Art Fairs Art Basel Opens Amid Market Fears: What Sold on VIP Day Business was slower than usual, but a $20 million Joan Mitchell and a $16 million Arshile Gorky found buyers. By Margaret Carrigan, Jun 11, 2024
Art Fairs How Does a Gallery Get Into Art Basel? More than 750 dealers apply for about 225 booths in the fair's main sector. Competition is fierce. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 11, 2024
Art Fairs At Art Basel, Collectors Take a Field Trip—Is It All Just a Rural Fantasy? With a wheat field in the Messeplatz and a social club on a farm, the art fair has gone cottagecore. By Louisa Elderton, Jun 10, 2024
Art & Exhibitions 5 Must-See Shows During Art Basel Highlights include Dan Flavin's "Dedications in Light" and a survey of Argentinian artist Mika Rottenberg. By Artnet News, Jun 6, 2024
Market The Art Market Shrank in 2023, but There Are Reasons for Optimism: Report Dealers saw a big jump in online sales last year, according to a study from Art Basel and UBS. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 12, 2024
Art Fairs TikTok Star Vita Kari’s Performance Piece at Art Basel Miami Beach Drew Crowds and Cops The performance invited viewers to pour water on the artist as they sat inside a plexiglass container. By Adam Schrader, Dec 11, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Irreverent Artist Jamian Juliano-Villani Will Headline a Solo Show at Gagosian in 2024 She is also exhibiting at Gagosian's booth at Art Basel Miami Beach this week. By Adam Schrader, Dec 6, 2023
Market Art Basel’s Day-One Sales Show Demand for Fresh Work Is Undented, While Secondary Material Receives More Price Scrutiny Economic jitters did not spell doom, but a market recalibration could be at hand. By Naomi Rea, Jun 13, 2023
Analysis The Latest UBS Art Basel Report Puts the Global Art Market at $67.8 Billion, Indicating Modest Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty The art market, while still top-heavy, defied much of the ongoing global and economic volatility in 2022. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 3, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Miami-Based Craig Robins on His First Big Art Purchase, and Why He Now Shops in His Own Design District Backyard Meet the driving force behind putting Miami on the international art fair circuit. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 17, 2022
Art Fairs Art Basel Hong Kong Opens With a Local Focus, Strict Rules, and Surprisingly Strong Sales After Nearly Being Called Off The crowd was noticeably thinner, and an international presence was sparse, but homegrown heroes were able to shine. By Vivienne Chow, May 26, 2022
Market The Auction Market Is on Fire, But Fairs Are Still Flailing: 7 Takeaways From the 2022 Art Basel Market Report Also, NFTs are definitely a thing. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 28, 2022
Market James Murdoch Is Backing a Start-Up That Will Allow Collectors to Buy NFT Art From Galleries Using Old-Fashioned Fiat Blockchain.art seeks to provide a seamless and happy marriage for NFTs and the art world. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 20, 2021
Artnet News Pro Couldn’t Make It to Basel? Here Are 6 Rising-Star Artists That Were Creating Serious Buzz at the Fairs We scoured the main fair and its edgier sisters Liste and June for the most exciting up-and-coming talent. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 26, 2021
Art Fairs ‘Now It’s Just the Real People’: Art Basel Opens Its First Fair in 18 Months With an Among-Friends Vibe (and Steady Sales, Too) There was nary an American collector in sight. By Eileen Kinsella & Naomi Rea, Sep 21, 2021