巴塞尔艺术展（Art Basel）下周开幕！贝氏艺讯播客将接连推出两期艺术博览会专题，在本期中，Josh Baer将对谈参与创立Art Basel Miami Beach的Lauren Taschen和Frieze LA的创始总监Bettina Korek。在分享两大艺博会创始故事的同时，也聊到艺博会对艺术机构和整个艺术生态的重要意义、参观艺博会的注意事项、艺博会的公平性与透明度、艺博会如何应对数字化未来的挑战等议题。 第二期将于6月15日上线，贝氏艺讯总裁蒋璐阳将对谈全球历史最悠久的艺博会——科隆艺博会的总监Daniel Hug，以及上海ART021的联合创始人周大为。敬请期待！ In this special two-part double episode of The Baer Faxt Podcast, we sit down with the people behind four different leading art fairs from around the globe: Lauren Taschen, who consulted on show management for Art Basel Miami Beach, Bettina Korek, the founding director of Frieze LA, Daniel Hug, the director of Art Cologne, and David Chau, the co-founder of art021.  In part 1, Josh Baer sits down with Lauren and Bettina, who each tell the story of the founding of their respective fairs, arguably the two most important fairs in the U.S. Lauren explains how Swiss and Latin cultures came together to create Art Basel Miami Beach, while Bettina explains how Frieze LA has made a transformative impact in the few years since its founding in 2019.  Now serving as CEO of the Serpentine galleries, Bettina also casts light on the surprisingly close-knit relationship between museums and art fairs.  Afterwards, Lauren and Josh offer their dos and don'ts for fair attendees, debate the balance between transparency and confidentiality in the selection committee for fair exhibitors, and look towards how art fairs will maintain their relevance in an ever-more digital future.  In part 2, we'll turn away from large international fairs to more local, regional models, going back to the very beginning with the director of the world’s oldest art fair, Art Cologne, and looking towards the future of Asia with the founder of Shanghai’s art021.