Paris+ par Art Basel reveals line-up of 154 premier galleries today participating in its second edition. Exhibitors from 33 countries and territories – including 58 with an exhibition space in France – will be showing engaging solo, duo, and group presentations of work by French and international artists, from 20th-century masters to emerging voices, at the Grand Palais Éphémère from October 20th–22nd, 2023. 138 galleries who participated in the show last year will be returning; in the fair’s main sector, Galeries, they include:
- Galerie 1900-2000 (Paris) with a display of work by historical representatives of Surrealism
- Applicat-Prazan (Paris) with a solo booth of rare works by French modernist painter Jean Hélion
- A Gentil Carioca (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) with a duo presentation of works by Brazilian Indigenous artist Denilson Baniwa and Afro-Brazilian painter Arjan Martins
- Andrew Edlin Gallery (New York) with a dialog between historic and contemporary outsider artists including Paulina Peavy and Karla Knight
- Selma Feriani Gallery (Tunis, London) with a selection of works by artists from the MENA region
- A joint booth between LambdaLambdaLambda (Pristina) and Hannah Hoffman (Los Angeles) featuring work by Nora Turato, Dominique Knowles, and Hana Mileti?, among others
- Pace Gallery (New York, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, Seoul) with a dialog between historic and contemporary works by artists from the gallery’s roster, including Jean Dubuffet, Torkwase Dyson, Loie Hollowell, and Agnes Martin
- Tornabuoni Art (Paris, Florence, Milan, Forte dei Marmi, Crans Montana, Rome) with a group presentation showcasing Postwar Italian masters
The returning exhibitors to Galeries Émergentes, the sector for solo presentations by emerging galleries, are:
- LC Queisser (Tbilisi) with a suite of small-scale works by Elene Chantladze, a recently discovered, septuagenarian artist from Georgia
- Marfa’ (Beirut) with a project by Lebanese photographer Mohamad Abdouni investigating the life of trans people in his native country
- Parliament (Paris) with a series of ceramic sculptures by French artist Charlotte Dualé
- sans titre (Paris) with paintings and a video by Baltimore-born, Paris-based First Nations artist Séquoia Scavullo
- seventeen (London) with an immersive video installation exploring cryptozoology and queer ecology by Joey Holder
Four galleries that participated in the Galeries Émergentes sector in 2022 will be graduating to the fair’s main sector this year, further increasing its stimulating variety. Each will be showing a focused selection of artists from their roster. These galleries are:
- Antenna Space (Shanghai)
- Galerie Anne Barrault (Paris)
- Carlos/Ishikawa (London)
- Edouard Montassut (Paris)
The Galeries sector will also be enriched by seven galleries of international significance, known for their rigorous programs and unique profiles, who did not participate in the fair last year. They are:
- Blum & Poe (Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo) with a solo booth of sculptures by self-taught African American artist Lonnie Holley
- Bortolami (New York) with a duo presentation of works by Brazilian textile artist Leda Catunda and American abstract painter Mary Obering
- kurimanzutto (Mexico City and New York) with an array of works by Latin American and international artists from the gallery’s roster
- Landau Fine Art (Montreal) with masterpieces by 20th-century artists such as Jean Arp, Marc Chagall, and Pablo Picasso
- Jan Mot (Brussels) with a group presentation representative of the gallery’s conceptual program, exploring portraiture and identity politics
- Richard Nagy Ltd. (London) with a selection of rare works by representatives of the early 20-century German and Austrian avant-garde, such as Egon Schiele and Otto Dix
- P.P.O.W (New York) with a duo presentation of historical works by Queer American artists Peter Hujar and David Wojnarowicz
The Galeries Émergentes sector will welcome nine new participants. They are:
- Bank (Shanghai) presenting a new video by Chinese artist Lu Yang
- Document (Chicago, Lisbon) presenting a multimedia installation by Indonesian collective Tromarama
- Emalin (London) presenting a series of hyperrealist paintings by Polish artist Karol Palczak
- Fanta-MLN (Milan) presenting a conceptual booth exploring surveillance by American artist Noah Barker
- Felix Gaudlitz (Vienna) presenting a satirical installation by American artist Jenna Bliss
- Gianni Manhattan (Vienna) presenting a booth exploring Queer desire by French artist Aurélien Potier
- Lyles & King (New York) presenting a project investigating the Black body and pain by American artist Shala Miller
- PM8 / Francisco Salas (Vigo) presenting a performative environment by Spanish artist Loreto Martínez Troncoso
- Galeria Stereo (Warsaw) presenting figurative paintings evoking sound by Polish artist Tomasz Kr?cicki
This will be the first participation in an Art Basel fair for Fanta-MLN, Felix Gaudlitz, and Gianni Manhattan.
