The Messeplatz during Art Basel last year, with Katharina Grosse's site-specific painting Courtesy Art Basel
Nearly 300 galleries will take part in this year’s edition of Art Basel, when the fair returns to the Swiss city where it all began. The world’s most prestigious art fair will feature 290 exhibitors from 43 countries and territories, organisers say, including 21 first-time exhibitors representing a wider footprint than previous editions, with participating dealers hailing from the Ivory Coast to Saudi Arabia.
“For one week, Basel becomes the central meeting point of the art world,” Maike Cruse, the fair's director, said in a statement. “This edition reflects both the enduring strength of the field and the exciting directions it is taking next, reinforcing Basel’s role as the global reference point for the art market.”
The main Galleries sector will include the usual global names like Hauser & Wirth, Gagosian, David Zwirner and Pace. Art Basel will also welcome 12 first-time participants in the section, including eight galleries graduating from Art Basel’s other fair sectors. Notable names include Jessica Silverman from San Francisco, Silverlens from Manila and Pippy Houldsworth from London. In addition, four galleries—Berry Campbell and Ortuzar from New York, Tim Van Laere Gallery from Antwerp and Phillida Reid from London—will make their Art Basel debuts directly in the main sector.
— Carlie Porterfield, The Art Newspaper
February 19, 2026