Art Basel in Switzerland has postponed its namesake fair yet again

Art galleries worldwide will often hold back their most expensive pieces specifically so that they can present them to Art Basel’s nearly 90,000 visitors. Photo: AFP

Art Basel announced recently that its marquee Swiss fair would be postponed from June until September.

While the announcement isn’t much of a surprise-countries are struggling to contain a more contagious strain of the virus-the postponement is the latest acknowledgment that a return to group events is still a very long way away.