Art Basel 2024
'Regret when collecting stems from missing out on monetary gain': artist Dominic Chambers on the art he buys
The painter, who features in a major Black figurative painting survey at the Kunstmuseum Basel, discusses his growing collection
A bucolic Basel Social Club adds a new layer to the art fair model
Freewheeling art project has moved to a farm, while Art Basel repositions for a new generation of collectors
Diary: Parcours curator is top of the pops, donkey unimpressed by art, and Russell Tovey's making plans for Hockney
Plus: the lamp that thinks it's a tank, and art adviser diversifies into performance poetry
Art created in response to Aids crisis resonates at Art Basel
Peter Hujar, whose work is still being uncovered posthumously, is among artists receiving acclaim
In pictures: sport at Art Basel
With Euro 2024 kicking off this week and the Olympic Games in Paris just over a month away, there are plenty of works at Art Basel for sports fans to hop, skip and jump over to
Mika Rottenberg: ‘Giant things are often triggered by tiny reactions’
The “silly but serious” artist’s experiences at the world’s largest particle accelerator at Cern have helped to shape her expansive retrospective at Museum Tinguely
'Half of my collection is about cats': Sylvie Fleury reveals her love of feline art
The Geneva-based artist known for her pop culture references cannot get enough of glitzy 1970s American cars and 1980s fashion
The art fair social media power list: who is on top and on which platforms?
Unlike museums, art fairs’ energy is focused on events lasting a few days a year—but Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other platforms give them a vital year-round presence
Blue-chip galleries report steady stream of eight-figure deals on Art Basel's second day
Hauser & Wirth sells Georgia O’Keeffe painting for $13.5m
Big ticket sales at Art Basel mask a nuanced market moment
Insiders say that today’s market is “hard to describe, very hard to decipher”
Tepid sales at Liste underscore a soft market for smaller galleries
Dealers at Basel's emerging art fair voice concerns about slow start
San Francisco gallery capitalises on Leonora Carrington’s auction success
Fairgoers flock to stand dedicated to the Surrealist artist after Sotheby’s sale of painting last month for $28.5m
UBS and Art Basel mark 30th anniversary of their collaboration
As the milestone is celebrated with a joint commission, protestors attack UBS’s record on fossil-fuel investment
In pictures: Design Miami comes to Basel
The design fair's Grela Orihuela picks out her favourites, from circular sofas to lost sheep
Art Basel diary: Bex Massey's fertile imagination, David Shrigley's Room 101 and farewell to the superyacht
Plus our undercover gallerist spills the beans
'Our tip for first-time visitors? Don’t get caught in the currents': Elmgreen & Dragset on surviving Art Basel—literally
The Scandinavian artist duo on a Berlin puddle, a phallic dedication and why missed purchase opportunities should be a reason for joy rather than regret
Urs Fischer: ‘I don’t fear anything when I make my large sculptures’
The imposing works by an artist who is not afraid to think big are brought together in a new book launched this week at Art Basel
Digital deluge: how will Art Basel respond to a surge of digital-art initiatives in Switzerland?
The country is flexing its crypto-friendly credentials, while an art fair dedicated to all things digital is making its debut this week
Art Basel shrugs off ‘doom-porn’ talk with blockbuster first day of sales
VIPs prove that they came to town to buy, not just to “eat the sausage in the courtyard”
Ousted Zürich theatre directors defy critics with ‘woke’ party
The two directors had come under fire from conservative critics over their avant-garde productions, including queer reinterpretations of classics
EU tax breaks could benefit dealers at Basel
New directive aimed at aligning VAT rates, due to come into force at the beginning of 2025, could have a big impact on galleries in countries including France and Germany
Art Basel diary: airborne art, catnip for collectors and an unexpected visit from ‘Rothko’
Plus a peek behind the scenes with our undercover gallerist
In pictures: Art Basel's Unlimited is all about the human touch
Giovanni Carmine, the curator of the fair's section dedicated to monumental works, shares some of his favourites
‘I’m just reflecting the times. I’m not an activist’: artist Monira Al Qadiri on her complicated relationship with fossil fuel, a recurring theme of her work
The Kuwaiti-born artist, now living in Germany, has an exhibition at Kunsthaus Baselland during Art Basel that includes large-scale works referencing oil production and consumption
'The missed opportunities show you how important it is to be brave': Carolin Scharpff-Striebich on trusting your instinct
The German collector on how a sleepless night is a sure sign that an acquisition is imminent, and why she has a soft spot for Pieter Bruegel the Elder
After the Christie’s cyberattack, who could be next?
A hack that caused huge disruption to the auction house is a wake-up call to galleries and art advisories of all sizes
Will Indigenous artists see a Venice Biennale boost at Art Basel?
Hopes are high that the fair will capitalise on the biennial's focus on under-represented groups, in particular from the Global South
Art Basel diary: arty eating, the joy of sobriety and desperately seeking eternal life
Plus our very own undercover gallerist gives us the lowdown from behind the scenes
Hauser & Wirth opens its Basel gallery with Hammershøi show
Mega-gallery has opened its 18th location just in time for the 2024 edition of Art Basel
In pictures: Art Basel's Parcours takes over the high street
Stefanie Hessler, the new curator for the fair's outdoor section, picks out her highlights along the city's Clarastrasse