NewsArt market
How artists are adapting their work to virtual fairs and online viewing rooms
As Art Basel's online viewing room opens, Tracey Emin, Jim Shaw and Avery Singer speak about lockdown and creating for the digital sphere
NewsArt market
Art Basel cancels Swiss edition in September due to coronavirus concerns
Flagship fair will relaunch next June in Basel as organisers focus on delivering Miami Beach show in December
NewsArt market
Berlin dealer Johann König stages impromptu 'fair' to coincide with original Art Basel dates in June
"People are hungry for art in the original and the online viewing room can’t replace the personal experience,” the dealer says
NewsArt market
Art Basel/UBS report: global art market dips 5% in ‘tricky year’ but private sales are up
Chinese and British markets take a hit amid trade wars and political unrest
BlogArt Basel 2019
Art Basel diary: Robert Indiana's spooky sculpture and a rogue rat
Plus, would Marcel Duchamp approve of a snow-globe urinal?
NewsBauhaus
Big birthday is a boon for Bauhaus
Works on the stands at Art Basel show the market for artists associated with the German movement is hotting up in this centenary year
NewsArt Basel 2019
Art Basel Messeplatz artist Alexandra Pirici demands compensation for underpaid performers
The system of dividends is a way to address the "immense amounts of unpaid or underpaid labour" that support the art world, she says
InterviewLawrence Abu Hamdan
Interview: Lawrence Abu Hamdan—a self-styled 'private ear'
Your voice reveals much more about you than you think—and the Turner Prize nominee and Parcours artist is listening
FeatureArt Basel 2019
The human side of AI
How do algorithms see and shape the world? An exhibition at Basel’s HeK explores the often uncomfortable coexistence of humanity and AI
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Air Signs during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Gemini, Libra and Aquarius art lovers
InterviewAndrea Bowers
Interview: Andrea Bowers discusses power dynamics post #MeToo
The artist, whose work is causing a stir at Art Basel, aims to keep alive conversations on the toxic nature of power that sparked the feminist social movement
BlogArt Basel 2019
Art Basel diary: celebrity-spotting, nimble octopi and a bratwurst that cuts the mustard
Plus, Alvaro Barrington has designs on Notting Hill Carnival
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Water Signs during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces art lovers
InterviewWilliam Kentridge
Interview: William Kentridge on his life lessons
Self-interrogation is central to the work of the South African artist, whose latest piece on show at the Kunstmuseum Basel poses a series of questions that get half-answered
BlogArt Basel 2019
Art Basel diary: horseplay with Harry and Meghan and fairgoers prove it's never too old for swinging
Plus, bath time with a very young Jeff Koons
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Bringing up baby: making motherhood work in the art world
Being a mother has been cast as career suicide by Tracey Emin and Marina Abramovic. We speak to four women in the art world who beg to differ
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Earth Signs during Art Basel week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn art lovers
BlogArt Basel 2019
Art Basel diary: crime, casinos and cocks
Plus, a pumped-up Mark Zuckerberg
NewsGagosian Gallery
Gagosian's pop-up gallery in Basel to become permanent
Mega-dealer says “world-class museums” and Ernst Beyeler’s legacy are behind the move to keep the space beyond Art Basel week
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Fire Signs during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Aries, Leo and Sagittarius art lovers
FeatureClimate Change
How the art world is going green
Those within the art world who advocate for environmentally friendly practices are finding a sector willing to do its part.
BlogIn the frame
Art Basel to unite across continents to celebrate 50th anniversary
NewsArt market
Art Basel introduces new booth pricing structure to subsidise younger galleries
Dealers say it is a ‘step in the right direction’ but acknowledge there is a long way to go to redress the balance
InterviewArt Basel 2018
Collector's Eye: David Brolliet
The Swiss collector discusses his love of Lichtenstein, his regret at not buying a Subodh Gupta when he had the chance and hanging art on his refrigerator
InterviewArt Basel 2018
Collector's Eye: Grazyna Kulczyk
The Polish art lover on her fascination with female artists and how she wishes she could have been seated at Judy Chicago's Dinner Party
CommentArt Basel 2018
Rapper pays $18.5m for work at auction but the artist gets nothing—is the system in need of reform?
Anny Shaw asks if auction houses and dealers should pay their dues to the artists from whom they profit
PreviewArt Basel 2018
Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger: Where the wild things are
From getting fit to analysing your tears, Swiss artists’ installation at the Museum Tinguely invites visitors to dive right in
NewsArt Basel 2018
Chinese collector scoops up McArthur Binion painting at Unlimited
Nine other works by the US artist sold on Lehmann Maupin’s stand at Art Basel
InterviewArt Basel 2018
Theaster Gates: ‘There’s no better Madonna than my mother’
Artist sets up printing press in Basel to explore ‘Black Madonna’ theme
NewsArt Basel 2018
Controversial collection of early Basquiat drawings on show in Basel
Works were created by the artist when he was sleeping on a friend’s couch in Manhattan
NewsArt Basel 2018
Galleries at Art Basel pay tribute to ‘generation of giants’
Works and archival material at several stands at the fair honour big names in the art world who have died this year
BlogArt Basel 2018
A Russian artist with a really long cape and more Art Basel gossip
Plus, we fall head over heels for Vezzoli
Podcast
Podcast episode 36: Berlin Biennale and Art Basel
We explore the two big European art world events of the past week: Arsalan Mohammad is in Berlin with the curator Serubiri Moses and the critic and curator Annika von Taube, and Ben Luke speaks to Melanie Gerlis, writer for the Financial Times and The Art Newspaper, on the line from Basel.
