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A selection of impressive booths at Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 >> Read more

“Always the same thing. How boring! Pedants definitely!” said Oblomov, yawning. Basel is still the best art fair in the world. You knew that already. It runs as smoothly as Swiss Rail. No air-conditioning problems here! Yet there is a growing sense Art Basel is getting predictable. At first, I thought it was just me, […] >> Read more

Once again, Art Basel was a huge success. Outside, people were swimming in the Rhine under the June sun and sausages were as ridiculously expensive as ever. And there was lots of art sold, often at record prices, if you believe the breathless reports. IF. It is almost pointless writing about Art Basel. Sharing photos, […] >> Read more

Two years later, ART021 had outgrown its home on the Bund and moved...to the Shanghai Exhibition Centre (ha!)...Chris Moore reviews ART021 2016. >> Read more

Art Basel is not just about selling famous one-name artists—the Picassos, Pollocks and Warhols—but also about remembering other masters, whether still living—Haim Stainbach, Jannis Kounellis, and Liang Shaoji and Seth Price; or not—László Maholy-Nagy. >> Read more

While perhaps satisfying the demands of experienced collectors for a few quality works, it also offers a chance for entry-level collectors and ordinary viewers. With public sculptures in the shape of Transformers, rhinoceroses, and such like, it is like any other tourist attraction—a place of entertainment for the public over the May Day break... >> Read more

Until the curator, critic and academic Roselee Goldberg founded Performa in 2004, performance art was largely absent from large cultural institutions such as museums and blue chip galleries.
 
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Ah Basel, here we are again, like Swann returning to Odette. Each year the Bratwurst are more expensive than the year before but they come so snuggly packed in a Swissly folded napkin. You can't say no.
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Randian looks ahead to Art Basel Miami Beach 2014.  
 
 
 
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The beautiful venue and generous booths of well-curated international galleries, showing high quality work, has proven a winning formula. We look forward to the next edition! >> Read more