After flirting for years, Art Basel Paris is officially upon us. What does it mean for the future of fair-dom? Plus: updates on a Diddy-collection mystery, a Warhol ‘Marilyn’ whodunit, and more in this week’s column.

The inaugural edition at the restored Grand Palais featured works at price levels never seen before at Paris’s fall art fair.

Rosa Barba’s work positions “cinema-as-object” and focuses on the materiality of film. Here, the grid is constantly rearranging itself, remaining in constant motion. It is mesmerizing to watch the lines and numbers scramble and separate, as strips of film glide across and overlap.

The 2024 edition of Art Basel Paris concluded successfully today amid an energised response from galleries and local and international

The fair will open in a freshly redone space with a new name. ‘In a way, it’s year zero,’ explained Art Basel’s chief executive.

For its third year, the annual event has expanded to 195 galleries and has added a section dedicated to lesser-known artists and practices

From works by Yayoi Kusama and Salvador Dalí, to Pablo Picasso, Art Basel Paris is showcasing thousands of exceptional pieces from leading galleries. Here's your guide to this unmissable art extravaganza.

At the inaugural French edition of the powerhouse art fair, we asked a few standout visitors what they were thinking as they got dressed.