One great painting by Jean-Frédéric Schnyder: «Jungfrau», 1983, Oel auf Leinwand, 80 x 60 cm (Private Collection, Bern). This is the view from Mürren towards the Mountains opposite, Schwarzmönch and Jungfrau

Went to Basel today to see the Jean-Frédéric Schnyder show at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst and on to the Art Basel.
Jean-Frédéric Schnyder's show is great, full of humour and brilliant work old and new. It's a must see.
The Art did not offer much new - although its a bit hard to tell as we didn't have so much time and there's loads of stuff... but there's one outstanding installation by Christoph Büchel in Art Unlimited - this alone is worth a trip to Basel. Büchel's installation «Chinese Recycling Area: including camper and Meth-Lab» is a heavy (and huge) piece on (what I guess) american soldiers in the Irak war and at home... a very clever work. Big.

My favorite piece at Kunstmuseum Bern: «Empire State Building» (1971) by Jean-Frédéric Schnyder. Made from Lego, chewing gum, neon lights, incense and a suitcase.