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''CHOIR'' is an
''CHOIR'' is an art installation
Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often cal ...
created by German artist Katharina Grosse
Katharina Grosse (born 2 October 1961) is a German visual artist. She is known for her large-scale, site-related installations to create immersive visual experiences. Grosse's work employs a use of architecture, sculpture and painting. She has be ...
for the 2025 Art Basel
Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
flagship fair. Up for only seven days, the work covered the walls and structures of the Messeplatz in Basel with white and magenta paint.
The 53,000 square feet of the pedestrian area of the Messeplatz was the largest canvas for Grosse to date. It took Grosse and her team six days to create the work.
When questioned about the short duration of the artwork's existence, Grosse said she found the ephemeral quality to be one of its strengths. In an interview with ARTNews she said, "You can't buy it, you can't own it. It defies the reality of the fair, which is mainly about transactions. There is beauty in that transience."
The work was curated by Natalia Grabowska, of the Serpentine Gallery
The Serpentine Galleries are two contemporary art galleries in Kensington Gardens, Westminster, Greater London. Recently rebranded to just Serpentine, the organisation is split across Serpentine South, previously known as the Serpentine Galler ...
in London.
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