Barges on the Seine, a Liao gold mask and spooky pre-Columbian tomb figures at the smartest decorative arts fair in the world

Barges on the Seine, a Liao gold mask and spooky pre-Colombian tomb figures at the smartest decorative arts fair in the world

Art Basel '02 fair report

"The World Cup effect"

The seasoned curator will now turn his attention to the direction of the Modern and contemporary art fair

Art Basle, High Society meets High Art at the Grosvenor Antiques show, 20th-century decorative arts star in New York and Paris, a new ceramics show in London

The impending Florida edition of Art Basel comes after its deferment last year

Untouched by its competitors, Art Basel remains a highlight on the art calendar

The event has become the main venue for collectors in this field

The “hottest, newest and most influential in the design world” fitted into a furniture removal van

Old Masters were booming, but decorative arts were a hard sell

Collect is to be held at the Victoria and Albert Museum this February

Collectors are buying for sun-drenched second homes

It became apparent that hosting the imminent art fair would be unfeasible due to shipping and insurance issues

Cultura Basel ’01 fair report

Just as social observers are deploring the hectic roster of arts fairs, three new events have been added to the already crowded calendar.

This year has served as a good barometer of the Modern art market

SOFA fair report '01

Limited international collectors, but American museums, local collectors, tourists and children out in force

The director of the world’s top modern and contemporary art fair prides himself on the new talent it has discovered

Special viewings arranged for expected international collectors

Collectors defy mini-blizzard

A diverse offering of Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian and contemporary art

Increased attendance, sales, and quality marks a good year for the fair

From next year, modern and contemporary art dealers will congregate in Florida

Fifty-two participants will exhibit everything from Indian statue jewels to Islamic tiles

Renaissance jewels (and a master faker revealed), maiolica, Empire and eighteenth-century French lacquer furniture, the life of women between Orient and Europe, Art Deco, Finnish painting, the Brueghels and art from Oceania

The art fair is 63% non-German this year

Despite the opening of Tate Modern, which lured away many buyers, the fair was generally a success