Basel Social Club returned for its fifth edition from June 14–20, 2026, transforming a vacant multi-story office building designed by Diener & Diener, just minutes from Basel SBB train station, into a temporary social stage for art. This year’s edition reconsidered the workplace not as a site of production, but of critical reflection. Once a symbol of efficiency and growth, the office reflected shifting realities shaped by digitalization, remote work, and artificial intelligence. Basel Social Club engaged with this condition through exhibitions, performances, music, gastronomy, and informal encounters that explored questions of labor, time, productivity, and rest. Unfolding vertically across the building’s stacked floors, the architecture became part of the curatorial framework. Spatial layers and circulation routes echoed contemporary notions of the “underground” — as both a site of cultural resistance and a metaphor for the hidden structures and tensions of late capitalism. The building remained continuously activated throughout the week, with artists responding directly to its architecture and atmosphere. A dedicated night program expanded the experience into the late hours, while an “Out of Office” zone offered space for pause and retreat.