Art Basel
Art Basel
Despite the success of the fair's first post-pandemic edition, galleries are weighing up the future
Though Covid-19 travel complications have kept many US and Asian collectors away, dealers report brisk business from the VIP opening
Curator Giovanni Carmine walks through highlights among the 62 supersized installations presented at the fair
Art Basel has lent expertise to Art Week Tokyo, but does this indicate further involvement?
The fair may be smaller than usual this year but Jennifer Roberts says she has never known the collectible design market to be in such rude health
From unseen drawings from Kara Walker's personal archives to a fresh take on Camille Pissarro as the leader of the Impressionists
Arranging the event amid a shifting pandemic has been fraught with risk—but it is a risk worth taking, says global director Marc Spiegler
As exhibitors threaten to pull out of the fair in the face of travel uncertainty, another letter offering "extraordinary" one-off concessions to dealers is sent
Fair says it is committed to going ahead but offers concessions to exhibitors, including rolling over booth fees to 2022 if they cannot enter the country and offering staff to man stands
Non-EU visitors will have to apply for Swiss Covid-19 certificate before attending and, with certain vaccines not recognised, some will have to take tests onsite
Horowitz's new position will see him increasing Sotheby's collaboration with galleries and art dealers
Visitor capacity is capped at 20%, but organisers are bringing back both Unlimited for large-scale works and the public art trail Parcours
Life is still uncertain but we know the industry can keep functioning against all odds through the pandemic, so enjoy the sun and save the questions for the autumn
Basel edition will continue hybrid model and satellite booths introduced in Hong Kong
The Art Basel in Miami Beach chief will leave at the end of August, less than four months before the fair is due to take place in early December
Collectors are told they must be fully vaccinated or supply a negative Covid-19 test in line with Swiss government regulations
Fair reaches full Covid capacity on VIP day and the big galleries report hefty sales, including a $19.5m painting by Joan Mitchell
The cancellation of the Dutch art fair, scheduled for this September, casts some doubt on whether Art Basel will go ahead as planned just a fortnight later
Of the 104 exhibitors at the fair next month, 56 will take remote participation stands instead of travelling in person
From hybrid online ventures to new subscription models, mass events in the art world won't look the same post-pandemic
Our pick of five artists to seek out on the fair's first digital presentation of 2021
Spring events must negotiate ongoing travel restrictions and quarantines, and some organisers have already postponed
Swiss fair was also delayed from June to September in 2020, before being cancelled altogether due to coronavirus
The initiative encourages property owners to lend their vacant spaces for free and offers $2,500 stipends to artists—but they may still need to pay rent
Local galleries have been invited by Art Basel to apply for participation in the November fair
The latest virtual fair, OVR:2020, limits 100 galleries to showing six works each, all produced this year—we pick our highlights
Covid-19 has forced galleries to cut staff by 33% on average as sales plummet 36% in the first half of 2020—and optimism is dwindling for next year
The fair's organisers say they have "no other option" as Covid-19 cases in Florida stay stubbornly high and US travel restrictions remain in place
Delayed by coronavirus, the new Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger has opened with the promise of free entry and catalogues for visitors