After flirting for years, Art Basel Paris is officially upon us. What does it mean for the future of fair-dom? Plus: updates on a Diddy-collection mystery, a Warhol ‘Marilyn’ whodunit, and more in this week’s column.

The inaugural edition at the restored Grand Palais featured works at price levels never seen before at Paris’s fall art fair.

From works by Yayoi Kusama and Salvador Dalí, to Pablo Picasso, Art Basel Paris is showcasing thousands of exceptional pieces from leading galleries. Here's your guide to this unmissable art extravaganza.

On Wednesday morning, the first VIPs queuing up outside the Grand Palais for Art Basel Paris were bathed in sunshine. Inside the historic, glass-covered exhibition hall it was like a greenhouse – hot and sweaty – as the mercury flirted with 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

At the inaugural French edition of the powerhouse art fair, we asked a few standout visitors what they were thinking as they got dressed.

As the art fair moved into its new home, luxury brands from Louis Vuitton to Miu Miu and Chanel hosted events and exhibitions.

For the first time since it landed in Paris two years ago, Art Basel has taken up the freshly renovated Grand Palais. On this occasion, the fair has launched a new initiative dubbed Oh La La! As a French woman lucky enough to travel the world,