To promote deeper connection and purposeful, reflective pause, seven of our galleries will spotlight the work of an individual artist at this year’s fair.

VOLTA’s evolution hinges on its community of galleries.The 2024 edition of VOLTA Basel proudly presents FIRSTS - a new, curated section to platform exhibitors coming to Basel for the first time.

Meet the artists and galleries presenting at VOLTA Basel 2023 who are dedicated to bringing underrepresented narratives to the global art stage.

Throughout history, people have sought to gain a perspective of their place in the world. From the early Renaissance pioneers to Impressionism and 20th century Abstract Expressionism, artists have looked to nature as place of solace and for inspiration. Now, as the world looks for solutions that will help imagine a positive climate future, art can continue as a crucial tool to bring scientific ideas to life, as well as act as a tangible format to communicate complex ideas.

Here, we present some of the artists and galleries who will bring these ideas surrounding science and nature to VOLTA 2023.

Meet the artists being given the spotlight by their galleries at this year’s VOLTA New York. These focused highlights give a moment for audiences to delve deep into an artist’s work, allowing a space to focus and connect with these inspiring practitioners.

Meet the artists at VOLTA 2023 who are set to bring unique international context to our fair. Discover their practice and understand the political undertones they seek to share.

Rewriting the context of a work of art is a complex process, and one the artists presented at VOLTA New York and Basel are primed to undertake this year. The extra dimension to sculpture as a genre lends itself to recontextualization, with a wider array of ways to hang, display and curate meaning that new references can be heightened and exaggerated.

MEET THE ARTIST introduces Ethan Cohen, founder of the Ethan Cohen Gallery, who will today be introducing Aboudia, one of the brightest emerging stars in the contemporary art landscape. Read on to discover what Ethan Cohen, founder of the Ethan Cohen Gallery, finds fascinating about this emerging artist.