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Basel 2025 Kicks Off With Citywide Exhibitions and Digital Mile Debut

Satellite fairs are already underway in Basel, showcasing emerging galleries through immersive installations before the main fair opens on June 19.

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Overview

  • Art Basel will open June 19 featuring 289 galleries from 42 countries and expanded sectors including Premiere, Unlimited and the citywide Parcours public art program.
  • Katharina Grosse’s CHOIR transforms Messeplatz today into a sweeping, pigment-drenched site-specific intervention across the square and surrounding structures.
  • Liste Art Fair Basel began June 16 with 99 galleries from 31 countries in its 30th edition, nearly half of them debuting to spotlight emerging talent.
  • Basel Social Club has activated over 100 rooms of the historic Vontobel building since June 15 with site-specific installations, performances and participatory experiences.
  • The inaugural Digital Art Mile runs through June 22 across three Basel venues, featuring generative art, AI-driven works and a two-day conference on digital creativity.