Art Basel Switzerland Launch

Arrested Motion has provided some great photographs from the launch of one of this year’s biggest art events, Art Basel Switzerland.

Art 41 Basel takes place June 16 – 20, 2010.
The world’s premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. More than 2,500 artists, ranging from the great masters of Modern art to the latest generation of emerging stars, are represented in the show’s multiple sections. The exhibition includes the highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and editioned works.

For more information on Art Basel, visit ArtBasel.com. View the images after the jump.