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Private museums that put the public first

From Basel's finest to the Broad, the institutions that set an example

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Soweto uprising remembered in work created at Art Basel

South African artist Robin Rhode used his handprints to create a mural to mark 40th anniversary of the deadly protest

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Art-shipping start-up raises $1m investment

Art-world figures, including Anita Zabludowicz, are among the funders of Arta

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Design Miami branches out in Basel by doubling its cutting-edge Design Curio section

Thought the fair was all about French Modernism? Director Rodman Primack wants you to think again

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Russian authorities thwart Moscow gallery's Design Miami/Basel plans

Cardboard cut-outs stand in for Soviet Art Deco pieces after temporary export licence is refused

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Four decades on, punk’s not dead at Art Basel

Visitors may be surprised to find punk-inspired works across the blue-chip fair

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It’s a family affair at Dieter Roth’s studio plus more Basel gossip

Swinging in Prouvé's prototype, a Guggenheim with legs, and so much more

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Art Basel puts photography in the frame

Wolfgang Tillmans to get Beyeler’s first show of photos, as collectors buy major works at the fair

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Collectors take a long hard look at themselves at Art Basel

Artists hold up a mirror to everyone who makes the art world go round

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Andres Serrano’s scenes of cruel and unusual punishment

Volunteers in France and former political prisoners from Northern Ireland pose for US photographer's Torture images

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How artists and museums are addressing the refugee crisis

Works at Art Basel and beyond aim to stir the conscience and raise funds in aid of the “biggest challenge of our time”

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Art Basel's Unlimited section is one big party

Curator Gianni Jetzer says that organising the show is like party planning—and with a record 88 works this year, he has pulled out all the stops

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Dealers have a Happy Meal plus more Basel gossip

Duran Duran raise the roof at UN shindig, the cross-eyed communist, and so much more

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Michael Landy gets creatively destructive in Basel’s Tinguely Museum

The British artist shares the Swiss kinetic sculptor’s love of jumble and junk

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Buy Olafur Eliasson’s green light, help refugees

The lamps, designed by the Danish-Icelandic artist, will be sold at Art Basel

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Manifesta 11 works hard, plays hard

Artist-cum-curator Christian Jankowski makes the most of the Swiss work ethic in Zurich

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Need a biennial curator? Call an artist

Manifesta’s curator Christian Jankowski is among a growing number of artists organising biennials

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Pope L. performs in a gorilla suit plus more Basel gossip

Tracey Emin’s thoughts on Brexit, the Big Head Brigade takes on Hans Ulrich Obrist and so much more

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Herzog & de Meuron: six degrees of separation from Tate Modern

How the Basel-based architects were influenced by the ideas and art of Donald Judd and Rémy Zaugg

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Tobias Rehberger shows Basel the birds and the bees

Hives and cuckoo clocks adorn the artist’s art trail across the Swiss-German border

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Weak market should bring out the best, says Art Basel director

This year’s fair will reflect the art world’s growing appreciation of photography

Goodbye Spring Masters, hello Tefaf

The fair’s takeover heralds a likely expansion in the number of exhibitors

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Shanghai’s big two go head to head

Visitors can compare and contrast the Art021 and West Bund contemporary fairs in November

Arco prepares for lift-off in Lisbon

Fair's first edition, opening tomorrow, is "more focused" than its Spanish counterpart

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Non-profits and unconventional displays shine at Art16

Streamlined fair offers collectors art priced between £20 and £1m

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Art on film: why filmmakers are drawn to artists

Movies about artists may not be nailed-on money-spinners, but more and more are appearing—and some are even box-office hits.