Art Basel has announced that artist Trevor Paglen and digital art strategist Eli Scheinman will co-curate the third edition of Zero10, the fair's initiative dedicated to digital art, at its flagship Swiss edition in Basel from June 17–21, 2026 (with a preview on June 16). The presentation will feature 20 exhibitors, including major galleries such as Hauser & Wirth, Marian Goodman, and Sprüth Magers, and will be freely accessible to the public in the Event Hall on Messeplatz. The curatorial theme, "The Condition," explores life in a world saturated by digital imagery, computational systems, and artificial intelligence, bringing together historical and contemporary voices across digital, generative, and media art.
This move signals Art Basel's strategic commitment to digital art as a core pillar of its future, not merely a passing trend. By launching Zero10 at its flagship fair in Basel after successful editions in Miami Beach and Hong Kong, Art Basel is positioning itself to engage a digitally native, globally connected audience that is increasingly driving art market expansion. The involvement of Trevor Paglen—a 2026 LG Guggenheim Award recipient and MacArthur Fellow—lends institutional credibility and underscores the initiative's ambition to foster intergenerational dialogue about the digital era's impact on contemporary art.