 and will showcase the work of more than 4,000 artists selected by 300 leading galleries.