Art Basel 2025 once again highlighted the growing presence of Caribbean and diaspora artists within global art conversations. What was once a quiet emergence has developed into a clear and confident contribution that continues to influence how the international art world thinks about identity, memory, landscape and cultural continuity.
Throughout the fair, Caribbean talent stood out both in regional presentations and within major international programmes, where artists with links to the islands were recognised alongside leading contemporary practitioners. Their work reflected the richness and complexity of the Caribbean, offering visual languages shaped by storytelling, community, heritage and the evolving relationship between people and place.
Here are a few moments captured from regional brilliance to other notable works that defined this year’s fair. From ambitious mixed media installations to intimate studies of lineage and belonging, the 2025 edition of Art Basel offered a space where Caribbean voices were seen and felt with clarity and purpose.
As the global art ecosystem continues to widen, the Caribbean is no longer positioned at the edge of the conversation. This year’s fair served as a reminder that artists from the region are contributing to some of the most relevant ideas in contemporary art and continue to shape its future direction.
