Article: On with the shows: summer festivals take the stage in Europe, beginning this month with Art Basel.(ARTS & CULTURE)

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RAZZLE-DAZZLE IN BASEL

THERE IS NOTHING provincial about the pocket-sized city of Basel, Switzerland. Daily trains link it to Paris, Geneva and Zurich, the last just an hour away; buildings designed by hometown heroes Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron energize the well-ordered streetscape. And Art Basel (June 4 through 8), the world's best modern- and contemporary-art fair, has turned the city into a cultural juggernaut. Now in its thirty-ninth year, and playing host to about 300 dealers, Art Basel has grown to encompass installation, film and video, lecture, theater and design components. And in a novel twist, starting this June ...

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