How Art Basel Did (and Didn't) Change After a Two-Year Hiatus
An art industry ritual returned after an unprecedented hiatus: on a Monday evening last week, art
advisors, dealers, and collectors ceremoniously filed into the formidable fairgrounds of Switzerland’s Art
Basel. The premier art fair’s 50th edition was set to take place across a balmy week in June 2020, but it
slid back nearly a year and half, its plans marred by a raging public health crisis, limitations on travel, and
restrictions on events and gatherings. After so much uncertainty about the state of the art market, more
than 270 dealers calculated their risks and ultimately took a leap of…
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