InterviewArt Basel 2018
Etel Adnan: ‘This is the summit of my career’
The Lebanese-born artist and writer, who has a solo show at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, discusses her passion for the Swiss abstract artist.
InterviewArt Basel 2018
Collector's Eye: Ulla Dreyfus-Best
The Basel-based collector Ulla Dreyfus-Best on her "Wunderkammer", which mixes 11th-century Italian bronzes with pieces by Jeff Koons
NewsArt Basel 2017
Art Basel: things that go clang!
Motorised sculpture comes in many guises
NewsArt Basel 2017
Where does all the art go after a fair?
In an exclusive extract from her forthcoming book, Dark Side of the Boom, Georgina Adam discovers why most art is destined for a crate-filled, high-security storage facility
NewsArt Basel 2017
In pictures: The Kiss, a crash and Bikini Atoll
Museum Tinguely director Roland Wetzler picks six highlights from Art Basel—and remembers Jean Tinguely's destructive legacy
NewsArt Basel 2017
Art Basel diary: John Baldessari's crowd-pleasing pooches and down and dirty in Hamburg
Plus much more fair gossip
NewsArtist interview
Wolfgang Tillmans: ‘It’s the great album tracks that didn’t become singles’
The artist reveals the ideas behind his solo show at the Fondation Beyeler—the Basel museum’s first photography exhibition
NewsArt Basel 2017
Save the date: Steiner & Lenzlinger to play in the Tinguely during next year's Art Basel
Basel museum plans survey on Swiss duo
NewsArt Basel 2017
Art Basel diary: urinary performance and Yves Saint Laurent's X-rated drawings
Plus more fair gossip
NewsArt Basel 2017
Interview: Wim Delvoye digests the Tinguely Museum
Belgian artist’s shit-making machines join Jean Tinguely’s kinetic works
NewsArt Basel 2017
Wilhelm Sasnal returns to Basel with fond memories
Polish artist’s career took off in the Swiss city
NewsArt Basel 2017
In pictures: the ideal home, at Design Miami/Basel
The fair has a domestic vibe this year, from Jean Prouvé's house for wartime refugees to Max Lamb's metal-sprayed polystyrene furniture
NewsArt Basel 2017
Why artists, even art fair-averse ones, are in Basel this week
Athens, Venice, ARoS, Kassel, Münster—and now in Art Basel
NewsArt Basel 2017
Mood at Art Basel is upbeat as VIPs spend
Leading dealers report strong opening sales
NewsArt Basel 2017
Bricks and mortar galleries: Art Basel holds the line
The shift to temporary selling spaces is a hot topic at this year's fair
NewsArt Basel 2017
In pictures: Christmas comes early to Art Basel
Gianni Jetzer, the curator of Art Basel’s Unlimited sector, picks six highlights among the large-scale works
NewsArt Basel 2017
Art Basel diary: How the Cookie Monster rumbles, and Hans Ulrich Obrist's nose piercing
Plus more gossip from the fair
NewsArt Basel 2017
Interview: the name’s Charrière, Julian Charrière
The Swiss artist who brings an up-close view of Chernobyl to Art Basel’s Unlimited is not afraid to leave his comfort zone
NewsArt Basel 2017
Kasper König: in praise of an artists’ curator
The artistic director of Skulptur Projekte will be in conversation at Art Basel, celebrating five decades as a champion of public art
NewsArt Basel 2017
Bern museum to open Harald Szeemann archive during next year's Art Basel
Fascinating insights expected from his personal correspondence with famous artists
NewsArt Basel 2017
Power of pride: artists champion LGBT causes at Art Basel
Transgender empowerment among causes tackled at this year's fair
NewsArt Basel 2017
Doug Aitken’s pavilions are Maldives-bound
Visitors to Unlimited can get a sense of the artist's geometric, mirrored sculptures that shine a light on the ocean
NewsArt Basel 2017
Art Basel diary: Artist Subodh Gupta dishes up a feast and Parcours pussy riot
Plus much more fair gossip
NewsArt Basel 2017
In pictures: new art across old Basel
From lost keys to lustful claymation, curator Samuel Leuenberger introduces six highlights from Art Basel's Parcours sector
NewsArt Basel 2017
Interview: Claudia Comte unveils her Circus maximus at Art Basel
The artist behind the chainsaw spectacular in the Messeplatz
NewsArt Basel 2017
What is the market for Documenta 14 artists?
The German quinquennial shuns the market, but Art Basel dealers are still capitalising on the visibility it brings
ArchiveArt Basel
Bob and Roberta Smith's Basel 'Art Party' raises awareness about slashing of UK arts education funding
Bob and Roberta Smith’s crusade against cuts is bringing politics and mayhem to the Swiss fair
ArchiveArt Basel 2013
All aboard: from the Biennale to Basel
Artists weigh in on exhibiting at both events in quick succession
ArchiveArt Basel 2013
Interview: architect Jacques Herzog on Art Basel’s new hall
The co-founder of Herzog & de Meuron architects on remodelling Messe Basel and the end of Modernity
ArchiveArt Basel
Art Basel, the final stop that brings art fair marathon to a close
The fair is one of the final Modern and contemporary events this summer
ArchiveArt Basel 2013
MoMA buys Ellsworth Kelly sculpture at Art Basel
Nine museums, including MoMA and Tate Modern in London, are mounting special presentations this year to mark Kelly’s landmark birthday
CommentMotherhood
When life happens, just remember that art fairs will be 'fine without you for a while'
Melanie Gerlis asks whether the art world is compatible with parenting
Melanie Gerlis