Chloe Wise, Extrasensory, Exhibition view, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2026, Photo: Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger | KBH.G

ART CITIES:Basel-Chloe Wise

Chloe Wise’s work is grounded in an interest in the history of portraiture and examines the multiple channels through which the Self is constructed, particularly the interweaving of consumption and image-making. With humor and irony, she references canonical art-historical tableaux while probing projected desires surrounding food, femininity, and the body. …

Rirkrit Tiravanija

Rirkrit Tiravanija (21/6/1961- )

Even though his diverse artistic production eludes classification, Rirkrit Tiravanija (21/6/1961- )  has accurately described it as “relational”: a body of work …

Pipilotti Rist

Pipilotti Rist (21/6/1962- )

Pipilotti (Elisabeth) Rist (21/6/1962 – ). She is best known for creating experimential video art and installations that often portrays self-portraits and …

Melike Kara, Whispers, Installation view, Kunsthaus Hamburg-Hamburg, 2026, Photo: Jaewong Kim, Courtesy the artist and Kunsthaus Hamburg

PRESENTATION: Melike Kara-Whispers

Melike Kara is a contemporary German artist of Kurdish-Alevi heritage, born in 1985 in Bensberg near Cologne, Germany. Working across painting, installation, …

Tetsuya Ishida, Recalled, 1998, Acrylic on board, 57 3/8 x 81 1/8 inches (145.6 x 206 cm), © Tetsuya Ishida Estate, Photo : Robert McKeever, Courtesy Gagosian

PRESENTATION: Tetsuya-Ishida

In the brief span of a decade, Japanese artist Tetsuya Ishida (1973–2005) created one of the most unsettling and prophetic bodies of …

Anish Kapoor, Tsunami, 2025. © Anish Kapoor. All rights reserved, DACS, 2026. Photo: Dave Morgan

ART CITIES: London-Anish Kapoor

Few contemporary artists have challenged our understanding of space, materiality and perception as profoundly as Anish Kapoor. Over the course of four …

Sinking World, Installation view, Sabi Gallery-Spetses, 2026, Photo: © & Courtesy Yiannis Kaminis

ART ISLANDS: Spetses-Sinking World 

Set against the historic Old Harbour of Spetses the group exhibition “Sinking World” invites visitors and art enthusiasts to explore thought-provoking works …

Juan Muñoz

Juan Muñoz (17/6/1953-28/8/2001)

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Juan Muñoz (17/6/1953-28/8/2001). Regarded as one of the most important sculptors of his generation, …

Diller Scofidio + Renfro

ARCHITECTURE: Elizabeth Diller

Elizabeth Diller (17/6/1954- ) is a founding partner of Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), a design studio whose practice spans the fields …

Élise Peroi, Traverser, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou

ART FAIRS: Art Basel – Basel 2026

Each June, Basel becomes the gravitational center of the global art world. Museums recalibrate their programming, foundations unveil new commissions, and the …

John Baldessari (17/6/1931-2/1/2020)

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist John Baldessari (17/6/1931-2/1/2020), a major figure in Contemporary Art, John Baldessari …

Richard J. Gluckman

ARCHITECTURE: Richard J. Gluckman

Since establishing his architectural practice in New York City in 1977, Richard J. Gluckman (16/6/1947- ) has occupied a special place in …

Jim Dine

Jim Dine (16/6/1935- )

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jim Dine (16/6/1935- ). He created a vocabulary out of subjects that have a …

Jenny Saville, Drift, 2020-22, oil on canvas, © Jenny Saville, Photo: © & Courtesy Vicky Trochidou

ART CITIES: Venice-Jenny Saville 

Presented during the 2026 Biennale Arte, Jenny Saville’s exhibition at Ca’ Pesaro marks the first major exhibition dedicated to the British painter …