Art Basel's Unlimited section, curated by Giovanni Carmine, features monumental works and performances with themes of utopia, community, and being in sync. Highlights include Oscar Murillo's participatory drawing installation, David Owens' film on Lonnie Holley, Alia Farid's tapestries on Middle Eastern-Cuban migration, Taloi Havini's shell money piece, Atelier Van Lieshout's 160-sculpture march to utopia, Andrea Büttner's shame punishment prints, and Mario Merz's inhabitable igloo.
This year's Unlimited reflects a collective yearning for hope and connection amid turbulent times, using large-scale sculpture, textile, and performance to explore pressing social and political issues. The section's emphasis on community engagement and transnational culture underscores art's role in imagining alternative futures, making it a bellwether for contemporary artistic concerns.