Art fairs

Design Miami/Basel's aspirations towards Asian market are realised with potential Seoul edition

Representatives of the Seoul Design Foundation have contacted founder Craig Robins requesting his presence in Korea

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My road to Basel 1985: Interview with Shirazeh Houshiary

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

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Basel attendees need not wave goodbye to beach holidays with new Messe car park development

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

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Market experiences new vigour: Design Miami/Basel 2009

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

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Art Basel celebrates its fortieth birthday

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

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Our road to Basel 1970: Interview with Christo and Jeanne-Claude

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

Watercolours by Cholla the painting horse featured at the Venice Biennale

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

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Forty years of Art Basel: From Stübli to global hub

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

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"A new kind of freedom in looking": Remembering the birth of Art Basel on its fortieth anniversary

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

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Bullets over Basel: Loud noise resembling gunfire alarms dealers

Criminal activity was ruled out when the sound was found to be the result of something being accidentally knocked over

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Visual art group show “Il Tempo del Postino” will take to stage at Art Basel 2009

Each artist participating will present a 15-minute long performance, transforming the space provided by Theater Basel

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Low prices promoted contemporary art at Arte Americas

Latin American collectors moved outside traditional comfort zones

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Financial crisis scuppers Moscow World Fine Art Fair

Exhibitors fear that collectors will no longer make high-price purchases

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T.V. Santhosh: remembering victims of violence and war

Visitors to the fair are encouraged to use the space to empathise with victims of violence

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Sales slow as Gulf waits for planned museums to buy

And parallel event for collectors draws big names away from fair

Difficult timing for autumn fairs in New York as financial crisis hits home

Allegations of “fake” antiques further undermine confidence

Messe Schweiz, parent company of Art Basel, to run Miami Beach Convention Centre

Critics question their priorities, one city commissioner calling their plan to manage the venue “like the fox in the henhouse”

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Mixed results for Basel’s satellite fairs

Has collectors' passion for Basel's protégés cooled?

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Roman Abramovich keeps spirits high and dealers rely on old favourites: Art Basel 2008

While the known and bankable sold at a steady rate, Abramovich was the name on everybody's lips

Roman Abramovich brings Basel '08 to life with surprise appearance

Chelsea FC owner joins Brad Pitt and Sheikh Saud Al-Thani at vernissage

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Cool start for Bâlelatina, Basel’s “Hot Art” fair

The satellite fair nevertheless found its feet with its specialist area, Latin Art

Brad Pitt spends $1m on contemporary work at Design Miami/Basel 2008

Design is in vogue, as buyers show appreciation for the everyday turned decorative

New York’s women on film

Chiara Clemente's "Our City Dreams" at Art Basel

Design Miami/Basel 2008 will look to the future of design

The fair will stray from the well-known to focus on the search for the next big thing

Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 to boast double the exhibition space

Art Basel owners Messe Schweiz are in pole position to take charge of Miami venue

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Dubai fair reaps reward of focus on Indian contemporary art

British collectors Charles Saatchi and Frank Cohen were among those who bought

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The Disarmory presents artists who have conceptually disarmed a work of their choosing

Themed events at the fair include, “Armed and Dangerous” and “The Wartime Ball”, taking place this weekend