This June, returning to its home base, Art Basel 2025 in Basel is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated art events on the global art calendar. This year's fair brings together 291 leading international galleries from 42 countries and regions, presenting outstanding artworks across various media — from early 20th-century modern pioneers to contemporary artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, and digital art.
Basel, Switzerland — this small European city has become a global art sanctuary this month, attracting countless collectors and art lovers from around the world. Art institutions rooted in Beijing’s 798 Art District — including Beijing Commune, Magician Space, Galleria Continua, Galerie Urs Meile, Tokyo Gallery + BTAP, and CLC Gallery — are also making their appearance at this world-class art fair, bringing an array of exciting works. As these two art destinations meet across half the globe under the summer sun, weaving a globally connected art network, where will the "weather vane" of the art market point for the second half of the year? Let’s head to the banks of the Rhine and find out.
798 Art District Participating Galleries
Beijing Commune
At Art Basel 2025 in Basel, Beijing Commune will present works by artists Liang Shuo, Liang Yuanwei, Liu Jianhua, Ma Qiusha, Mao Yan, Shi Jiayun, Song Dong, Wang Guangle, Xie Molin, Yan Bing, Yang Xinguang, Yin Xiuzhen, Zhang Xiaogang, and Zhou Yilun in the Galleries sector, showcasing the creative practices of artists from multiple generations.
At the same time, in the Kabinett sector, Beijing Commune will present a solo project by Hu Xiaoyuan. This project continues the artistic trajectory she explored in her first solo exhibition in Hong Kong at Tai Kwun Contemporary earlier this year, bringing deeper reflections on history, life, and time that have emerged in her recent work.
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Beijing Commune, Art Basel 2025 in Basel, installation view. Courtesy of Beijing Commune
Currently on view at 798
Muhua Li × Yang Xinguang
Shorten and Lengthen
May 21 – July 5, 2025
Beijing Commune
798·751 Park, Fuxing Square
MAGICIAN SPACE
Magician Space will participate in Art Basel 2025 in Basel, presenting works by Trevor Yeung (Yang Peikeng), Xuan Chenhao, Shi Guowei, Qin Yifeng, Liu Sheng, Hu Yun, and Hu Yinping. Meanwhile, Liu Ding’s solo project Vast Room will be featured in the Kabinett sector, and Qin Yifeng’s Evanescent Photography series will be presented in the Unlimited sector.
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Magician Space, Art Basel 2025 in Basel, installation view. Courtesy of Magician Space
Currently on view at 798
GUO CHENG: BUG
2025.5.1 - 6.21
MAGICIAN SPACE
GALLERIA CONTINUA
In 2004, Galleria Continua opened its second space in 798, becoming one of the first international galleries with global art projects to establish a presence in China. Over the past two decades, Galleria Continua has rooted itself in 798, building cultural bridges through practice and close collaboration with artists, fostering genuine and meaningful dialogue with Chinese culture and across Asia.
At this year’s Art Basel in Basel, Galleria Continua will present works by over a dozen artists, including Juan Araujo, Daniel Buren, Yoan Capote, Loris Cecchini, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Carlos Garaicoa, Shilpa Gupta, Eva Jospin, Rana Kadir, Anish Kapoor, Hans Op de Beeck, Giovanni Ozzola, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Arcangelo Sassolino, and Pascale Marthine Tayou.
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Galleria Continua, Art Basel 2025 in Basel, installation view. Courtesy of Galleria Continua
Currently on view at 798
Time Knows the Answer to Art
2025.5.21
Galleria Continua
Galerie Urs Meile
As a gallery rooted in both Switzerland and China, Galerie Urs Meile will present a series of new works by its represented artists at Art Basel.
Artists:
Antonio Ballester Moreno, Mirko Baselgia, Rainer Böeh, Cai Dongdong, Cao Yu, Chen Sixing, Chen Zuo, Claudine Ehlert, Hu Qingyan, Ju Ting, Urs Lüthi, Shao Fan, Rebekka Steiger, Julia Steiner, Rosalind Nashashibi, Wang Xingwei, Weidmann/Mettler, Zhang Shujian
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Galerie Urs Meile, Art Basel 2025 in Basel, installation view. Courtesy of Galerie Urs Meile
Currently on view at 798
Wang Xingwei: New Works
2025.5.21 - 8.3
Galerie Urs Meile Beijing
TOKYO GALLERY+BTAP
Tokyo Gallery + BTAP will present works by Minatani Hidai, Mio Sekine, Sadamasa Motonaga, Shozo Shimamoto, Aiko Miyawaki, Jiro Takamatsu, Koji Enokura, Shio Suganuki, Seo Sepho, Choi Myungyoung, Seo Seungwon, Lee Jinwoo, and Friedensreich Hundertwasser at Art Basel 2025 in Basel.
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Tokyo Gallery + BTAP, Art Basel 2025 in Basel, installation view. Courtesy of Tokyo Gallery + BTAP
Currently on view at 798
Zhu Jianzhong Solo Exhibition:
The Painting That Conceived a Mirror
2025.5.10 - 6.21
TOKYO GALLERY + BTAP
CLC Gallery Venture
CLC画廊在2025巴塞尔LISTE艺术博览会上呈现Johanna Seidel个人项目:没有歌唱,就没有开花的树林。
主题灵感源于古希腊第一位女诗人萨福。展览呈现了德国艺术家Johanna Seidel的画作,她的作品被视为萨福优雅、细腻、自足的女性声音传统在现代的回响。Seidel的画作(静物、风景、人物)带有静谧神秘感,常融入装饰元素。她的小幅作品捕捉日常生活瞬间,通过平面化处理和朦胧色彩赋予其梦幻抒情性,并擅长描绘女性松弛自得的状态(如游泳、安睡)。不同于激烈对抗父权制的女性主义,Seidel和萨福代表的传统更强调基于女性直觉和身体感知的审美,自豪地肯定常被贬低为“女孩子气”(girly)的细腻、联结等特质。
Johanna Sedel, Park Girls, oil on canvas, 26 × 30 cm, 2024
Johanna Sedel, Park Girls, oil on canvas, 26 × 30 cm, 2024
Currently on View at 798
Nabuqi & Henk Visch:
Toys and Whispers, Whispers and Toys
2025.5.17 - 6.29
CLC Gallery Venture