“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

Christo and Jeanne-Claude on escaping from communism, how they met and what it takes to become an artist

An equivalent was not to be found at Art Basel, which upheld tradition in its biped-only selection

Alicja Kwade on fleeing Poland, working for other artists and winning prizes

Artists, buyers, sellers, organisers, critics and restaurateurs have recorded their memories of Art Basel’s first four decades

Artists, buyers, sellers, organisers, critics and restaurateurs have recorded their memories of Art Basel’s first four decades

Appeals which demonstrated the museum's necessary and individual character were made to target potential patrons

Criminal activity was ruled out when the sound was found to be the result of something being accidentally knocked over

Each artist participating will present a 15-minute long performance, transforming the space provided by Theater Basel

Critics question their priorities, one city commissioner calling their plan to manage the venue “like the fox in the henhouse”

While the known and bankable sold at a steady rate, Abramovich was the name on everybody's lips

Chelsea FC owner joins Brad Pitt and Sheikh Saud Al-Thani at vernissage

Speaking with the American painter in Basel on colour, geometry, and learning how to see

This precaution was taken due to the safety of stock being compromised by influx of football fans

The pair plan to expand the Miami edition, but not much else will change

Chiara Clemente's "Our City Dreams" at Art Basel

Several sculptures premiered at Art Basel