Art Basel
Art Basel
The Week in Art podcast | Art Basel: fireworks and nuance, Lynn Barber on her artist interviews, Guillaume Lethière at the Clark
We find out what this year's fair says about the state of the art market. Plus, the veteran journalist Lynn Barber tells us about her encounters with artists and we discover a forgotten master of Neo-Classical art
UBS and Art Basel mark 30th anniversary of their collaboration
As the milestone is celebrated with a joint commission, protestors attack UBS’s record on fossil-fuel investment
Art Basel’s new director has her eye on ‘generational transformation’ of the fair
Venerable brand looks to refresh its image with late-night venue and revamp of outdoor Parcours section
Art Basel changes name of Paris fair ahead of expanded third edition
The event formerly known as Paris+ par Art Basel will move to the Grand Palais this year
Venice diary day 2: Breasts, Mark Bradford and a bowl of berries
Our diarist’s latest round of Biennale adventures were filled with strong shows, brisk travel and unexpected treats
Keith Piper on tackling Tate Britain’s racist Whistler mural
Plus, the top takeaways from the new Art Basel/UBS report and a weaving by Anni Albers
Global art market value fell by 4% in 2023 amid ‘inflation and wars’, Art Basel/UBS report finds
Last year saw a drop in sales of ultra high-value works but an increase in trading volume
Art Basel reveals 287 galleries participating in its next Swiss fair, including 22 first-time exhibitors
June's event will be the first edition of the world’s most important art fair under the direction of Maike Cruse
Why galleries can’t quit fairs despite higher costs and lower returns
Research reveals that fairs are not as lucrative for galleries as they once were—but what is the alternative?
The Year in Review 2023: the biggest stories and the best shows
From the British Museum thefts to the consequences in art and heritage of the Israel-Hamas war
Neglected middle class may be key to growing stagnant art market
The spotlight tends to fall on big spenders, but what of “professional class” buyers, who often feel intimidated by the art world?
Openness and charity break out among art and technology players at Miami Art Week
Tezos ecosystem and Arcual blockchain transaction platform disrupt the hedonistic exclusivity usually associated with the art world's winter party in Florida
Florida’s mega-rich influx keeps spirits high for Art Basel’s mighty Miami fair
Art Basel Miami Beach shrugs off the digital downturn, its main rival’s US expansion and culture war worries
Art Basel trials online gallery marketplace with a philanthropic edge
Access by Art Basel will launch at next month's Miami Beach fair
A step backwards for women and an ‘increasingly thin’ top end: five key takeaways from the latest Art Basel/UBS collector survey
We speak to the report’s author, Clare McAndrew, about its findings
'More Americans than at Frieze': sophomore edition of Art Basel's Paris+ fair opens to packed aisles and punchy sales
Major deals suggest a shift in power between Paris and London, though some attendees noted an aesthetic conservatism in the French fair's offerings
'The city is more open than before—it's bearing fruit': Paris+ by Art Basel director Clément Delépine on the future of art as a lifestyle
The fair's sophomore edition brings together 154 leading galleries at the Grand Palais Éphémère
Art Basel increases security for Paris + fair following state of alert in France
Anti-ram barriers will be placed around the venue following a terrorist incident in France, linked to Israel-Hamas war
Art Basel reaches outside art trade for new chief officers of growth and digital
Hayley Romer and Craig Hepburn will work to bolster the brand's year-round presence and "engage ever broader cultural audiences"
Art Basel names new director for Miami Beach fair
Bridget Finn, a partner at a Detroit-based gallery and co-founder of one of Brooklyn's legendary DIY spaces, will oversee North America's most important art fair
Basel gossip: Marc Spiegler turns bartender, Fondation Beyeler gets the painters in, and visitors mistake activists for artists
Plus: German dealer reveals his naked ambition and Venice Biennale's new curator comes a-scouting
What sold on Art Basel's first VIP day: from a $22.5m Bourgeois spider to a huge $2.5m Richter sculpture
Despite fears of a market slowdown, clients were spending at a packed Art Basel
Art Basel prepares for first fair under new team, while Volta Basel searches for a new director
New structure at Art Basel will see separate directors assigned to each show, while Volta Basel is without a leader after Kamiar Maleki’s departure for Photo London
Art Basel appoints Maike Cruse as fair director
The current head of Gallery Weekend Berlin will start in the newly created role in July and oversee the 2024 fair
Art for Tomorrow conference | What can art do for our democratically depleted, digitally distracted societies?
The role of art in a time of crisis was the subject of a three-day discussion between leading cultural figures in Florence last week
Global art market 'beginning to cool’, according to latest Art Basel/UBS report
Total sales grew just 3% in 2022, while China's zero-Covid policies saw UK overtake it as second-biggest market
Hong Kong is back with bang: Art Basel returns and M+ museum makes waves
Plus, art censorship online and Brenda L. Croft's photos of fellow First Nations Australian women
The 21 galleries making their Art Basel debut this year—and what they're bringing
This is the first edition of the Swiss fair under the leadership of new chief executive Noah Horowitz
The art market in 2022: art fair shake ups, single owner auctions and an NFT winter
Despite headline figures of record sales, is the art world's bull market coming to an end?
The last hurrah? Art world excess at Art Basel Miami Beach
Plus, UK culture cuts and Ukrainian Modernism in Madrid