Art Basel Unlimited 2023
Jun 12 - Jun 18, 2023
Messe Basel
*Pier and Ocean* is an enclosed space within which the soft pulsating light of a neon tube composition recreates the movement of the sea. François Morellet invited Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata to create a wooden jetty leading the viewer into the installation. In 2014, Morellet said: ‘For over half a century, the works that have served as my models and which always give me great pleasure when I see one, are the works from the series *Pier and Ocean*, which Mondrian painted in 1914.’ François Morellet & Tadashi Kawamata *Pier and Ocean*, 2014 François Morellet: Installation of argon blue neon tubes; 150 cm each Tadashi Kawamata: Wooden pier; variable dimensions Edition 3/3