The opening days of Art Basel 2026 offered an important snapshot of today’s global art market. While the fair reported strong sales across multiple sectors and price points, the prevailing theme was not speculation or urgency—it was selectivity. According to reporting by Elisa Carollo for Observer, collectors arrived in Basel ready to buy, but with…
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