Prestigious international galleries and regional heavyweights alike have gathered for the fair's much-delayed inaugural edition

"Escalating costs and a decline in the number of international exhibitors" were cited as factors in decision

Shanghai Art021, which was dramatically shut in November because of a single Covid case, is staging a two-location pop-up this month

Spanish Civil War photos hidden for decades and a 200-year-old picture of a pineapple are among the highlights this year

Week-long hotel quarantines are still required of all international and Hong Kong arrivals to the mainland, deterring all but the most determined dealers

Noah Horowitz, formerly director Americas of the art fair brand, returns as chief executive following a brief stint at Sotheby's

The relocation comes at a time "when Paris is once again a focal point for the art trade," the fair's director says

A confluence of factors has given the UK art market a lift—but will it last?

The event was to be held at the Place de la Concorde in October to coincide with the inaugural Paris+ par Art Basel

The fair's sixth edition invited just 37 galleries to take part—but wealthy patrons and residents of the Mediterranean tax haven say they prefer the intimate size

Marc Spiegler remains global director of the Swiss fair and will oversee De Bellis—but will take on a more “strategic” position

He will create a large installation for the upcoming Frieze London fair, bringing together a public waiting area and support space

After two-year hiatus, fair returns to Chelsea with an exuberant sense of joie de vivre

Travel restrictions continue to prevent the physical presence of many international exhibitors at the fair, with 75 galleries opting for satellite booths

The Bogotá- and New York-based gallery Instituto de Visión walked away with the award for the second consecutive year

Eight must-see works of art from the Whitney Museum of American Art's associate curator

Andrew Kreps Gallery and Ortuzar Projects have announced they will co-represent the artist’s estate

Activism has a growing presence at art fairs, but it’s up to collectors and other stakeholders to enact meaningful change

Many exhibitors have brought art that seems to chime with new fair director Christine Messineo’s politically tinged programming

Oil price increases and the inability to fly over Russian airspace has made sending art abroad, especially between East Asia and Europe, much more expensive

Paris+, by Art Basel is due to run until at least 2028

Of the 289 galleries participating in the June event, 19 are first timers

Event opens at Somerset House this week

Visitor numbers were good, but sales of higher priced works were slow at the South African event

The co-founder and longtime supporter of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles shares her formative purchases and the artists she would invite to her ultimate dinner party

The new combined art and antiques fair will run for the first time this November

She will replace Fiac's former director of 18 years, Jennifer Flay, who is rumoured to be joining Art Basel as it prepares to launch a new Paris fair in the Grand Palais—the Swiss company has declined to comment

Our pick of the highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions

Daniel Hug posted that the Swiss company "is only interested in making money and keeping Art Basel the number one fair worldwide"