The fair will celebrate its 20th anniversary in cities including Seoul and Aspen

Plus: Participative VR exhibition has big names queueing, and in Italy truffles come before art

Young people enjoy free entry to Art Basel this week, while Frieze keeps charges low for the under-12s

The country’s cultural offensive also comes ahead of the opening of a clutch of museums

Now in its third decade, the satellite fair has stayed true to its mission of showcasing young artists from often overlooked regions

The jewellery designer, who was friends with Warhol and Basquiat in the 1980s, discusses her favourite Giacometti and the infamous Warhol work she missed out on

Dealers reported solid sales at the fair’s VIP preview, a good sign after a tough year in the art world

Richard Mudariki, the artist behind the ‘Art World Passport’, says his visa was rejected by the Swiss embassy in Pretoria, despite having two letters of invitation from Swiss organisations

Plus: roll up for a different kind of fair, and go-go star makes The Art Newspaper gone-gone

Rhea Dillon and Joyce Joumaa's pieces feature in Art Basel's Statements section

Africa Basel includes presentations by 18 galleries, including some non-commercial spaces

This year’s edition of the section, which is focused on large works, touches on the complexities of our past, present and future

With a German-born director and the Messeplatz project by the country’s Katharina Grosse, Switzerland’s northern neighbour is well represented at the fair

The American artist, known for pushing the boundaries of technology, discusses his new VR installation at the Fondation Beyeler—a work he says he has been “trying to make since 2017”

The American artist likes to pay it forward when she makes a sale

Maze Design Basel is presenting works from 11 mostly French galleries, after Design Miami announced in February that it was dropping its Swiss edition this year

The figurine of a slightly sinister looking monster has been flying off the shelves

The two fairs mark a combined 50 years of showing contemporary art in the Swiss city

Exhibiting art made in the past five years, Premiere makes it easier for small to mid-sized galleries to show at the fair

The storage and logistics company is seeking municipal approval to build a 240,000 sq. ft facility on a lot in Bushwick currently used for parking

The Art Newspaper’s editor-at-large on how millennials who collect art differ from previous generations—and what it means for the art market

The flag flew on battleship of Cuthbert Collingwood, who took over fleet command after Horatio Nelson was shot by a sniper at moment of victory

Gallerists and artists from around the US have set up shop at the Tourists hotel in North Adams, Massachusetts

New renderings show the subtle interventions the auction house is making to its new Manhattan locale ahead of the marquee autumn auctions in November

A longtime exhibitor has pulled out of the Swiss fair in a row over the location of its stand—so how are fair layouts decided?

Anish Kapoor and Zineb Sedira are among the artists whose work is represented on the provisional list

The fair’s September 2025 edition will include a new design sector and have a focus on artists from the American South

Bill Pallot and Bruno Desnoues have been convicted of forging historic chairs and selling them for large amounts

Amid a drop in global sales and looming US tariffs, when Art Basel opens next week it will appeal to emerging collectors with a brand-new Premiere section for ultra-contemporary work, says the fair's director

The entertainment company’s former chief executive paid a reported $200m for the art fair and media brand—a sum which has raised eyebrows