� � Art Basel�is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international�art fair�staged annually in�Basel, Switzerland;�Miami Beach, Florida; and Hong Kong. Art Basel works in collaboration with the host city's local institutions to help grow and develop art programs. While Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, has gained a large international audience of art spectators and students. A committee of four dealers reviewed art dealers' plans and select the winners in a four-day session several months ahead of each fair.�As of 2019, the smallest galleries pay pay CHF 760 per square metre for a booth at Art Basel, and the largest galleries will pay CHF 905 per square metre. Prices rise relative to each additional square metre. � Basel, Switzerland Art Basel was started in 1970 by Basel gallerists�Ernst Beyeler, Trudl Bruckner and Balz Hilt.�In its inaugural year, the Basel show attracted more than 16,000 visitors who viewed work presented by 90 galleries representing 10 countries. Thirty art publishers also participated.�By 1975, five years after its founding, the Basel show reached almost 300 exhibitors. The participating galleries came from 21 countries, attracting 37,000 visitors. Under the stewardship of�Marc Spiegler, the 2019 show in Basel attracted 93,000 visitors over six days. It presented 290 galleries from 35 countries, exhibiting the work of over 4,000 artists. A total of 19 galleries showed in Basel for the first time. Alongside private collectors from Europe, America, and Asia, representatives and groups from over 400 museums and institutions from across the world were in attendance. In 2020, the 50th edition of the fair in Basel was at first postponed to September, but later canceled after many dealers cited concerns about travel and safety. � Miami Beach, Florida Art Basel Miami Beach was first introduced in 2002 under the direction of Sam Keller. Spearheaded by�Noah Horowitz, Art Basel's Director Americas, the 2019 show in Miami Beach, Florida, presented 269 leading international galleries from 29 countries.[9]�Over five days, the show attracted 81,000 visitors including private collectors and directors, curators, trustees and patrons of nearly 200 museum and institution groups. A total of 20 galleries showed in Miami Beach for the first time. In 2015, the show hosted first-time collectors from Cambodia, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Romania, Togo, and Zimbabwe. � Hong Kong In 2008,�MCH Group, Angus Montgomery Arts and the events organiser Tim Etchells launched Art HK, sparking investor interest in Hong Kong. MCH bought it out in 2013 to create Art Basel Hong Kong, held at�Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.[10]�The 2019 Hong Kong Exhibition, directed by�Adeline Ooi, attracted a record attendance of 88,000 visitors, among them directors, curators, trustees, and patrons from over 130 leading international museums and institutions. On display were 242 galleries from 35 countries and territories.�The 2020 edition of the fair was cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus. The 2021 Hong Kong exhibition ran from 19 to 23 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.� Art Basel confirmed the participation of 104 galleries from around the world. � Source: Wikipedia �