From Ibrahim Mahama’s Monumental Münsterplatz Commission to Major Booth Presentations, African Artists Were Impossible to Ignore At Art Basel 2026, African and African diasporic artists were not simply present. They shaped the fair’s visual, intellectual, public and market conversation. Across the main Galleries sector, Premiere, Statements, Feature, Kabinett, Parcours, Unlimited and the city’s public programme, […]
Every June, Basel becomes the meeting point of the international art world. Collectors, museum directors, curators, artists, journalists, academics, foundations, galleries, and cultural institutions converge on the Swiss city for a week that influences conversations, exhibitions, acquisitions, and cultural agendas across the globe. Yet while much attention is directed toward the commercial powerhouses of Art
The participatory artwork by Zimbabwean artist Richard Mudariki transforms the language of visas, embassies, and border control into a reflection on who gets to move through the global art world—and who does not. As the international art world converges on Basel this June for one of its busiest and most influential weeks of the year,
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At a moment when museums, curators, and collectors are increasingly revisiting overlooked histories of modernism beyond Europe and North America, Art Basel 2026 is providing a significant platform for the renewed international recognition of Senegalese artist Souleymane Keïta. Through a focused presentation by Galerie Cécile Fakhoury in the fairās Feature sector, works created by Keïta
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Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama is set to transform one of Switzerland’s most historic public squares when he unveils a major new commission at Art Basel 2026, marking another significant milestone in a career that has redefined how contemporary art can engage with history, memory, labor, and public space. The large-scale installation, titled The God of
Every June, the Swiss city of Basel becomes the epicenter of the international art world. Collectors, museum directors, curators, artists, galleries, advisors, and cultural institutions converge on the city for a week that increasingly resembles the annual summit of the global art economy. While much of the attention naturally gravitates toward Art Basel and its
