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Article: Energising art basel.(Art & Culture)
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- Swiss News
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- June 1, 2004
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Swiss News talks to Samuel Keller, director of art basel and Art Basel Miami beach--two pre-eminent international art fairs on both sides of the Atlantic.
Sam Keller's professionalism, enthusiasm and formidable powers of persuasion have been instrumental in keeping Art Basel the world's most important fair for modern and contemporary art and for propelling its two-year-old baby sister, Art Basel Miami Beach, to a similar position in the US.
With Art Basel 35 expected to attract more than 50,000 visitors to the city's Messe on June 16-21, Sam and his dedicated team were faced with the daunting task of maintaining its leadership. (Last year the French ...