Art Basel is still the biggest and most important art show on the globe. It starts for the public on June 18th and lasts 4 days. Among interesting newcomers, it is good to see New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery bringing artist Carrie Mae Weems; the gallery specialises in work from Africa and east Asia, as well as North America, a welcome addition to the overall fairly Eurocentric scene that is Basel. The American artist who works with text, fabric, audio, digital images, and installation video but is best known for her work in the field of photography.