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All the Art You Need to See During Art Basel 2026

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By Casey Lesser Verified
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Every June, Art Basel reminds us where the modern art fair tradition began. The gold standard of art fairs since its founding in 1970, the Swiss fair is both sprawling and exacting, with top galleries from around the world offering a sweeping view of the commercial art market now—from buzzy emerging names to breathtaking blue-chip masters. The fair itself is very much the center of gravity, but the city has more to offer.
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Inside James Turrell’s Largest Museum Skyspace

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By Casey Lesser Verified
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“It’s big.” That was the first thing James Turrell said to Rebecca Matthews, director of ARoS Aarhus Art Museum (ARoS), when he stepped inside the dome of his newest Skyspace, As Seen Below (2026). By any measure, As Seen Below is big: the largest Skyspace ever made for a museum, a dome more than 130 feet in diameter and 52 feet high, with a nearly 20-foot oculus opening to the sky.
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Our Guide to New York Art Week 2026

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By Casey Lesser Verified
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New York is never short on great art. But New York Art Week is exceptional: Over the course of a week, an unusual collision of high-quality work descends on the city, spanning a half-dozen fairs—including Frieze New York, Independent New York, TEFAF New York, and NADA New York—alongside gallery openings from Tribeca to the Upper East Side, and auction previews ahead of the marquee sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips.
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