Art Fairs A Saudi Artist Is Debuting a Daring New Work About Murdered Dissident Journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Art Basel Abdulnasser Gharem, a former lieutenant colonel in the Saudi Arabian army, is showing a provocative work at the fair. By Kate Brown, Jun 11, 2019
Galleries Gagosian Will Open a Permanent Outpost in Basel—the 17th Location in the Gallery’s Growing Global Empire The new branch will be located in the same space where the gallery is holding an Art Basel-adjacent pop-up show. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 11, 2019
Art Fairs The 6 Best—and Riskiest—Artworks at Art Basel Unlimited, Where the Fair’s Supersized Artwork Shines Among the show-stopping works is a Buddhist take on casino capitalism. By Tim Schneider & Kate Brown, Jun 11, 2019
Art Fairs ‘It’s About Supporting the New’: LISTE Director Joanna Kamm on How She’s Updating the Fair and Reviewing Its Controversial Age Policy The former gallerist shares her goals for the Swiss fair. By Kate Brown, Jun 4, 2019
Art Fairs The #MeToo Movement Will Headline Art Basel Unlimited This Year With Andrea Bowers’s Epic Account of America’s Harassment Reckoning The artist's account of the first 100 men accused in the #MeToo movement will likely draw crowds to Art Basel's Unlimited section. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 16, 2019
People Liu Ye, a Chinese Artist Whose Paintings of Children Reference Western Art History, Will Now Be Represented by David Zwirner The gallery will show the painter's work at Art Basel Hong Kong later this month and in a 2020 solo show in New York. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 13, 2019
Galleries After a Cautious Start, Lévy Gorvy Doubles Down on Asia With Plans to Open a Hong Kong Gallery The gallery tested the market with a Shanghai office last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 28, 2018
Art World Art Basel Cities Creator Patrick Foret on How the Experimental New Initiative Works—Even Amid an Economic Crisis As Art Basel Cities takes shape in Buenos Aires during a currency collapse, Andrew Goldstein spoke to the visionary behind the project. By Andrew Goldstein, Sep 9, 2018
Art Fairs The Head of MCH Group, Art Basel’s Parent Company, Resigns Over Troubles at the Baselworld Watch Trade Fair Trade fairs in general are battling pressures as longtime exhibitors increasingly rely on social media and online sales to bolster business. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 6, 2018
Opinion Kim Jong-who? At Art Basel, $165 Million Sales and Other Dizzying Disclosures Made the Rest of the World Disappear Stunning revelations abounded at this year's art fair, where the art sales and machinations flowed almost as voluminously as the booze. By Kenny Schachter, Jun 19, 2018
Art Fairs Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Art Basel 2018 Here's what art dealers say they sold at the fair (though watch out for number-fudging and other kinds of general sneakiness). By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 18, 2018
Art Fairs A Punning Artist Turned Art Fair Prankster Plants a Pot of ‘Art Basil’ at Gagosian’s Booth You say Basel, I say basil. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 15, 2018
Market ‘Why Was It So Hard to Get Here?’ European Collectors Are at Last Buying Up Work by African American Artists at Art Basel Artists including Sam Gilliam, McArthur Binion, and Barkley Hendricks are in high demand this year in Basel. By Julia Halperin, Jun 15, 2018
Art Fairs Calvin Klein Teams Up With Italian Artisans to Bring an Americana-Infused Chair Collection to Basel Raf Simons brings his passion for design to Art Basel. By Dan Thawley, Jun 14, 2018
8 Art Basel Booths to Put at the Top of Your List From an exhibition exploring the colonial histories of Africa to a joint presentation of new works by Bernard Frize, here’s the best of this year’s booths. By Artnet Gallery Network, Jun 13, 2018
