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In the final post from Art Basel 2010, guest blogger Deborah Doering considers work from the satellite fairs that co-exist with the main event. As if Halls 1 and 2 of Art Basel were not enough to satisfy my visual appetite, I also sampled selections of art at the smaller "satellite" fairs, Volte, Liste, and Scope, which I reached by a short tram ride from the center of Basel. I must admit that by the time I reached the satellite fairs I was bordering on visual overload and physical exhaustion. I took many photos, but failed to note names of artists and galleries as I had done at Art Basel. I did, however, have some very good conversations with gallerists at the smaller fairs, most of whom were very happy to speak with visitors. If you're interested in find out about the selling record at the smaller fairs, click on the following links: http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/34980/rain-and-exhaustion-keep-scope-from-soaring-at-basel/ http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/3...

Guest blogger Deborah Doering offers her impressions of the art exhibited in the main halls at this year's Art Basel in Switzerland. The huge, airplane-hanger-like Hall 1 featured "Art Unlimited" and also "Art Conversations/Art Salons." Both of these were among my favorite experiences at Art Basel, but even though l visited Hall 1 each day, I was not able to visit everything I wanted to see. "Art Unlimited" showcased artist installations which varied in size and scope. Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery of London showcased the work of Yuko Shiraishi (b. 1956, Tokyo) in a very original and thoughtful installation titled "Space Elevator Tea House": Shiraishi elegantly expresses her dual Japanese and English cultural influences by using a 1.5 x 2 meter tatami-mat as the basic dimension to build her art work. Unfortunately I do not have the space here to include all that Shiraishi wrote about her influences (Arthur C. Clark, Buckminster Fuller, ...

Guest blogger Deborah Adams Doering, who I interviewed for this blog back in March, will be writing some posts about her trip to Art Basel in Switzerland, which took place in the middle of June, 2010. Deborah's website address is www.deborahdoering.com . Art Basel in Switzerland has been going for 41 years, and it is considered by many curators and collectors to be the most comprehensive art fair in the world. I attended for the first time this year from June 14 -18 (the fair was officially open from June 16 - 20). Why did I go? I wanted to increase my understanding of visual art in the context of global culture, and to experience both the non-commercial and commercial aspects of visual art as they relate to collecting, curating, exhibiting, and creating.  Even though I attended the fair for five days, there was so much to see and do that it was difficult to choose, and therefore it’s difficult to condense the whole experience into a few blog posts. But for brevity's sake, ...