Art Basel 2026
News and analysis from on-the-ground at the fair, its satellites and across the city
News and analysis from on-the-ground at the fair, its satellites and across the city
Dealers in the fair's Statements section say they were informed at the last minute that the Baloise Art Prize has been discontinued
The Dutch collector, whose Museum Voorlinden is celebrating its tenth anniversary, tells us about missing out on a Louise Bourgeois spider and swimming in the Rhine
Kunstmuseum Basel show traces the early history of queer art and artists, from the time the word “homosexual” was coined
Museum that honours the famous kinetic artist Jean Tinguely turns its attention to the often undervalued role of women in the workplace, through a show of films, paintings and other pieces by 36 artists
The artist, who won a medal in the 2025 Art Basel Awards, discusses the work she has created for the Messeplatz, and why she wants it to have an “afterlife” after the fair
A new fellowship in memory Kouoh, who tragically died in 2025, will support emerging curators, writers and cultural practitioners with funding from Art Basel
The boutique dealer-run fair intends to return for 2027
Plus a museum interrogation and fairs tip population over the edge
The artist best known for his banana and duct-tape creation brings five works to the satellite fair
The bronze work is presented as part of Parcours, the fair's public art section
The exhibition's curator, Stefanie Hessler, picks out some of this year's highlights
More than 200 galleries have held back works that will only be unveiled to the public on the fair’s opening day
Art Basel may transform Basel during its annual summer spell, but the city’s art ecosystem exists long before the fair and its many satellites arrive—and continues long after they leave
The usually restrained London-based collector, who grew up in China, can make decisions rapidly when she sees something she really responds to
As he recovers from a brutal physical attack, the artist talks about his Münsterplatz commission and why it is important to preserve the memory of objects that have a complex history
For her show at Kunsthalle Basel, the Chinese-born artist has drawn inspiration from the online videos of amateur storm chasers and how they are a metaphor for the current media landscape
The gallery is bringing together the Weimer-era artist's paintings held in private American and European collections