Presented for the first time in the industry, the Art Basel Awards honour innovative artists, curators, museums, patrons, cross-disciplinary creators, media, and others shaping contemporary art’s future. There will be 36 Medals awarded by an international jury of experts, who will select individuals and organizations worldwide based on their vanguard vision, skills, and impact. Art Basel will recognize medalists through year-round campaigns and initiatives.
Medalists will pilot a peer-driven process whereby they will vote to select 12 Gold Medalists from among themselves, representing the Art Basel Awards’ highest honour and a new model of recognition in which future changemakers are uniquely elevated by their peers.
The medalists will be announced in May 2025 and honoured during Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland in June. The Art Basel Awards will unveil their Gold Medalists at a special event during Art Basel Miami Beach in December. Immersive experiences will reflect the visionary spirit of these awards.
Assembling carefully chosen members with expertise, influence, and demonstrated commitment to shaping art’s future, the Art Basel Awards International Jury is chaired by de Bellis. They are: Hoor Al-Qasimi, President and Director, Sharjah Art Foundation; Elena Filipovic, Director, Kunstmuseum Basel; Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), Cape Town, and Curator, 61st International Art Exhibition (2026), La Biennale di Venezia; Jessica Morgan, Nathalie de Gunzberg Director, Dia Art Foundation, New York; Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine, London; Adriano Pedrosa, Artistic Director, Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP); Suhanya Raffel, Museum Director, M+, Hong Kong; Franklin Sirmans, Director, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM); and Philip Tinari, Director and Chief Executive, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing.
With BOSS as their presenting partner, the Art Basel Awards are highlighting connections between contemporary art and global culture. Hugo BOSS Group’s longstanding commitment to fostering discovery and dialogue at the intersection of fashion and art is embodied in the Awards.
