The Swiss edition of Art Basel was once a must-attend art world event. Now it faces formidable challenges — including from its own Paris offshoot.

Later this year at Art Basel Miami Beach, the thirty-six Medalists will vote to nominate twelve Gold Medalists, who will receive $300,000 in honoraria and gifts. That’s an innovative methodology.

With more Art Basel events on the horizon, Asian fairgoers have become more selective. Su Meng-Hung, Desolate Landscape on the Golden Screens (2025), on view at Art Basel’s Unlimited sector ...

'This is because of the Basel collector and the Basel effect,' says Charlotte Ketabi-Lebard, founder and director of Ketabi Bourdet, as well as the instigator of Basel’s new design fair, MAZE Design ...

Art Basel leadership noticed that there has been an increase in the number of young collectors. Some dealers say the fair could still do more to attract this group, who will soon be the industry ...

The number of satellite selling events in Basel is growing, as dealers respond to an ever more overcrowded field by offering alternative modes of engaging with art. The latest is Maison Clearing ...

Art June 21, 2025 4 Min Read How Art Basel curator Stefanie Hessler approaches site-specific art in urban spaces. As the fair returns to its namesake town, the director of New York’s Swiss Institute ...

Visitors to Art Basel, the flagship fair in Switzerland, viewed Carlos Cruz-Diez’s “Labyrinthe de Transchromie A,” foreground, presented by Galeria Raquel Arnaud of São Paulo, Brazil.

The bustle and busyness of Art Basel in Basel makes for an energising but at times exhausting experience. Take a breather by hopping on the tram to Laurenz Fondation Schaulager for Steve McQueen’s ...

In Basel, Art Types Hit the Water to Unwind. Dealers and advisors praise the salubrious effects of a fair-week swim, but not everyone is sold. A swimmer dives in the Rhine river in Basel.

Marinella Senatore, We Rise by Lifting Others, 2023; presented by Mazzoleni. Photo Mazen Jannoun. Courtesy of Mazzoleni and the artist. Each year, Art Basel’s Unlimited sector illustrates ...