A view of Anastasia Bay’s Maestra Lacrymae Acte V, 2024, presented by Venus Over Manhattan. Courtesy of Art Basel
Among the impressive monumental installations in the Meridians section this year included an ambitious suite of three large-scale pieces and a monumental Harlequin sculpture by Anastasia Bay that echoes the grotesque portrayal of human misery staged by James Ensor in Christ’s Entry into Brussels.
