More than 2'300 media representatives attended the
Art 39 Basel show. A selection of quotes reviewing recent shows stands below.
«Der Marktplatz für die Kunst bleibt Basel» («Basel remains the marketplace for art»)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
«Frieze may have more of a buzz, Art Basel Miami Beach (the US sister fair) may be brasher and have better weather but, without a doubt, Art Basel still packs the biggest punch»
The Times, London
«...paa aarets Art Basel, hvor det generelle indtryk er, at kun et bedste af det bedste er blevet accepteret» («...at this year’s Art Basel, the general impression was that only the best of the best is accepted»)
Dagbladet Børsen, Copenhagen
«Art Basel, la reina de las ferias de arte» («Art Basel, the queen of art fairs»)
El Pais, Madrid
«¿Crisis económica? No para Art Basel» («Economic crisis? Not for Art Basel»)
El Mundo, Madrid
«Art Basel est devenu la meilleure foire du monde et l’èquivalent dans ce domaine du Festival des Cannes pour le cinéma» («Art Basel has become the world’s best fair and the equivalent, in its field, to what the Cannes Festival is to cinema»)
Le Monde, Paris
«Das Super-Ereignis des Kunstjahres» («The super event of the art year»)
Der Stern, Hamburg