Art Basel
Art Basel
The artist held nothing back as calamity was narrowly avoided
Art Parcours heads indoors to the city’s historic quarter, while the Messeplatz remains sculpture-free
This survey of 80 artists will prevent boredom from setting in as collectors are made to wait for the next superfair
Following the Eigen+Art's exclusion from the fair selection, owner Gerd Harry Lybke protests with a request that his artists are not made available at any other stand
New York is a city with the space and the traction to make introducing a fair of Art Basel's scale a lucrative prospect. So why are locals dragging their feet?
Art Basel '10 fair report
What is the critical and market sentiment around the artists who made headlines at the Royal Academy, in London, 13 years ago?
The art fair kicked off at Acqua with Faith's performance alongside friend and collaborator Josh Weller
The space will resemble a home and host dinners and educational events
As her debut movie, “Women Without Men”, screens in Basel, the artist explains that cinema is closer to her people
High priced male artists such as Warhol and Picasso dominate the stands
Blue-chip dealers have been using Basel as an opportunity to build the potential stars of the future
There were still surprises in store
Art Basel '10 fair report
High priced male artists such as Warhol and Picasso dominate the stands
Visitors' first impressions may have been hindered by the rainy conditions
“Here’s this unbelievable stage... why make it just about money?”
Beyeler exhibition aims to place the artist, who died at 27, high in the canon
A second opportunity to buy
Art world remembers a great art dealer, collector and museum founder
A new layout might have left collectors feeling bemused but, in the mid-range at least, they were prepared to buy
Stockpiled works in large spaces is a risk too far for some
A loss of 60 galleries does not seem to have affected morale as the fair returns with redesigned space and more dealers
Buyers eschew risk-taking to pursue the commercial, while Design Miami/Basel benefits from a new location
Constructed for a theatrical setting, this event makes space and time its materials
Shirazeh Houshiary on identity, spirituality and the excess of gimmicks in contemporary art
Organisers have transferred the atmosphere of Miami to Basel with the addition of a pool alongside the bar
Dutch school of design is in the ascendant as the fair commences off Messeplatz
No return to the boom, but is the worst really over so soon?
The milestone is marked with nod to all the dealers who have contributed to the event since 1970