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14 june 2011 Download today's issue of the Art Basel daily  paper (PDF) in print In print only: South African artist quits pavilion over selection Artist remains unrepentant for judging prestigious prize by tossing a coin Does street art show encourage graffiti? Who folds first? Origami makers sue over painting Kunsthalle Wien director under fire Unrest in Syria scuppers Royal Academy show in London Focus on Berlin’s emerging, and sceptical, artists Collector settles financial dispute with David Khali Click for full list of articles in the current issue subscribe The Art Newspaper is available in print and online versions. Subscribe now. unsubscribe You received this email from The Art Newspaper because you are on the Thursday newsletter list. Unsubscribe to permanently remove yourself from this list   From the Art Basel Daily paper Building the brand BASEL. Art Basel opens to VIPs today at a time when the art fair scene is undergoing a radical transformation. In the space of three weeks in May, Art Basel announced it was acquiring ArtHK; Frieze said it was launching a classic art fair in London and a contemporary fair in New York; Berlin’s Art Forum said that its merger with rival Art Berlin Contemporary (ABC) had collapsed and that its 2011 event was cancelled, and the India Art Summit (now the India Art Fair) set out its ambitions to be a more international event alongside a 49% investment from Will Ramsay and Sandy Angus, two of the Hong Kong fair’s original owners. Anish Kapoor rejects China show in support of Ai Weiwei British Council had asked the artist to consider a show in Tiananmen Square Objects of desire Museum Moderner Kunst wants dealers to lend works for exhibition Mueck makes art fair debut at Basel While his work is held in the largest international public collections, the hyper-realist sculptor has never shown at an art fair Mad, bad and impossible to make A secretive exhibition in Basel celebrates artists’ projects that never got past the planning stages Art Parcours: Recasting the rocks of ages Offering an alternative to the rows of stands in the main fair, this event sees art installed in the city Art Basel diary: Mischievous machines If ever there was a design piece set to get kids frothing with excitement, then Asif Khan’s Cloud installation at Design Miami/Basel is it all articles The Art Newspaper Magazine Free with the June issue: Magazine on Venice and Basel – over 100 Biennale artists data. Subscribe now for online access to The Art Newspaper's magazine and the June issue. Subscribe for immediate access The Art Newspaper 71 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RLRL