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Art Basel OVR:2020 and the dawn of new platforms

From art’s takeover of a legendary Berlin club to the glacier-scaling explorer with a vast collection, the shows go on in real life and online

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Art fairs in the virtual world
Closures during the pandemic have led to the rapid development of Online Viewing Rooms
Erling Kagge: ‘It’s not rational to be an art collector, it’s an obsession’
The Norwegian explorer on the inspiration and future of his 800-strong holding of contemporary works
Basel — Peace Treaty blues
In a group exhibition included in the town of Basel’s Art Days, Haitian artist Tessa Mars finds surprisingly deep links between the Swiss city and the Caribbean
Art Basel’s OVR:2020 — a window on to the present
The fair’s latest Online Viewing Rooms are focused on works made this year
Collector Harry David — dreaming of Africa
The Athens-based businessman on the first public show of his collection, growing up in Nigeria and his wariness of hype
Studio Berlin: artworks replace dancing bodies in the legendary Berghain club
A vast and vibrant exhibition brings cultural life and even a sense of introspection to the city’s temple of hedonism

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