50 Years of Art Basel – the 1970s: Conversations

To mark its 50th anniversary a series of five talks will follow Art Basel’s journey across the decades. A look back at the history of Art Basel and the evolution of the artworld since 1970.

Half a century ago, Trudl Bruckner convinced fellow Basel gallerists, Ernst Beyeler and Balz Hilt, to found the fair ‘Art’.

The first talk in the series will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 10am ET / 4pm CET / 10pm HKT and brings together participants from Art Basel’s earliest editions. Collector Ulla Dreyfus-Best and gallerists David Juda and Ursula Krinzinger will join Art Basel’s Marc Spiegler to discuss their memories of the  fair and the art market in the 1970s.

A series of articles looking back at the many memorable moments of the fair’s first 50 years is also being published, featuring firsthand accounts alongside archival images and documents. Read the first edition here.