Art Basel returns to its traditional June dates this month (16-19 June)—and with it some semblance of normality. Gone are the masks and on-site Covid testing, while visitor figures are expected to rebound to pre-pandemic levels. Gallery numbers are up, too: 289 compared with 272 last year (and 290 in 2019).

Referring to the regionalisation of art fairs we have seen during much of the pandemic, Marc Spiegler, Art Basel’s global director, notes how, in contrast, the Swiss event has “more galleries applying from places like the Middle East and Africa than ever before”.

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