Pedro Reyes’ puppet performance “Baby Marx” (2008-present); All photos by Caroline Claisse for Art Observed

Art Parcours Night was the official debut to the four-day expansive Art Basel festival.  Held at neighboring sites around the city, this year the annual event featured a performance and installations by Kathryn Andrews, ‘Voix de Ville’ (2012).  Andrews staged several Vaudeville-era acts along the Rhine River, using the talents of acrobats, magicians, and musicians.  The performances took place against her installations, which served as backdrops on an unconstrained stage space.  The show ran adjacent to other performances and on-site exhibitions of work that will remain on display till this Sunday, June 17.

Claude Lévêque‘s “Ring of Fire” (2011) installation

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