Art Basel

Art Basel

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The diffusion of the global art market away from landmark Western art fairs

As art events crop up all over the world, A-list events are no longer an imperative for dealers

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Bob and Roberta Smith's Basel 'Art Party' raises awareness about slashing of UK arts education funding

Bob and Roberta Smith’s crusade against cuts is bringing politics and mayhem to the Swiss fair

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Ai Weiwei digs deep in Warsaw's Brodno Sculpture Park project

Ai Weiwei has created a new work for Warsaw that will be invisible to the public

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Art Basel devises new strand devoted to performance art

New one-off inclusion includes works by Abramovic, Ono and Nauman

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Art Basel follows Frieze’s lead with display covering art-historical endeavours

Survey, which will debut at Art Basel Miami Beach, uses Frieze Masters as its template

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Chinese buyers finally come out of the woodwork for Art Basel Hong Kong 2014

The fair's long-term goal has been to crack the Chinese market

All aboard: from the Biennale to Basel

Artists weigh in on exhibiting at both events in quick succession

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It’s a man’s (art) world—or is it?

Only around 25% of the dealers at Art Basel are female, but women are giving no quarter as the playing field begins to level out

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Art Basel veterans list their top four things to do in the city

Basel's best kept secrets, told by artists, curators, dealers and connoisseurs

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Art Basel, the final stop that brings art fair marathon to a close

The fair is one of the final Modern and contemporary events this summer

Interview: architect Jacques Herzog on Art Basel’s new hall

The co-founder of Herzog & de Meuron architects on remodelling Messe Basel and the end of Modernity

New brand in town as Basel hits Hong Kong

Slowly but surely, the fair’s newest edition is beginning to make strides

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Art Basel launches first Hong Kong edition

The fair keeps the flavour of its predecessor, ArtHK, but the galleries have changed

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Nada warns defectors as Untitled muscles in on its territory

The New York Dealers Alliance attempted to bar its exhibitors from future editions of Nada should they also take part in Untitled

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Marc Spiegler to assume sole charge of Basel

Joint director takes overall control of fairs

Specially commissioned chess sets a testament to collectors' faith in Design Miami/Basel

They contributed to more than 100 lights and classic pieces occupying the booths

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The final leg of the summer fair marathon

Is there enough time, energy and art for three major events—Frieze New York, ArtHK and Art Basel—in six weeks?

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French collector Edouard Carmignac plans offshore sculpture park

It will be situated in Porquerolles, near St Tropez, and be funded by the Cermignac Gestion Foundation

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Deutsche Bank to back Art Basel Hong Kong

But usual sponsor UBS still keen on fair

Interview with Pilippe Parreno: Warning, this art will self-destruct

Visitors to Parreno’s Beyeler show get a copy of his “black garden” film. The DVD will expire but the plants live on

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While Art Basel's outlook stays cosmopolitan, US artists are left in the cold by curators

Documenta, Manifesta, La Triennale and the Kiev Biennale strike a different tone to the art market

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Fair or foul: more art fairs and bigger brand galleries, but is the model sustainable?

Many galleries acknowledge that supply is a problem, with artists under pressure to produce more work

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Art Basel hosts few changes, but quality remains

A 'more selective' preview is planned for this year to avoid last year's melee, but many of the same faces have returned

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Collectors continue to expect—and find—the best at the 43rd edition of Art Basel

Dealers upbeat as first waves of visitors to the fair put any economic worries aside