Meet the Winners of the First-Ever Art Basel Awards

Abstract

• Artwork Basel reveals the 36 medalists for its inaugural Artwork Basel Awards, co-presented by BOSS.
• Throughout 9 classes, the winners embrace artists throughout all profession phases, establishments, curators and behind-the-scenes allies.
• The winners shall be honored on the marquee Swiss truthful in June, and 12 finalists shall be introduced throughout Artwork Basel Miami.

Artwork Basel has unveiled the 36 recipients of its first-ever Artwork Basel Awards, an bold new program spotlighting the visionaries shaping modern tradition. In contrast to typical accolades targeted on previous achievements, these awards sign an bold dedication to cultural stewardship by celebrating artists and establishments that embody boundary-pushing and future-facing creativity.

Among the many cohort inaugural honorees are efficiency artwork pioneer Joan Jonas; conceptual provocateur David Hammons; Turner Prize-winner Lubaina Himid; cultural theorist Saidiya Hartman; menswear designer Grace Wales Bonner, who just lately made her MET debut as a number committee member; and post-industrial, digital artist Pan Daijing.

Introduced in collaboration with BOSS, the 2025 Artwork Basel Awards span 9 classes, together with arts of the rising, established and icon varieties, alongside cross-disciplinary creators, curators, establishments, patrons, allies and media and storytellers. The winners are chosen by a world jury – that includes the likes of Hans Ulrich Obrist, Suhanya Raffel and the late Koyo Kouoh — based mostly on their “vanguard imaginative and prescient,” ability and cross-cultural resonance.

The winners shall be honored subsequent month at Artwork Basel’s flagship occasion in Switzerland, and headline the Artwork Basel Awards Summit — the truthful’s debut management discussion board. In December, the 12 finalists shall be revealed at Artwork Basel Miami. Artist awardees will obtain practically $300,000 USD in honorariums, together with worldwide platforms for collaboration and new commissions.

Try the complete listing of 2025 medalists beneath:

Artists – Icon
David Hammons
Lubaina Himid
Joan Jonas
Adrian Piper
Betye Saar
Cecilia Vicuña

Artists – Established
Nairy Baghramian
Tony Cokes
Cao Fei
Ibrahim Mahama
Delcy Morelos
Ho Tzu Nyen

Artists – Rising
Mohammad Alfaraj
Meriem Bennani
Pan Daijing
Saodat Ismailova
Lydia Ourahmane
Sofia Salazar Rosales

Cross-disciplinary Creators
Formafantasma
Saidiya Hartman
Grace Wales Bonner

Patrons
Shane Akeroyd
Maja Hoffmann
Joel Wachs

Establishments
ART + PRACTICE
Jameel Arts Centre
RAW Materials Firm

Curators
Candice Hopkins
Shanay Jhaveri
Eungie Joo

Allies
Artwork Handlxrs*
Gasworks / Triangle Community
Sandra Terdjman

Media and Storytellers
Negar Azimi
Barbara Casavecchia
The Journal of Curatorial Research