# Marc Spiegler

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**Marc Spiegler** (born 1968) is a French-American art journalist and columnist who served as global director of [Art Basel](/source/Art_Basel) from 2012 to 2022.[1] He is ranked in [ArtReview's](/source/Art_Review) Power 100 among the top 25 most influential individuals in the art world.

## Early life and education

A citizen of [France](/source/France), Spiegler studied [Political Science in the United States](/source/Political_science_in_the_United_States) at [Haverford College](/source/Haverford_College) between 1986 and 1990, and attended the [Medill School of Journalism](/source/Medill_School_of_Journalism) at Northwestern University from 1992 to 1994, earning a Masters of Journalism.

## Career

Spiegler has been a freelance art journalist and columnist since 1998, writing for such magazines and newspapers as *[The Art Newspaper](/source/The_Art_Newspaper)*, *[Monopol](/source/Monopol_(magazine))*, *[Art+Auction](/source/Art%2BAuction)*, *[ARTnews](/source/ARTnews)*, *[Neue Zürcher Zeitung](/source/Neue_Z%C3%BCrcher_Zeitung)*, and *[New York](/source/New_York_(magazine))*. He has also served as moderator and panelist at various symposiums and round tables.[2][3]

He joined MCH Group (parent company of Art Basel) as a co-director in 2007. In 2012, he succeeded Sam Keller as global director. In November 2022, he stepped down and was replaced by [Noah Horowitz](/source/Noah_Horowitz). During his tenure, Art Basel grew from two to four fairs (Hong Kong and Paris added), from twenty-two to more than a hundred employees, and [James Murdoch](/source/James_Murdoch) became a strategic investor.[4][5] The success of Art Basel's international development strategy was criticized by [Art Cologne](/source/Art_Cologne) director Daniel Hug who saw it as a form of (Swiss-driven) corporate colonialism on the art world.[6] The shift from Fiac to Art Basel +Paris was also a controversial issue managed during his tenure.[7]

## Other activities

- [Superblue](/source/Superblue_(art_gallery)), Member of the Board of Directors (since 2023)[8]

## Awards

- #38 in *[ArtReview](/source/ArtReview)*'s Power 100 people in 2019 in the contemporary art world[9]

## References

1. Forrest, Nicholas (June 8, 2016). ["Interview: Fair Director Marc Spiegler on Art Basel 2016"](http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1422564/interview-fair-director-marc-spiegler-on-art-basel-2016). Blouinartinfo.

1. ["artnet Magazine"](http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/kobel/kobel6-3-08_detail.asp?picnum=1). *www.artnet.com*. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

1. Martinez, Raul (2009-06-10). ["A Conversation With Marc Spiegler Co-Director of Art Basel"](https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/a-conversation-with-marc-spiegler-co-director-of-art-basel-57747/). *ARTnews.com*. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

1. Durón, Maximilíano (2022-10-28). ["Marc Spiegler Steps Down as Global Director of Art Basel, Noah Horowitz Joins as CEO"](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/marc-spiegler-art-basel-steps-down-noah-horowitz-ceo-1234644722/). *ARTnews.com*. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

1. Gerlis, Melanie (2022-11-25). ["Art Basel's Marc Spiegler will be a hard act to follow"](https://www.ft.com/content/839ad25a-1b37-4e7d-8e1b-03b272c673d3). *Financial Times*. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

1. Article, Henri Neuendorf ShareShare This (2017-06-15). ["Marc Spiegler Defends Art Basel's Aggressive Expansion"](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marc-spiegler-defends-art-basels-aggressive-expansion-995636). *Artnet News*. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

1. Durón, Maximilíano (2022-10-18). ["Art Basel's Paris+ Fair Kicks Off with a Tense Press Conference"](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paris-plus-2022-art-basel-opening-press-conference-1234643471/). *ARTnews.com*. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

1. Daniel Cassady (14 September 2023), [Former Art Basel Head Marc Spiegler Joins Superblue Board of Directors](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/former-art-basel-head-marc-spiegler-joins-superblue-board-of-directors-pace-1234679567/) *[ARTnews](/source/ARTnews)*.

1. ["Marc Spiegler Power 100"](http://artreview.com/power_100/marc_spiegler/). Art Review.

## External links

- [Articles](https://nymag.com/author/marc-spiegler/) published on the *[New York magazine](/source/New_York_(magazine))*

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