# @artbasel on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNNztefRU9w
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33239385-artbasel-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-11T13:06:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Art Basel (@artbasel) — https://gondola.cc/artbasel

## Caption

Material meets meaning in ‘Threads: Textile and Craft-based Works from the UBS Art Collection’ ✨
 
In his work ‘Starfish’ (2024), Anthony Akinbola transforms the Durag into a ready-made vehicle for abstract art – using it as a tool for expression and self-presentation.
 
Take a closer look at the work and discover more innovative approaches to textile-based art at the UBS Art Gallery in New York. Discover more on ubs.com/artgallery.
 
UBSGlobalArt #UBSart #UBSArtCollection 
 
Artwork featured: Anthony Akinbola, ‘Starfish,’ 2024. UBS Art Collection © Anthony Akinbola. Courtesy the artist and SeanKellyGallery, New York/Los Angeles.

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