Art Basel '10 fair report

The art fair kicked off at Acqua with Faith's performance alongside friend and collaborator Josh Weller

The space will resemble a home and host dinners and educational events

As her debut movie, “Women Without Men”, screens in Basel, the artist explains that cinema is closer to her people

High priced male artists such as Warhol and Picasso dominate the stands

Blue-chip dealers have been using Basel as an opportunity to build the potential stars of the future

There were still surprises in store

Art Basel '10 fair report

High priced male artists such as Warhol and Picasso dominate the stands

Visitors' first impressions may have been hindered by the rainy conditions

“Here’s this unbelievable stage... why make it just about money?”

Beyeler exhibition aims to place the artist, who died at 27, high in the canon

A second opportunity to buy

Art world remembers a great art dealer, collector and museum founder

A new layout might have left collectors feeling bemused but, in the mid-range at least, they were prepared to buy

Stockpiled works in large spaces is a risk too far for some

A loss of 60 galleries does not seem to have affected morale as the fair returns with redesigned space and more dealers

Buyers eschew risk-taking to pursue the commercial, while Design Miami/Basel benefits from a new location

Constructed for a theatrical setting, this event makes space and time its materials

Shirazeh Houshiary on identity, spirituality and the excess of gimmicks in contemporary art

Organisers have transferred the atmosphere of Miami to Basel with the addition of a pool alongside the bar

Dutch school of design is in the ascendant as the fair commences off Messeplatz

No return to the boom, but is the worst really over so soon?

The milestone is marked with nod to all the dealers who have contributed to the event since 1970

Christo and Jeanne-Claude on escaping from communism, how they met and what it takes to become an artist

An equivalent was not to be found at Art Basel, which upheld tradition in its biped-only selection

Alicja Kwade on fleeing Poland, working for other artists and winning prizes

Artists, buyers, sellers, organisers, critics and restaurateurs have recorded their memories of Art Basel’s first four decades

Artists, buyers, sellers, organisers, critics and restaurateurs have recorded their memories of Art Basel’s first four decades