Dissonance and Yearning in Basel 2024

Closing the spring art season, the leading presentations at Art Basel and June Art Fair centered the human experience, a nostalgia for a time before the encroachment of AI and digital technology as well as continued focus on Indigeneity, anti-colonialism, and geopolitics.

Agnes Denes. “Honouring Wheatfield – A Confrontation,” 2024. Basel Messeplatz. Photographed by the writer.

Listen: A Peek Inside the World of Collecting Art, With Tracy Kinnally

Antrese Wood from The Savvy Painter Podcast talks with Tracy about Art Collecting, Good Painting, Art History, and The Future of Art. They begin discussing art and the business perspective, concluding with two charming big ideas for potential painting competitions.

Reading Market Tealeaves

Reading Market Tealeaves

Top lots go unsold at New York's Impressionist and modern sales, proving a discerning but 'not doomsday' market. Monet carries Christie's evening sale while a Magritte shines at Sotheby's, marking an auction record for the Surrealist painter.

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Shopping at Art Basel Miami

Shopping at Art Basel Miami

A first-time visitor to Art Basel Miami Beach is in for a feast.

The high-energy affair boasts more than 70,000 visitors per year and features artwork from more than 4,000 artists. The annual sister show to Art Basel Switzerland and Art Basel Hong Kong displays modern and contemporary artworks across mediums including painting, sculpture, film and installations from around the world. The largest art fair in the U.S.— in terms of the number of galleries participating, with an expected 268 from 32 countries this year—it’s seen as one of the top 10 in the world. (Art Basel Miami opens with an invitation-only day on Dec. 6, a vernissage on Dec. 7, and public viewing Dec. 7-10.)

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