Art Basel 2019
Venice Biennale is still ringing the Art Basel sales till
Artists showing in Venice are brought en masse to the fair as galleries leverage exhibition exposure
Toddler sends €50,000 sculpture flying at Art Basel
Three-year-old girl reportedly knocks a fly by the German artist Katharina Fritsch off plinth
Art Basel and William Kentridge
As his show opens at the Kunstmuseum Basel, we talk to the South African artist about his latest works. Plus, we look at the 50th edition of the Art Basel fair. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Now showing: why do art fairs neglect video art?
Collector interest in videos is rising, but the medium still struggles to find floor space
Three exhibitions to see in Basel this weekend
From the towering ambitions of a young Picasso to Rebecca Horn's Body Fantasies
South African art fair gets reboot under a new owner
Johannesburg-based FNB Joburg fair has been bought by its former director Mandla Sibeko
Art Basel diary: Robert Indiana's spooky sculpture and a rogue rat
Plus, would Marcel Duchamp approve of a snow-globe urinal?
Fondation Beyeler's Young Picasso exhibition is the second most popular in the museum's history
Swiss museum extended the show to accommodate visitors to Europe for Art Basel and the Venice Biennale
Big birthday is a boon for Bauhaus
Works on the stands at Art Basel show the market for artists associated with the German movement is hotting up in this centenary year
Art Basel Messeplatz artist Alexandra Pirici demands compensation for underpaid performers
The system of dividends is a way to address the "immense amounts of unpaid or underpaid labour" that support the art world, she says
In pictures: Art Basel veteran John Armleder targets his favourite pieces at the fair
The Swiss artist, who has had a stand at the fair since 1980, guides us round the second floor
Interview: Lawrence Abu Hamdan—a self-styled 'private ear'
Your voice reveals much more about you than you think—and the Turner Prize nominee and Parcours artist is listening
The human side of AI
How do algorithms see and shape the world? An exhibition at Basel’s HeK explores the often uncomfortable coexistence of humanity and AI
A crisis of faith: is Big Data the art world’s new religion?
The rise of Big Data means that connoisseurship is being replaced by "intel", which has far-reaching implications for the art world
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Air Signs during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Gemini, Libra and Aquarius art lovers
Collector's Eye: Markus Hannebauer
The Berlin software entrepreneur tells us what he's bought and why he loves it
Off-floor selling boosts trade at Art Basel
Viewing rooms, appetite-whetting preview publications and digital platforms are all paying off for galleries at the fair
Art Basel: where political cartoons still have a home
As the New York Times bans satirical illustrations, Art Basel has plenty on show, from the 1920s to today
Interview: Andrea Bowers discusses power dynamics post #MeToo
The artist, whose work is causing a stir at Art Basel, aims to keep alive conversations on the toxic nature of power that sparked the feminist social movement
In pictures: furniture with a green conscience at Design Miami/Basel
Sustainability is a recurring theme at the 14th edition of the fair. Here is our pick of three ecological works
Art Basel diary: celebrity-spotting, nimble octopi and a bratwurst that cuts the mustard
Plus, Alvaro Barrington has designs on Notting Hill Carnival
In pictures: melancholy fountain, curtain call and a broom with a view at Art Basel's Unlimited
Curator Gianni Jetzer shares the highlights of his eighth—and final— edition
Paula Rego: 'retire? and do what? eat ice cream?'
The Portuguese artist’s work focusing on issues such as abortion and honour killings is more relevant than ever – and curators cannot get enough
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Water Signs during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces art lovers
Collector's Eye: Hubert Bonnet
The Belgian art collector tells us what he's bought and why he loves it
Salon 94 gallery is moving to a huge property on Manhattan's Upper East Side
The founder of the art and design space plans to consolidate the gallery programme
Art Basel removes part of Andrea Bowers's work in Unlimited
Bowers honours request by alleged harassment survivor who says she did not give permission for her image to be included in the piece
Virgil Abloh picks five classics from Vitra Design Museum
The US fashion designer has curated a display at the museum and developed a line of limited-edition products
Auction prices: the elephant in the room at Art Basel
The first rule of art fairs is don't talk about auctions—but sometimes they can benefit artists and their dealers
Interview: William Kentridge on his life lessons
Self-interrogation is central to the work of the South African artist, whose latest piece on show at the Kunstmuseum Basel poses a series of questions that get half-answered