A new venue, a new sector – and a new name: Art Basel has unveiled the first highlights of its 2024 show in Paris. It will be the fair’s first edition at the iconic and newly renovated Grand Palais, one of the French capital’s most striking landmarks. On this occasion, the show has been renamed Art Basel Paris, reinforcing Art Basel’s commitment to the city and its dynamic cultural ecosystem. Tickets to the show are already available here and include reduced rates for students and senior citizens, as well as premium experiences.
The 195 galleries from 42 countries and territories, including 64 galleries operating spaces in France, will showcase the best of their programs under the majestic glass roof and across the various spaces of the Grand Palais. That’s 41 additional galleries compared to the show’s 2023 iteration – held at the Grand Palais Éphémère – representing a 26% increase year-on-year and allowing Art Basel Paris to shed a brighter light on important art scenes and movements in France and beyond. Newcomers to the main sector, Galeries, include Goodman Gallery from South Africa, Labor from Mexico, Kiang Malingue from Hong Kong, Prats Nogueras Blanchard from Spain, and The Modern Institute from Scotland.
Led for the third year by director Clément Delépine, the show will also host a new sector, Premise, dedicated to highly singular projects that may include work created before 1900 – the only Art Basel sector across all four shows for which this is possible. On view will be nine presentations that challenge the conventional art historical canon, with a particular focus on compelling yet little-known artistic practices. They include erotically charged comics by Spanish illustrator Nazario (courtesy of Barcelona’s Bombon), paintings by pioneering Moroccan artist Mohamed Melehi (presented by Loft Art Gallery from Casablanca and Marrakesh), and a suite of canvases by the category-defying Ukrainian- American artist Janet Sobel (brought to Paris by London’s The Gallery of Everything).
The Emergence sector – previously known as Galeries Émergentes – will return to the fair with 16 radical proposals by emerging artists and the galleries that champion them. The sector will unfold across the balconies that frame the central nave of the Grand Palais and will be supported for the third year by the Galeries Lafayette group as Official Partner of this sector.
View all 195 participating exhibitors here.
Beyond the Grand Palais, Art Basel will once again stage a free public program unfolding across storied Parisian locations and comprising installations, exhibitions, and a stimulating Conversations program. The latter, curated by Charles Teyssou and Pierre-Alexandre Mateos, will take place for the first time in the Petit Palais, merely steps away from Art Basel’s main venue. Beyond the fair’s grounds, cultural institutions throughout Paris will inaugurate a flurry of not-to-be-missed exhibitions, including ambitious surveys of Surrealism at the Centre Pompidou and Arte Povera at the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection.
Lastly, the fair will introduce a new initiative, named Oh La La!, for which exhibitors are invited to present rarely seen work in their booth for 48 hours – on Friday October 18 and Saturday October 19. Returning visitors will therefore be able to discover dozens of new paintings, sculptures, drawings, and digital works, while first-timers can enjoy a playful itinerary across the Art Basel Paris show floor.
Karim Crippa is the Head of Communications of Art Basel Paris and Senior Editor at Art Basel.
Caption for header image: Grand Palais, Paris, 2024. Photograph by Aliki Christoforou for Art Basel.