Wealthy collectors at Art Basel, the world's top fair for modern and contemporary art, had to dig deep into their pockets this week to get hold of high-quality works, amid signs the market was returning to pre-crisis peaks.
How do you respond when a justly renowned artist whom you admire creates a high-profile fiasco? I remember with total admiration David Hammons鈥 last exhibition
Loose lips sink art sales... well, that won't ever appear on a poster, but the art trade seems convinced that secrecy is a vital component of making deals.
The conventional art fair 鈥 for which collectors, dealers and other art-world professionals jet into a city for several days of looking, buying, partying