Dec 8, 2025 - News
Our favorite Basel moments
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With Art Basel now over, we're looking back at our favorite moments.
Sommer's top moment: On Friday morning, a few friends and I got to South Beach before sunrise to see two of Basel's centerpiece installations.
- Just before sunset, we saw Pilar Zeta's "The Observer Effect," an immersive portal at The Shelborne By Proper.
- Then we walked along the beach to The Faena, where we saw Es Devlin's "Library of Us" (pictured above!), the 6-meter-tall triangular bookshelf surrounded by a pool and circular reading table.
Martin's Basel pick: The creativity on display at Art Basel was so spectacular, but I spent some time at the fair Saturday just people watching — specifically seeing rabid crowds jockey to catch a glimpse of "Regular Animals" by Beeple.
- I couldn't get close enough to see the robot dogs wearing the faces of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Pablo Picasso but my Axios colleague Emma Way did!
