Art Basel, whose annual fairs in Switzerland, Miami and Hong Kong are among the biggest in the art world, is expanding to Argentina—without launching a coinciding fair.
On Thursday, Art Basel Cities: Buenos Aires opened “Hopscotch (Rayuela),” a new event intended to appeal to art lovers who want to explore the city’s cultural novelties without spending hours in a convention center. In Buenos Aires, organizers found a locale prized for its artists but lacking the critical mass of galleries that turned Rio de Janeiro and São...