Art Basel 2026
News and analysis from on-the-ground at the fair, its satellites and across the city
Latest
Big names pay off for Basel Exclusive
Early sales under the new initiative included artists such as Picasso and Guston
Artists forge new paths at Basel Social Club
The platform's fifth edition takes place in a former UBS training centre
Artist, DJ and musician to hold rave at Art Basel
Event includes recording of Eleanor Roosevelt reading the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Paula Cooper Gallery wins first Art Basel Gallery Legacy Award
The prizewinner nominated Chapter NY to receive funding towards participation at next year's fair
Art Basel veteran Galerie Nordenhake celebrates 50th birthday
Claes Nordenhake has been taking his dealership to Art Basel since 1978
News
Art Basel Qatar to move to Herzog & de Meuron-designed venue
The emir's Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani revealed details of the purpose-built location, on which construction is expected to begin in 2028
Uganda’s Umoja Art Gallery team forced to cancel attendance at Africa Basel fair after visas denied
The situation faced by the gallery—which has still sent works to the fair despite its representatives not being present—adds pertinence to a nearby project about barriers in the art world
Prize for emerging artists at Art Basel quietly cancelled
Dealers in the fair's Statements section say they were informed at the last minute that the Baloise Art Prize has been discontinued
UBS gives away Art Basel fair tickets for under-30s
Free artist-designed notebooks and tote bags are also up for grabs
Win a Warhol for $12: dollar bill by Pop artist included in raffle at Basel Social Club
Zurich gallery suns.works is offering a chance to win the signed work, which features a drawing of a Campbell soup can, in aid of charity
Features
Across Art Basel, the art world celebrates David Hockney
Multiple galleries at the fair have brought works by the late British artist whose market was “booming when we lost him”
How Liste has moved beyond its reputation as Basel’s ’young fair’
As the market catches up with the ultra-contemporary art championed by Liste Art Fair Basel for decades, the fair includes artists who have found success later in life
In Pictures
In Pictures: Basel Social Club
This year the city's upstart fair is capitalising on its location, a former office complex, as it turns the world of work on its head
In Pictures: selections from Liste art fair 2026
The Basel stalwart takes pride in bringing the new to the Swiss city
Interviews
'Regret is part of the story, but so is discovery': Valeria Rodnianski tells us what she collects and why
Born in Kyiv, the Germany-based collector's works are grounded in German and Eastern European art
Chloe Wise: ‘I’m trying to put all of these things into a mishmash soup’
Better known as a painter, the artist’s new video and installation show explores extrasensory perception using tropes from science fiction, religion, consumer culture and art history
'The soil of Kazakhstan is deep in my heart': Dina Kemal Marchant on what she collects and why
The Kazakh collector—a patron and cultural adviser with a focus on Central Asian contemporary art—is a fan of Basel’s Museum Tinguely and single-artist stand presentations
Diary
Art Basel Diary: Kanye's Greek goddess, a wheelie good read and the ultimate plunge pool
Plus The Art Newspaper dives with the ducklings and art critics just got fluffier
Exhibitions
How Old Masters had an enduring influence on a Modern pioneer
For its major survey of Helen Frankenthaler, Kunstmuseum Basel has focused on the late American artist’s time in Europe and the influence of Old Masters on her work
Pierre Huyghe pushes the boundaries at the Beyeler
The French artist has created a "site-specific experience" for his first Swiss show
