Art Basel Switzerland will be held 13 to 16 Jun 2024 in Basel, Switzerland. Art Basel Switzerland is one favorite destination for art lovers from around the world. The most prestigious international art fair. Art Basel stages the world's premier Modern and contemporary art fairs, staged annually in Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong. A driving force in supporting the role that galleries play in nurturing the careers of their artists, Art Basel frequently expands its platforms to include the newest developments in the visual arts. This event showcases products like highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and editioned works etc. in the Gifts & Handicrafts industry. For the New York Times it's the "Olympics of art world", for the Parisian daily Le Monde it's "The best of the world", for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung it's "Art in its best form" and Vogue calls it "the most beautiful temporary museum of the world". Art Basel Switzerland is an event and I like events...
Connecting the international art community has been Art Basel's goal since its beginning. Its tradition of excellence across a wide range of genres offers visitors the most vital art that the world's best galleries can offer. In Hong Kong, Basel and Miami Beach, the week of the Art Basel show teems with parallel exhibitions and cultural events, creating an exciting environment that deepens and strengthens the relationship between gallerists, artists, curators and collectors.
The approximately 300 carefully selected best galleries from all over the world show high quality modern and contemporary art works. On show are paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, prints, video and multimedia art as well as performances by over 4,000 interesting artists. All the famous names are represented from the modern and contemporary masters like Picasso, Miró, Klee, Warhol and Jeff Koons to the newest generation.
The high quality, the wide variety and the international participation has brought Art Basel an unequalled reputation. Some 90,000 artists, gallery owners, museum directors, private collectors and other art lovers gather for what insiders call "the annual family meeting of the art world". Their interface with art and artists brings many thrilling and inspiring moments
Throughout Art Basel, the cultural city of Basel gets a unique ambiance, reinforced by special events all over the city. Art has in fact always been in the heart of this lovely medieval city on the river Rhine. It hosts art museums of international reputations, sculptures in public spaces, theatres, concert halls and notable buildings by leading contemporary architects. Located at the borders of Switzerland, France and Germany, Basel is a transport hub, easily reachable from everywhere.