Tag: feminist art

Olga Hiiva paints the faces that were never allowed to remain. Working on tablecloths, nightgowns, and worn domestic fabrics, she restores presence to lives erased by violence and silence. Her portraits are not memorials of suffering, they are acts of return, carrying grief, love, and survival across generations, and insisting that what was meant to vanish is still here.

For Stephanie Swilley, art and care are inseparable. Her practice weaves beauty, ecological awareness, and mutual aid into a single gesture proving that tenderness can be radical, and art can help reshape how we live together.

The 2026 edition of Art Basel marks a visible shift in who leads and shapes the world’s most important contemporary art fair. In recent years, women leaders have taken central roles across the Art Basel ecosystem, guiding key editions of the fair and influencing how galleries, artists, and collectors intersect at global market moments. This shift isn’t anecdotal, it reflects deeper changes in the art world’s leadership and collector base, and is showing up clearly at multiple global fairs tied to Art Basel. Art Basel Miami Beach, one of the most…