Art Basel Miami 2025 welcomes an exciting and expanded selection of Turkish artists this year.
Turkish contemporary art takes its place with a confident and notable presence throughout the intense program of Art Basel Miami Week—an event that transforms Miami’s December into a vibrant cultural axis. From the main fair Art Basel Miami Beach, where hundreds of galleries converge, to satellite shows including CONTEXT, Aqua, Scope, and Untitled, the city becomes an open-air map of global art.
Within this energetic landscape, ACT CONTEMPORARY Paris–Miami brings Turkish artists together for the sixth time, presenting them at both CONTEXT Art Miami and AQUA Art Miami. Founded in Paris in 2015, the organization’s founder and curator Nazan Aktan has long been devoted to increasing the visibility of Turkish artists across Europe and the United States. Their continued participation in Miami Art Week is, in many ways, the natural extension of this long-term curatorial vision.
Aktan frames her purpose clearly:
“Visibility on international platforms matters not only for our artists’ individual careers, but also for the accurate reflection of our country’s cultural diversity. My goal is to create a sustainable link between Turkey and the U.S.–Europe art scene through contemporary art.”
This year’s roster gathers artists from a wide range of disciplines, showcasing the breadth and sensibility of Turkish contemporary art—both within the expansive architecture of CONTEXT and the more intimate, boutique environment of AQUA.
AQUA Art Miami Selection
Emel Vardar
Her sculptures carry the female figure beyond time, pairing the opposing natures of bronze and glass. Each work holds the duality of strength and fragility.
Ayşen Saltan
Through her OneLine technique, she transforms a single continuous line into a meditative rhythm, creating an expressive terrain between motion and stillness.
