The Swiss collector discusses his love of Lichtenstein, his regret at not buying a Subodh Gupta when he had the chance and hanging art on his refrigerator
The Polish art lover on her fascination with female artists and how she wishes she could have been seated at Judy Chicago's Dinner Party
Anny Shaw asks if auction houses and dealers should pay their dues to the artists from whom they profit
From getting fit to analysing your tears, Swiss artists’ installation at the Museum Tinguely invites visitors to dive right in
Nine other works by the US artist sold on Lehmann Maupin’s stand at the fair
Artist sets up printing press in Basel to explore ‘Black Madonna’ theme
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Japanese artist is following in the footsteps of Jeff Koons
Artistic director likens fair booths to cabinets of curiosities
From a gesamtkunstwerk designed to awaken the senses to a five-decade survey of Bruce Nauman
The artist, an Art Basel veteran of four decades, has championed female artists, including Sylvie Fleury, in his selection
Plus, we fall head over heels for Vezzoli
Works and archival material at several stands at the fair honour big names in the art world who have died this year
Works were created by the artist when he was sleeping on a friend’s couch in Manhattan
Presidents past and present are a recurring theme at Art Basel this year; here is a selection of different takes on presidential portraits found at the fair.
We explore the two big European art world events of the past week: Arsalan Mohammad is in Berlin with the curator Serubiri Moses and the critic and curator Annika von Taube, and Ben Luke speaks to Melanie Gerlis, writer for the Financial Times and The Art Newspaper, on the line from Basel.
Plus, how Picasso kept Ernst Beyeler on his toes
With a show of his unstretched canvases at the Kunstmuseum Basel, the lyrical abstractionist is enjoying a late resurgence in popularity
“For all the supposed desire for transparency, no one will make the first move”
New initiatives, fair subsidies and a focus on Swiss artists help dealers to adapt
Sector has raised the bar for large works, but price and size do not always match
Winning a prize can give an artist international exposure, but the question of who really benefits—critically and commercially—is an increasingly vexed one
Artist uses exact amount of black ink used to write key parts of constitution for work
The art fair's section dedicated to monumental works is full of plastic, plants—and lots of gold
The two may seem unlikely bedfellows, but plenty of artists are football fans—and they are making their allegiances known during this summer’s World Cup
Melanie Gerlis on how millennials don’t seem to have the same collecting gene as previous generations
Creative Time’s Art Basel project abounds with everything from gravel deposits to DJ-led meditations
Is the UK’s premier award a big draw for international collectors?
Plus, Harry Potter gets cocky
The exhibition, which opens in February, will focus on Blue and Rose Periods