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The Best of Art Basel

Brad Pitt dropped $1 million at the world’s most prestigious art fair this week. The Daily Beast’s Paul Laster surveys the galleries, paintings, and sculpture worth seeing.

Published Jun. 11 2009 10:26AM EDT

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-12_bsqtjd — © courtesy Galerie Zur Stockeregg

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-12_oy6pfz — Vintage gelatin silver enlargement print on ferrotyped paper 18 x 23,7 cm ( 7 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. ) Titled "Nu 136" on verso Published in: 30 YEARS, Galerie Zur Stockeregg, Zürich, 2009, pl. 27
© courtesy Galerie Zur Stockeregg

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-5_t4k23k — Galerie Bruno Bischofberger
Marc Eggimann

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-19_cop1wg — Oil on linen 78.74 x 118.11 inches 200 x 300 cm RAUNE0002A Neo Rauch ProLitteris, Zurich

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-7_nbueee

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-9_w5hb2u — Wood tower with paintings and mixed media 26 feet 3 inches x 14 feet 8 inches x 11 feet 6 inches 800 x 448 x 350 cm YN.3312
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galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-6_wz68sq — Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-17_l3ob5u — Gouache on maple, custom ash frame 84 x 60 inches (213,4 x 152,4 cm)

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-20_flft4v — Metal knot, sink, mirror 181 x 200 x 40 cm 71 1/4 x 78 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-8_dywixo — Annely Juda Fine Art, London; Galerie von Bartha
Marc Eggimann

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-10_parkzy — Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-2_g6o8hm — Johann Koenig, Berlin; SCAI The Bathhouse, Tokyo
Marc Eggimann

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-3_uf8ycz — Gallery Rumma

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-4_lcd6w3 — Matthew Marks Gallery
Marc Eggimann

galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-11_zpaju8 — Gallery Presenhuber
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galleries/2009/06/11/the-best-of-art-basel/art-basel-1_cmzed9 — Esther Schipper, Berlin; Galerie Mai 36, Zuerich; Galerie d Art Contemporain Frederic Giroux, Paris
Marc Eggimann

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