![]() Case in point: the notable absence of mirrored works led some fairgoers desperately searching for social-media moments to have their picture taken by their companion as they reclined on one of the swings in Never Again (2005), a group of leather and metal sling-like objects by Italian artist Monica Bonvicini. ![]() Don’t hold your breath just yet, but this could point at a renewed confidence in viewers’ capacity to process complexity. ![]() It was clear, for example, that the era of the selfie fodder artwork-larger-than-life reflective surfaces and mirrored structures that serve as perfect photo ops for a front-facing camera-was over. Take it with a grain of salt, but to the extent that a selection of artists represented by blue-chip galleries inside a market-defining event can be considered a finger to the wind in terms of art world shifts and trends, there’s no place like Unlimited to take stock of where things stand. There's change in the air and it was certainly palpable at the 2023 edition of Art Basel Unlimited, the section inside the world’s most important art fair that’s dedicated to large-scale art installations and room-filling presentations, performances, and screenings.
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