SOUNDBITE 1 – Thomas J. Price, British sculptor (male, English, 17 sec): “There has been a historical representation of non-white people throughout the world. Taking the monuments, who has the power throughout the globe? And really, my practice is about making us aware of the power structure that we have come up through, which mold our lives.”

SOUNDBITE 2 – Thomas J. Price, British sculptor (male, English, 17 sec): “Art Basel is the biggest art platform in the world, really. And so to have this stage to show the work and get that message out to people is incredibly important. And for me, it’s like one of the biggest opportunities to really start to generate this conversation in different communities throughout the world.”

SOUNDBITE 3 – Barthélémy Toguo, Cameroonian artist (male, French, 20 sec): “Art Basel Unlimited is a unique and unbelievable opportunity for an artist from the (African) continent to be represented. And it is also a way to affirm that artists of this continent arrive with new ideas.”

SOUNDBITE 4 – Marc Spiegler, global director Art Basel (male, English, 21 sec): “During the pandemic, there was this meme that art fairs were finished, that art world was going to be digitised, people are going to buy from home, sell from home. And what we saw, already last year but especially this year, is that it’s completely wrong. Art fairs have an important role to play because of the unique nature of art.”

SOUNDBITE 5 – Marc Glimcher, president and director of the gallery Pace (male, English, 23 sec): “The fair has been amazingly energetic. We’ve had so many collectors come – people we haven’t seen in so long. It’s great to be having the conversations again. Of course, the sales are as always incredibly robust. It’s hard to keep up.”