I mentioned last week that there was a lot of art in Basel. Some of it was bad – step forward, the Volta fair and the Kunsthalle. Much of it was mixed, such as a somewhat underpowered edition of Art Unlimited; the new digital hall of Art Basel; the round-the-city Art Parcours projects; the upcoming galleries of Liste; the chaotic Basel Social Club; Photo Basel; group shows at Kunsthaus Basell and the Tinguely Museum that mixed the wondrous and the mundane. Three were predictably outstanding: the main sections of Art Basel itself, the Beyeler Foundation, and the Kunstmuseum, with major surveys of Helen Frankenthaler and Cao Fei. That leaves two brilliant surprises:
Paul Carey-Kent is an Art Critic and Curator at FAD Magazine. Based near Southampton, he regularly writes about various aspects of the art world, including art dealing, fine art, and the intersection of publishing and media, with a focus on both digital and analog photography. His work has been featured in prominent publications such as Art Monthly, Frieze, and World of Interiors.
