Art Basel
Art Basel
Media and entertainment investment firm Lupa Systems will become the events company's anchor shareholder, holding around a third of shares if approved on 3 August
Media and television mogul is reportedly in negotiations to take a stake in art fair's Swiss parent company MCH Group
Galleries no longer required to have a physical space, down payments cut from 100% to 25% of stand fees and automatic re-admittance for 2020 ABHK exhibitors
From a tribute to a guerrilla soldier and priest to an exploration of black female beauty, collectors snap up pictures on fair's VIP day
As Art Basel's online viewing room opens, Tracey Emin, Jim Shaw and Avery Singer speak about lockdown and creating for the digital sphere
Goodman Gallery is launching the video programme on 20 June—but you can watch Roja exclusively on The Art Newspaper website from tomorrow
Flagship fair will relaunch next June in Basel as organisers focus on delivering Miami Beach show in December
"People are hungry for art in the original and the online viewing room can’t replace the personal experience,” the dealer says
In frank letter, organisers scrap Monday deadline for exhibitors as Swiss authorities delay decision on large-scale events until 24 June
Art Basel's latest webinar featured David Zwirner, Sadie Coles and Jeffery Deitch talking about new plans for gallery collaborations
Opening 20 May, the online fair requires no upfront fee and features around 200 galleries, all of which will share their profits
In lockdown, many galleries have had a Damascene moment with online programming
Fair extends deadline to confirm participation until 1 June, but concedes "there are simply too many open questions" to know if the fair will happen at the moment
As coronavirus lockdowns are extended across much of the world, leaving galleries unable to trade, hopes are fading that autumn events will be able to go ahead
Future of the Swiss watch and jewellery fair, which is owned by Art Basel's parent company, now hangs in the balance
The fair will also launch a new online viewing room feature at no cost to planned exhibitors and will apply reimbursements to future editions
The move follows news that Art Basel will postpone its 50th anniversary edition until September and New York's major auctions pivot to June
Swiss art fair is the latest of numerous fairs to be moved to the autumn, as the pandemic decimates the art world calendar
A blow-by-blow account of the Hong Kong digital viewing rooms that launched this morning
We speak to Tate Modern curator Catherine Wood about the late Ulay, and to Marc Spiegler, Art Basel’s global director, about what happened in Hong Kong. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793
Chinese and British markets take a hit amid trade wars and political unrest
More than 20 galleries will take part in the flagship Swiss fair for the first time
Political upheaval across the region presents challenges—and opportunities—for artists and collectors
The debut of the digital initiative was moved to March to offer exhibitors a sales platform for the works they planned to show
Local galleries are determined to forge ahead after the fair announced it will not take place this year in light of coronavirus fears
Local dealers plan to forge ahead with exhibitions even if Art Basel decides to cancel this year's edition of the fair in the city
The fair's directors, meanwhile, say postponing or cancelling the fair “is a complex process”
Art Basel celebrates its 50th anniversary and new fairs in London and New York join the fray
Fair organisers says the discounts are not "incentive to do the fair" but are "part of an effort to mitigate their additional expenses"
Artists, curators and one camera-shy rapper turn out for the fair's opening