Everything else has gone virtual, so why not? Art Basel announces fall shows
Like nearly everything else, the art world has gone virtual.
Come fall, Art Basel will extend the online view rooms it launched in June with two new online editions featuring 100 galleries each. Like its live fairs, the online editions open to galleries that have been accepted to an Art Basel fair from 2018 onward. Blue-ribbon selection committees will make the final selection.
The technology comes with an upgrade over the initial Art Basel showing rooms launched in June; viewers will be able to chat directly with the gallerists about the works.
The first edition, OVR: 2020, will be dedicated to works made this year. Dates are Sept. 23-26.
The second edition, OVR: 20c, will feature works made in the 20th century. Dates are Oct. 28-31.
Participating galleries each will pay about $5,500. Browsing the galleries is free. Information at artbasel.com/ovr.
Art Basel is the parent organization of the annual Art Basel Miami Beach, held in December. Organizers have not yet announced whether the 2020 Miami Beach fair will still be held; as of Friday, it remained on Art Basel’s official calendar.
Earlier this month, media scion James Murdoch invested $80 million in Art Basel’s financially stressed parent company.
