The story
Founded by Ernst Beyeler in 1970.1
Art Basel was started by Basel gallerists Ernst Beyeler, Trudl Bruckner and Balz Hilt in 1970, to lure a new wave of collectors that emerged from the wealth of a post-war consumer society.
In its inaugural year, the Basel show attracted more than 16,000 visitors who viewed work presented by 90 galleries from ten countries. 30 art publishers also participated.
In 2000, Art Basel created Art Unlimited, a section for monumental artworks in the field of sculpture, installations, video art and performances in Messe Basel's newly built Hall 1.
Art Basel Miami Beach was first introduced in 2002 by the organizers of Art Miami.
In 2007, Ocean Drive launched the Art Basel Magazine with Sarah Harrelson as editor-in-chief. The same year, fair events in Russian started to appear.
All three of the 2020 Art Basel editions—Basel, Miami, Hong Kong—were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Art Basel's 2022 expansion included Paris+ par Art Basel, replacing the long-standing FIAC art fair.
From Wikipedia’s article on Art Basel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5