Contemporary decorative arts from $68,000 fibre arts to $100,000 glass sculpture

Stock market crashes and earthquakes shake but collectors were not so lively

Dealers and collectors alike come here to see the city and its contemporary art world take shape but immediate sales were limited

Unprecedented alliance between auction house and art and antiques fair

Our correspondent warns against doing what the auction houses do just as well

London may be the loser in the end, but the Brits brought it on themselves

While women Abstract Expressionists come to Long Island, chilling still-lifes plus true confessions in Soho

Sixteen French dealers join the Anglo-Saxons with Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern art

Neshat links three incongruous images - the bare soles of the feet, Arabic script and gun violence - to achieve a conceit

But £60 can still buy you quality

Second fair surpasses first in sales for certain subjects

The ailing fair has brought in radical new measures including a party with the President at the Elysée Palace to encourage collectors and improve the standard of exhibitors

The fledgling fair will operate in tandem with the main fair, which has attracted 250 participants from twenty countries

However, there is still a marked lack of Spanish collectors

The TEFAF Basel saw only 12,500 visitors, but some good sales nonetheless. Could the organisers have promoted it more?

A big new event organised by the Maastricht team but with concessions to its Swiss location. Will it work?

Art Basel's status as the leading art fair remains in tact; whilst plans are made to include a video forum and a space for young galleries

Twelve American dealers and seventeen private collectors invited

Return to the classics as galleries keep their eyes on selling

25 years of the world’s top fair, from 15 to 20 June

Serious collectors, serious prices, but mostly for the modern

But Blackman's New Pier Show promises well

His rare manuscript find nabbed him this year's award

This new arrangement clears the way for developments implemented to give dealers further exposure

Lower prices and lesser works marked this year’s event although the attitude was nevertheless one of survival

The event that traditionally brings the American buyers to Europe opens 17 June

The Accademia Italiana announces award in conjunction with fair

No more free champagne at the 22nd Art fair, from 12 to 17 June

Thumbs down for the modern and contemporary paintings section