Ruba Katrib, Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs at MoMA PS1, has been appointed curator of Art Basel's Unlimited sector for 2026. Unlimited is a dedicated platform for large-scale installations, sculptures, wall paintings, and video works. Katrib, a Syrian American curator known for bold exhibitions and amplifying emerging voices, will select around 69 projects from over 100 gallery proposals to create a coherent curatorial narrative within a 16,000 m² space. She succeeds Giovanni Carmine, director of the Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen.
This appointment matters because Unlimited is one of the most high-profile and logistically complex sectors of Art Basel, the world's leading art fair. Katrib's vision—emphasizing how both contemporary and historical artworks can 'respond to their moment' and reinventing monumentality—signals a shift toward more conceptually driven, socially engaged large-scale presentations. Her track record at MoMA PS1, including exhibitions with artists like Niki de Saint Phalle and Rirkrit Tiravanija, suggests she will bring a fresh curatorial perspective that could influence how galleries and collectors approach monumental works at the fair.