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Trevor Paglen to Co-Curate Art Basel's Digital Art Initiative Zero 10

digital · 2026-05-12

In June, the third edition of Zero 10, a digital art initiative by Art Basel, will be co-curated by Trevor Paglen. He will collaborate with Eli Scheinman, the program lead and a digital art strategist. This initiative will highlight 20 exhibitors featuring artists such as Hito Steyerl, Avery Singer, Andreas Gursky, and Vera Molnar. Additionally, the HEK (Haus der Elektronischen Künste) in Basel will host a non-commercial exhibition focused on the history of net art. Paglen characterized the event as a dialogue across generations, emphasizing the experiences of artists who have long explored the complexities of the digital age.

Key facts

  • Trevor Paglen will co-curate the third edition of Zero 10.
  • Zero 10 is Art Basel's initiative dedicated to digital art.
  • The event will take place in Basel in June.
  • Eli Scheinman will also co-curate as program lead.
  • 20 exhibitors will participate.
  • Artists include Hito Steyerl, Avery Singer, Andreas Gursky, and Vera Molnar.
  • HEK (Haus der Elektronischen Künste) will present a non-selling exhibition on net art history.
  • Paglen emphasized the intergenerational conversation about the digital era.

Entities

Artists

  • Trevor Paglen
  • Eli Scheinman
  • Hito Steyerl
  • Avery Singer
  • Andreas Gursky
  • Vera Molnar
  • Aziza Kadyri
  • Ryoji Ikeda
  • Agnieszka Kurant
  • John Gerrard
  • Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
  • Leander Herzog
  • Andreas Gysin
  • Laura Poitras
  • Auriea Harvey
  • Josh Kline
  • Tina Rivers Ryan

Institutions

  • Art Basel
  • HEK (Haus der Elektronischen Künste)
  • Zero 10
  • Esther Schipper
  • Andrew Kreps Gallery
  • Oniris.art
  • Interface Gallery
  • eastcontemporary
  • bitforms
  • Art Blocks
  • Fellowship
  • Upstream Gallery
  • HEK – Haus der Elektronischen Künste Basel
  • Kunstmuseum Basel
  • Creative Time
  • MIT
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • Carnegie Museum of Art
  • Fondazione Prada
  • Barbican Centre
  • Secessione Viennese
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • Tate Modern
  • Verso Books
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation
  • MacArthur Foundation
  • LG Guggenheim Award
  • Hauser & Wirth
  • Marian Goodman Gallery
  • Sprüth Magers
  • Almine Rech
  • bitforms gallery
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • PROOF
  • Yuga Labs

Locations

  • Basel
  • Switzerland
  • Miami Beach
  • United States
  • Hong Kong
  • China
  • Messeplatz
  • Washington
  • Pittsburgh
  • Milan
  • Italy
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Vienna
  • Austria
  • San Francisco
  • Fukushima
  • Japan

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