Trevor Paglen to Curate Art Basel's Zero 10 in Basel 2026
Art Basel is expanding its digital art program Zero 10 to its Swiss edition in 2026, with artist Trevor Paglen and digital strategist Eli Scheinman as co-curators. The initiative, previously held in Miami Beach (2025) and Hong Kong (2026), will occupy the Event Hall at Messeplatz alongside Art Basel Conversations, featuring 10 international exhibitors. Zero 10 will be free to the public from June 17 to 21, 2026, with a preview on June 16. The theme is 'The Condition,' exploring contemporary existence through computational images, algorithmic systems, and AI. Artists include Hito Steyerl (Green Screen), Avery Singer (Shit Coin Maxi), Andreas Gursky (Ocean V), Aziza Kadyri (A Borrowed Hand), Vera Molnar, Ryoji Ikeda, Agnieszka Kurant, John Gerrard, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Leander Herzog, and Andreas Gysin. Galleries and platforms involved include Esther Schipper, Andrew Kreps Gallery, Oniris.art, Interface Gallery, eastcontemporary, bitforms, Art Blocks, Fellowship, Upstream Gallery, and HEK – Haus der Elektronischen Künste Basel. Paglen's new book 'How to See Like a Machine: Images After AI' will be published by Verso Books in May 2026. He recently received the LG Guggenheim Award 2026.
Key facts
- Zero 10 debuts at Art Basel in Basel in 2026, curated by Trevor Paglen and Eli Scheinman.
- The program will take place at Messeplatz Event Hall from June 17 to 21, 2026, with free public access.
- Theme is 'The Condition,' focusing on computational images, algorithms, and AI.
- Artists include Hito Steyerl, Avery Singer, Andreas Gursky, Aziza Kadyri, Vera Molnar, Ryoji Ikeda, Agnieszka Kurant, John Gerrard, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Leander Herzog, and Andreas Gysin.
- Aziza Kadyri won the Art Basel Awards Medalist 2026 in Emerging Artist category.
- Paglen's book 'How to See Like a Machine: Images After AI' releases in May 2026 from Verso Books.
- Paglen received the LG Guggenheim Award 2026.
- HEK – Haus der Elektronischen Künste Basel will present a historical net art section.
Entities
Artists
- Trevor Paglen
- Eli Scheinman
- Hito Steyerl
- Avery Singer
- Andreas Gursky
- Aziza Kadyri
- Vera Molnar
- Ryoji Ikeda
- Agnieszka Kurant
- John Gerrard
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
- Leander Herzog
- Andreas Gysin
- Laura Poitras
Institutions
- Art Basel
- 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
Locations
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Miami Beach
- United States
- Hong Kong
- China
- Messeplatz
- Washington
- Pittsburgh
- Milan
- Italy
- London
- United Kingdom
- Vienna
- Austria
- San Francisco
- Fukushima
- Japan
Sources
- Exibart —