Art Basel Qatar
The Year Ahead 2026preview
Fair behemoths bet on Gulf plus new, bigger venues for Independent—a quick look at art fairs in 2026
Art Basel and Frieze are expanding in the Middle East while Art Cologne is reinstating its Mallorca edition
Art marketinterview
‘Everyone benefits’: Art Basel’s chief on the new Paris VVIP slot and the viability of its Qatar fair
Noah Horowitz sees the fair company’s inaugural Doha show as a “moment of expansion, not saturation”
Art marketnews
Art Basel names 87 galleries taking part in inaugural Qatar fair
Strong interest has resulted in the the fair having upwards of 50% more participants than anticipated, organisers say
Art fairsnews
Art Basel Qatar names Wael Shawky as artistic director of unconventional inaugural edition
The Egyptian artist has selected a curatorial theme for the fair's first Middle Eastern show, to which more than 50 galleries will bring solo presentations
Art Basel 2025news
Ahead of new fair in 2026, Qatar takes centre stage at Art Basel
The country’s cultural offensive also comes ahead of the opening of a clutch of museums



