The world's biggest art fair takes place in Basel this week, with more than 60,000 visitors expected to turn up, evaluate the latest trends and maybe even take something home - if they can afford it.
More than 300 galleries from 36 countries are taking part in Art Basel 43, displaying 10,000 works from 2,500 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. (Pictures: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo.ch)
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“I’m from Basel but for me Art Basel is not a Swiss event – it’s international,” explained 30-year-old artist Reto Pulfer, who is exhibiting his work for the first time this year. “I would be happy to become known to collectors but my dream is to simply be able to work as I want.” Pulfer,…
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Neutrality, political stability and banking secrecy have helped art collectors build up their collections and encouraged them to stay in Switzerland. Museums have benefited after their deaths, with works passing into public hands. Art collectors come in all shapes and sizes: bankers, investors, celebrities, heirs, patrons, companies, art lovers or artists themselves. Among them Xavier,…
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