FT SeriesArt Basel 2018The art world descends on Basel this week. Here’s what to see at the fair and beyondTheaster Gates at Kunstmuseum Basel — an opulent web of words and imageryA master of multiple media, the Chicago-born artist both relishes the act of representation and questions its powerKonstruktiv at Galerie Knöll, Basel — ‘a gem of a show’An exhibition of Concrete Art displays the vibrant aspects of a fiercely abstract movementListe art fair — new talent and X-rated ceramicsThe Art Basel satellite event is a good place to spot tomorrow’s big-name artistsJean Dubuffet at Hauser & Wirth Zurich — madness in the metropolisAn exhibition perfectly conceived to chime with the varied facets of this bourgeois/bohemian cityPhoto Basel 2018: western dreams of wabi-sabiAmong this week’s art fairs, this one offers the more subtle encountersDesign Miami/ Basel 2018 — cross-pollination and contemporary creationsGiant soft-toy works join the usual modernist chic at this year’s fairMore from this SeriesBacon-Giacometti at the Fondation Beyeler: a pairing of modernist giantsBy juxtaposing two of the biggest names in postwar art, this show risks covering familiar ground — but succeeds instead in casting new light on their oeuvresArt Basel 2018: fast and furiousSales were swift on the fair’s first preview day for invited collectorsReview: Parcours at Art Basel 2018New locations and normally off-limits spaces have been added to the public art trailShould mega-galleries subsidise the smaller players?Art fair costs are taking their toll on the ‘squeezed middle’We never, ever, close! Welcome to the 24-hour art galleryThe Gagosian opens 24/7; major collection comes to market; new fair in Swiss Alps; prime pieces for Art BaselArt Basel installation turns particle physics into artData from the Cern laboratory has inspired an immersive work by artist duo SemiconductorScale factor: Meet the artists exhibiting at Art Basel UnlimitedWhat are the challenges of showing large-scale work at a fair?Lost art: The hunt for vanished masterpiecesA new book explores how great works have disappeared over the centuriesCollector Naomi Milgrom on her hands-on approach to philanthrophyThe eighth richest woman in Australia sees herself as more than just a patronLangen Foundation: Tadao Ando’s building is an artwork in its own rightThe collection is known for its Japanese art — and the latest exhibition mixes contemporary Asian and western workArt Collectors Circle: aiming for cultural impactCollector Uli Sigg on a new UBS initiative to share knowledge and experience
