A highlight on the world art calendar, with 67 large-scale installations from new and established artists, more than 20 site-specific public art installations, and the presence of every collector, curator and artist worth their cufflinks, Art Basel returns to source this May.
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Art Basel’s highly anticipated 2025 edition will bring together 290 leading galleries from 42 countries and territories, presenting an extraordinary array of works across all media—from painting and sculpture to photography and digital art. The show will feature an unparalleled lineup of artists, spanning early-twentieth-century Modern pioneers to groundbreaking contemporary talent. As the leading premier event of the global art market, Art Basel in Basel remains the ultimate destination for discovery and connection. Beyond outstanding presentations in its Galleries, Premiere, Feature, Statements, and Edition sectors, the show will once again push boundaries with 67 monumental works and performances in Unlimited, curated by Giovanni Carmine, Director of the Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen. Meanwhile, the Kabinett sector will return to the Basel show, offering 22 curated highlights within exhibitors’ main booths—further elevating the depth and dialogue of the fair.
A must-see highlight at this year’s show, renowned artist Katharina Grosse will take over the Messeplatz and the surrounding structures, transforming the space into a vivid chromatic environment. Curated by Natalia Grabowska, Curator at Large, Architecture and Site-Specific Projects at Serpentine, London, this compelling piece will stand out as a highlight of Art Basel 2025, underscoring the fair’s dedication to showcasing art in powerful and memorable environments.
The fair’s acclaimed Parcours sector will return in 2025, curated for the second consecutive year by Stefanie Hessler, Director of New York’s Swiss Institute (SI). The 2025 edition of Parcours will center on the theme of Second Nature, bringing together artists and works that explore the increasingly blurred boundaries between nature and artifice. This thoughtfully curated public art exhibition will stretch along Clarastrasse towards the Rhine, including the former Hotel Merian on the riverbank of the Rhine, transforming the urban environment into a captivating journey of artistic discovery. A dedicated satellite Parcours work at Münsterplatz will forge a dynamic link between Greater Basel, its esteemed institutions, and Art Basel’s premises.
The fair’s remarkable diversity of artistic perspectives will be complemented by vibrant events and activities across the city, engaging Basel’s most renowned cultural institutions. This dynamic program will highlight the city’s distinctive appeal, underscoring the profound impact Art Basel has on its hometown and reinforcing Basel’s position as a unique cultural destination.
Art Basel
June 19 to 22, 2025
Messe Basel
Switzerland
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. – Aristotle
