How does Art Basel celebrate its 50 years?

Considered by many the most important fair in the world, Art Basel celebrates 50 years. Founded in 1970 by three local Basel gallerists: Trudl Bruckner, Ernst Beyeler, and Balz Hilt, it was initially known as Art. Its first director was Emil Bammater, and 90 galleries from 10 countries participated, which attracted the attention of more than 16,000 visitors. Art Basel takes place every year in June, at Messe Basel, a pavilion designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. The city of Miami Beach, in 2002, under the direction of Sam Keller, became the second place to hold the fair, placing and giving the city the possibility of being an important art reference in the hemisphere. In 2013, Art Basel expanded to Hong Kong, conforming with the latter its three current locations, all of them under the direction of Marc Spiegler.
Through their website, Art Basel celebrates its 50th anniversary, with various options for the viewer to have an idea of the work made during those years. Through a collage of archival videos, you can enjoy images of public attendance, catalogs, and when they included new sections, among other important moments. The site also includes an interview with Kurt Wyss, who has been the fair's photographer since its founding. In the same account, many of his memories and anecdotes from the first editions, accompanied by photographs of gallery owners and artists that were participants in the 1970 edition, which highlights the importance of Wyss's visual document. Likewise, the site includes other important testimonies that narrate their experiences with the fair, talks, and meetings.
If you want to know more about this fair, visit: https://www.artbasel.com/