Liste Art Fair expands to 106 exhibitors

Liste Art Fair Basel is expanding to its biggest edition on record in June, with 106 galleries from 36 countries scheduled to exhibit at Messe Basel. The fair said the 2026 edition will run from June 15 to June 21 in Hall 1.1 and will include 41 first-time exhibitors. Artnet reported the scale-up on June 1, describing Liste as an early read on younger galleries and emerging artists before the main Basel fair cycle. The fair’s own March 20 press release and current edition pages describe the 2026 event as its largest to date. ### Why is the exhibitor count getting attention? The number 106 matters because Liste itself says it is the largest edition in the fair’s history. In its March 20 announcement, the fair said the 2026 lineup would bring together 106 emerging galleries from 36 countries and offer what it called a broad view of recent artistic production. (liste.ch) A separate English landing page on Liste’s site currently refers to 105 galleries, while the German edition page and press release say 106. Artnet’s June 1 report also used the 106 figure. On the available evidence, the fair’s press release and German-language edition materials support the higher number. ### Who is showing at the fair for the first time? (liste.ch) Liste said 41 galleries are first-time exhibitors in 2026. That means first-timers account for more than a third of the fair, with the balance made up of returning participants. Several secondary listings and event pages repeat the same split of 41 new and 65 returning galleries. (liste.ch) The fair has long positioned itself around younger galleries rather than the biggest blue-chip dealers. Artnet said that role makes Liste a useful preview of artists and programs likely to shape conversations during Basel week, though that characterization is Artnet’s. ### Where does Liste sit in the Basel calendar? (liste.ch) Liste 2026 is scheduled for June 15-21 at Messe Basel, Hall 1.1. Art Basel’s Basel show is also set for June 2026, with its exhibitor page already live, placing Liste directly in the run-up to the city’s main fair week. Basel tourism listings describe the Liste program as extending beyond booths to include performances, talks, guided tours, film programming, workshops and the Spine Book Forum. (news.artnet.com) Those event details are consistent across city and partner listings. ### What does the international spread look like? (liste.ch) The fair said exhibitors will come from 36 countries. Liste’s materials frame that breadth as part of its role as a meeting point for galleries, artists, collectors, curators, critics and the public focused on current contemporary practice. Contemporary Lynx, citing the fair, said the 2026 edition reflects a wider mix of artistic geographies and independent gallery models. (basel.com) That description comes from a partner publication rather than the fair’s formal release, but it tracks with the emphasis on first-time participants and international range. (liste.ch) ### What happens next? June 15 is the next key date. Liste Art Fair Basel is due to open that day at Messe Basel, Hall 1.1, with the fair running through June 21 and presenting its full 2026 roster of 106 galleries from 36 countries, according to the fair’s press release and edition pages. (liste.ch) (contemporarylynx.co.uk)