Articles of ‘Art Basel’

PUSH TO FLUSH. ART COLOGNE versus Art Basel: The 12 Factors that Have Historically Tilted the Competition in Favor of Art Basel

PUSH TO FLUSH. ART COLOGNE versus Art Basel: The 12 Factors that Have Historically Tilted the Competition in Favor of Art Basel

By Paco Barragán

Like Charles Dickens’ famous novel A Tale of Two Cities, the history of the contemporary art fair of the 1970s and 1980s can be explained by the extraordinary rivalry between Cologne and Basel. I will try to formulate here why ART COLOGNE, though being the first contemporary art fair, [...]



Art Basel Miami Beach 2008 - Art Video Lounge ‘ Honey, I Rearranged the Image…! ’, Curated by Rike Frank

This year’s Art Video Lounge, curated by Rike Frank with the title “Honey, I Rearranged the Image…!” presents an extensive overview of the latest work in video art by some of the most exciting international artists working today. The video program in the Botanical Gardens consists of six programs, each running twice a day, and [...]



ABMB is the perfect expression of an Urban Entertainment Center

After a hectic week during which the 38th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach took place in Miami in conjunction with numerous other art fairs, Wynwood Magazine spoke with Paco Barragán, who curated together with Nina Arias The Expanded Painting Show for MASH Miami, and who also participated actively with PhotoMiami as artistic advisor and [...]