Lisson at Art Basel 2026

Lisson is pleased to return to Art Basel 2026 with a presentation of new and historic works by artists from its international programme, spanning painting, sculpture, textiles, and photography. Alongside major projects by Ryan Gander and Wael Shawky at Art Unlimited, the booth brings together works by Olga de Amaral, Dana Awartani, Huguette Caland, Tony Cragg, Ding Yi, Ha Chong-Hyun, Hugh Hayden, Carmen Herrera, Leiko Ikemura, Anish Kapoor, Ken Price, Hélio Oiticica, Dalton Paula, Jack Pierson, Pedro Reyes, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Tunga and Yu Hong, among others.

At Art Unlimited, Ryan Gander presents I’ve felt everything I’m going to feel – The Unspeakable World (2026), the latest work in his celebrated series of animatronic mice. Emerging from the debris of a hole in the wall, a striped field mouse delivers a philosophical monologue exploring the nature of language, consciousness and attention. Voiced by the artist’s twelve-year-old daughter, the work transforms an intimate encounter into a meditation on perception, inviting viewers to kneel and listen rather than be overwhelmed by spectacle.

Wael Shawky presents a site-specific extension of I Am Hymns of the New Temples, continuing the ambitious project first unveiled at LUMA Arles. Monumental vitrines populated by masks, bronzes and glass works connected to the film expand Shawky’s exploration of mythology, archaeology and collective memory. Drawing upon the layered histories of Pompeii and the Mediterranean world, the installation reimagines ancient narratives through sculpture, performance and cinematic storytelling. Shawky’s acclaimed film Drama 1882 will also be presented at the Grand Palais, Paris, from 10 June through 26 July 2026.

The presentation coincides with a significant moment for several Lisson artists participating in major exhibitions and commissions across Venice during the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia and its collateral programme. Dana Awartani is represented on the booth by When the Dust of Conflict Settles: Baalshamin Temple III (2025), a hand-carved stone sculpture that continues her sustained engagement with architectural heritage, memory and cultural preservation. The work follows the artist’s presentation for the National Pavilion of Saudi Arabia, May your tears never dry, you who weep over stones, her most ambitious project to date, which draws upon mosaic traditions and sites across the Arab world affected by conflict and destruction.

The booth also includes two significant works by Anish Kapoor: the mirror Spanish and Pagan Gold to Garnet and Brandy Wine (2020) and the painting Untitled (2012), demonstrating Kapoor’s longstanding fascination with perception, material transformation and the symbolic resonance of colour. Their presentation coincides with an exceptional year of institutional exhibitions for the artist, including solo exhibitions at Palazzo Manfrin in Venice, the Hayward Gallery in London, Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg and the Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art.