Art Basel 2025
News
Holbein drawings go back on show at Kunstmuseum Basel after almost 20 years
Fragile, light-sensitive works have been given a dedicated gallery as part of institution's rehang
With more than 40 galleries represented, Germany is a major player at Art Basel this year
With a German-born director and the Messeplatz project by the country’s Katharina Grosse, Switzerland’s northern neighbour is well represented at the fair
In tough times for dealers, Art Basel debuts a section for new works
Exhibiting art made in the past five years, Premiere makes it easier for small to mid-sized galleries to show at the fair
New dealer-run fair aims to fill gap left by Design Miami
Maze Design Basel is presenting works from 11 mostly French galleries, after Design Miami announced in February that it was dropping its Swiss edition this year
Limited-edition Labubu causes bedlam at Art Basel Shop
The figurine of a slightly sinister looking monster has been flying off the shelves
Liste and Volta, both stalwart Basel satellite fairs, celebrate major anniversaries
The two fairs mark a combined 50 years of showing contemporary art in the Swiss city
Art Basel gets go-going at Hauser & Wirth’s stand
Felix Gonzalez-Torres's 1991 silent-disco performance work is turning fairgoers' heads
Interviews
Jordan Wolfson: ‘An experienced artist doesn’t ask why they’re doing something’
The American artist, known for pushing the boundaries of technology, discusses his new VR installation at the Fondation Beyeler—a work he says he has been “trying to make since 2017”
‘My bank account is the only thing that slows me down’: Arlene Shechet on trusting her instincts
The American artist likes to pay it forward when she makes a sale
Katharina Grosse: ‘Imagination doesn’t have a scale’
The artist discusses the trajectory of her practice and her vast, unmissable commission for Art Basel, which covers the entire Messeplatz
‘The works I add to my collection need to give me goosebumps’: Nicola Erni on the art she collects and why
The super-private Swiss collector tells us about the Warhol she got and the Basquiat-Warhol collaboration she missed out on, plus her favourite view in Basel
Exhibitions
Basel location provides a twist on Steve McQueen’s most abstract work to date
After it premiered at Dia Beacon in New York last year, ‘Bass’ takes on a completely different form at the Schaulager—but its essence remains the same
Basel native Irène Zurkinden makes a long-overdue return
A new show at Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger is the often overlooked artist's first since the 1980s
With a new exhibition, Fondation Beyeler celebrates the 60-year career of Vija Celmins
The retrospective features the Latvian-born artist’s meticulous depictions of the natural world alongside her lesser-known interior scenes and sculptures
Features
Location, location, location: behind the Art Basel floor plan beef
A longtime exhibitor has pulled out of the Swiss fair in a row over the location of its stand—so how are fair layouts decided?
Comment
Comment | I've researched the next generation of collectors—and here's why they are not like the last
The Art Newspaper’s editor-at-large on how millennials who collect art differ from previous generations—and what it means for the art market
In pictures
In pictures: Art Basel's Unlimited section offers visions of utopia
This year’s edition of the section, which is focused on large works, touches on the complexities of our past, present and future
In pictures: highlights from Art Basel's city-wide exhibition, Parcours
The exhibition's curator, Stefanie Hessler, picks out some of this year's must-see works
Diary
Cause for cheer at Art Basel as strong preview-day sales take many galleries by surprise
Dealers reported solid sales at the fair’s VIP preview, a good sign after a tough year in the art world
Artist whose work addresses art world access is not in Basel—because his visa was denied
Richard Mudariki, the artist being the ‘Art World Passport’, says his visa was rejected by the Swiss embassy in Pretoria, despite having two letters of invitation from Swiss organisations
Art Basel Diary: fashionistas stay a-head, pumping iron at Basel Social Club, and what Jerry Gogosian did next
Plus: roll up for a different kind of fair, and go-go star makes The Art Newspaper gone-gone
Sculptural works by emerging artists win Baloise Art Prize
Rhea Dillon and Joyce Joumaa's pieces feature in Art Basel's Statements section
Basel's new satellite fair rides the wave of interest in contemporary African art
Africa Basel includes presentations by 18 galleries, including some non-commercial spaces
Art Basel exhibitors will show ‘the most ambitious works’ despite economic headwinds
Amid a drop in global sales and looming US tariffs, when Art Basel opens next week it will appeal to emerging collectors with a brand-new Premiere section for ultra-contemporary work, says the fair's director
Art Basel reveals a new section for fresh-to-market works
Premiere will be dedicated to art created within the past five years