Trevor Paglen to Curate Art Basel’s Zero 10 in Basel This June
The artist will co-curate the section dedicated to ‘art of the digital era’ alongside Eli Scheinman

Eli Scheinman and Trevor Paglen, co-curators, Zero 10, Basel 2026. Photo: Caroline Tompkins. Courtesy Art Basel
The artist Trevor Paglen has been announced as the co-curator of Art Basel’s Zero 10 section in Basel this June. He will work alongside the digital art strategist Eli Scheinman to present the section dedicated to ‘art of the digital era’. This year’s edition is titled ‘The Condition’.
Paglen is known for his multidisciplinary art that investigates the epistemology of representation and the nature of perception. Next week, his book How to See Like a Machine: Images After AI, will be released in the UK by Verso.
Artists appearing in Zero 10 this year include: John Gerrard, Andreas Gursky, Aziza Kadyri, Avery Singer and Hito Steyerl.
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