Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz on The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel 2026
About this episode
Noah Horowitz discusses Art Basel's adaptations and strategies for engaging collectors and artists.
Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz joins host Josh Baer on the opening day of Art Basel Basel to talk about how the organization is adapting its platform fair by fair—from the Basel Exclusive initiative (withholding marquee works from preview PDFs to re-energize opening day) to the evolution of Zero 10 and the push to better integrate digital art communities with the institutional art world. They also get into the return of high-value consignments to the fair floor, what the May sales data signals for collector confidence, the artist presence question, and why a "meet the artist" moment on the weekend might be the key to unlocking new collectors. Plus: Knicks in five.This episode of The Baer Faxt Live was recorded on Wednesday, June 17th, 2026. This edition of The Baer Faxt Live is sponsored by Manuela New York by ArtFarm, a neighborhood restaurant and bar in the heart of SoHo, which celebrates the best of New York’s seasonal produce and has art at its heart. For more information, visit manuela-nyc.com.
People in this episode
Host: Josh Baer
Guest: Noah Horowitz
Topics covered
- Art Basel
- digital art
- collector confidence
- high-value consignments
- artist presence
Keywords
- Art Basel
- Noah Horowitz
- Josh Baer
- digital art
- collector confidence
- high-value consignments
- artist presence
- SoHo
- Manuela New York
Sponsors
Manuela New York by ArtFarm
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Art Basel
Places: SoHo
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