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Art Basel Unveils 33 Medalists for 2026 Awards Program in Partnership With BOSS
Sunday, May 17, 2026 · 1 min read
Art Basel has announced 33 medalists for the second edition of its global awards program, recognizing artists, curators, and institutions across nine categories including Emerging Artist, Icon Artist, and Patron. Honorees include Barbara Kruger, Howardena Pindell, and Jenny Holzer in the Icon category, alongside institutions such as The Brick in Los Angeles and SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin. The medalists will be featured during Art Basel's flagship fair in June 2026, with Gold Award winners to be announced in Miami Beach in December.
- Artists: Barbara Kruger, Howardena Pindell, Jenny Holzer, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Arthur Jafa, Theaster Gates, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Julie Mehretu, Farah Al Qasimi, Carla Gueye, Diego Marcon, Aziza Kadyri, Precious Okoyomon, Tiffany Sia, Laurie Anderson, Sumayya Vally, Nairy Baghramian, Ibrahim Mahama, Cao Fei, Saodat Ismailova, Lydia Ourahmane, Lubaina Himid, Cecilia Vicuña
- People: Vincenzo de Bellis, Kulapat Yantrasast, Mercedes Vilardell, Pamela J. Joyner, Hamza Walker, Siddhartha Mitter, Anton Vidokle, Hilton Als, Azu Nwagbogu, Stuart Comer, Diana Campbell, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Adriano Pedrosa, Elena Filipovic, Franklin Sirmans, Jessica Morgan, Hoor Al-Qasimi, Philip Tinari, Suhanya Raffel, Aisha Aliyu-Bima
- Museums: The Brick, SAVVY Contemporary, Tate, Centre Pompidou, Reina Sofía Foundation, Studio Museum in Harlem, MoMA, Kunstmuseum Basel, Fondation Cartier, Swiss Institute, Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation, Haus der Kulturen der Welt
- Locations: Basel, Miami, Hong Kong, Paris, Los Angeles, Berlin, New York, London, Venice, Dhaka, Lagos, Sharjah, Beijing, São Paulo
- Prices: USD 250,000, USD 50,000
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Originally via Art Basel · Curated by The Cultural Signal
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