Art Basel Names Paula Cooper Gallery Recipient of Inaugural Gallery Legacy Award
Art Basel presented Paula Cooper Gallery with the inaugural Gallery Legacy Award on June 17, 2026, at the Art Basel Awards Medalists Dinner held at Safran Zunft in Basel. The gallery was selected by a nine-member jury of collectors and patrons including Füsun & Faruk Eczacıbaşı, Dana Farouki, Jill & Peter Kraus, Alan Lau, Michael Ringier, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, and Komal Shah for its sustained commitment to artists since its founding in 1968. Paula Cooper Gallery has represented artists including Sol LeWitt, Donald Judd, Carl Andre, Cecily Brown, and Tauba Auerbach, and has participated in Art Basel since 1999. As part of the award, Art Basel will contribute up to USD 50,000 toward Chapter NY's participation costs at the 2027 fair in Basel.
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The award underscores Art Basel's focus on recognizing galleries as long-term builders of artists' careers and markets, extending support to emerging gallerists through mentorship. By selecting Paula Cooper Gallery and nominating Chapter NY, the initiative signals the fair's strategy to strengthen the gallery ecosystem across generations while highlighting sustained institutional leadership in contemporary art. The presentation during the 2026 awards dinner further positions the program as a platform connecting collectors, curators, and institutions globally.
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- Artists: Sol LeWitt, Donald Judd, Carl Andre, Joel Shapiro, Christian Marclay, Rudolf Stingel, Cecily Brown, Mark di Suvero, Lynda Benglis, Tauba Auerbach, Walid Raad, Claes Oldenburg, Coosje van Bruggen
- People: Paula Cooper, Nicole Russo, Steve Henry, Füsun Eczacıbaşı, Faruk Eczacıbaşı, Dana Farouki, Jill Kraus, Peter Kraus, Alan Lau, Michael Ringier, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Komal Shah
- Galleries: Paula Cooper Gallery, Chapter NY
- Locations: Basel
- Prices: USD 50,000
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