Rhea Dillon, Joyce Joumaa Win Art Basel’s $36,800 Baloise Art Prize

The Baloise Art Prize, a $36,800 award given out to two artists participating in the Statements sector of Art Basel annually, has this year gone to Rhea Dillon and Joyce Joumaa.Dillon’s work was brought to the fair by London’s Soft Opening gallery, whose booth showcased her “Leaning Figures” sculptures made from materials such as soap and molasses. As Nicole Kaack wrote in the recent “New Talent” issue of Art in America, Dillon produces “visceral portrai