Art Basel will stage its fourth Paris edition from October 23 to 26, 2025, marking its second year at the newly renovated Grand Palais. The fair will bring together 203 exhibitors from 40 countries and territories, including 25 galleries participating for the first time. The show will span three curated sectors, Galeries, Emergence, and Premisem, alongside a robust citywide cultural program and a renewed public art offering.
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Director Clément Delépine praised the selection, calling it evidence of the fair’s strength and Paris’ continuing centrality in the international art market. “We owe it to our galleries, visitors, and partners to deliver a stellar show,” he stated, pointing to the fair’s role as a fixture in the cultural calendar each autumn.
The 2025 edition reflects Paris’ historical and ongoing influence on artists, curators, and intellectuals. Over one-third of the participating galleries maintain spaces in the city. Exhibitors such as Mennour, Crèvecœur, Modern Art, and Petrine represent both established voices and new arrivals in Paris’ evolving art scene. Artists with long-standing ties to the city, among them Simone Fattal, Bertrand Lavier, and Sheila Hicks, will feature alongside 20th-century figures like Sonia Delaunay and Bob Thompson, and a younger generation including Nathanaëlle Herbelin and Xie Lei.
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The fair’s structure remains focused across three main sectors. Galeries brings together 177 exhibitors with solo, duo, and group presentations. This year’s newcomers include Crèvecœur (Paris), The Approach (London), and David Nolan Gallery (New York). Several participants in previous editions of Emergence such as Christian Andersen (Copenhagen) and Fanta-MLN (Milan) advance into Galeries, some sharing booths as collaborative efforts. The sector will also present standout solo showcases by artists such as Evelyn Taocheng Wang, Gala Porras-Kim, Jasper Marsalis, and Abraham Lincoln Walker.
Emergence, staged on the balconies overlooking the Grand Palais’ central nave, will host 16 solo presentations by emerging artists. Highlights include French artist Ethan Assouline with Gauli Zitter (Brussels), Mira Mann’s mirror installation with Drei (Cologne), and Arash Nassiri’s monumental sculpture with Ginny on Frederick (London). Returning exhibitors include Exo Exo (Paris) with Ash Love and The Pill (Istanbul, Paris) with Nefeli Papadimouli.
Premise, introduced in 2024, continues to focus on presentations that challenge conventional narratives. It includes projects by artists from before 1900 and under-recognized practices. Tina Kim Gallery (New York) will show historical textile works by Korean artist Lee ShinJa, while Michael Rosenfeld Gallery (New York) brings figurative works by Bob Thompson. Other contributions include photography by Lucia Moholy, a presentation of Marie Bracquemont’s paintings, and a project dedicated to Haitian painter Hector Hyppolite.
Beyond the fair itself, Art Basel Paris will activate cultural spaces across the city. The Public Program, produced in collaboration with local institutions and fashion house Miu Miu, includes a large-scale art exhibition in the Jardin des Tuileries, curated by Mouna Mekouar in partnership with the musée du Louvre. Conversations, Art Basel’s talks series, returns to the Petit Palais and features speakers from across the visual arts and broader cultural fields.
A citywide network of exhibitions and events will accompany the fair. Parisian institutions such as the Musée d’Orsay, the Louvre, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, and the Fondation Louis Vuitton will host programming that complements the fair’s themes and invites further engagement. Highlights include retrospectives of Gerhard Richter, George Condo, and exhibitions on Berthe Weill and Raymond Pettibon.
Art Basel Paris will also revive its Oh La La! initiative, where selected exhibitors in the Galeries sector rehang booths to spotlight unusual or rarely shown works. This year’s edition will introduce a unifying theme for participating galleries, with additional details to follow.
