The New York Times recently reported that blue-chip Dominique Lévy gallery would celebrate the opening of Art Basel with a “circus-themed party created by a tightrope acrobat with ‘dinner under the big top’”. But New York’s Gavin Brown’s Enterprise and Brescia-based Galleria Massimo Minini offered a unique twist on the traditional swanky pre-Art Basel gallery dinners. The two dealers took over the Badischer Bahnhof McDonald’s, just down the street from the Messeplatz, to celebrate Massimo Minini’s 40th appearance at Art Basel and Gavin Brown’s 20th. Attendees dined on cheeseburgers and French fries, and, as this is Europe, there was also plenty of beer to be had (one or two of the galleries may have sneaked in vodka and rum to mix with their fizzy drinks). The dealer Maria Bernheim posted a photo of the event on Instagram with the tags #best #gallery #dinner #ever”.
