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“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

The contest features the awarding of cash prizes, the organization of a major collective exhibition in Venice, exhibitions in international Art Galleries, collaborations with Companies, Art Residencies and the publication of a catalogue. >> Read more

Chris Moore spoke with Josh Baer, discussing how he does what he does, and solicited his opinion of the VIP virtual art fair, art funds, gallery-collector ‘loans,’ and the difficult question of art market transparency. >> Read more

Reports on the art market are suddenly very hip. The art market is still such a tiny little thing compared with other markets, like pork bellies or copper, but a sufficient number of investment bank clients are involved in it to make the analysis worthwhile. The trouble is that most reports are rubbish, with a few exceptions. >> Read more

 
It was difficult, at times, to keep track of everything on offer; particularly chaotic was the China Focus section which, despite the amount of hoopla that surrounded it in the run up to the fair, was squeezed into a small back section.
 
 
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Last month, galleries showed a united front when backing the VIP Art Fair – the first online international contemporary art fair, and the brainchild of gallerist James Cohan and Jonas Almgreen, founder of Oneartworld.com. The move can be seen as a direct counter-attack to the success and increasing dominance of online auctions such as Christie's LIVE™. >> Read more