Art Basel Paris will return to the Grand Palais this fall with more than 200 exhibitors from 41 countries and territories, marking the fair’s fifth edition and the first under the direction of Karim Crippa, who has replaced the outgoing director Clément Delépine. Scheduled to run October 23–25, with preview days October 21–22, the fair will once again be divided into its three sections: Galeries, Emergence, and Premise. But several shifts in this year’s edition point to a fair still refining its identity as Paris consolidates its position as Europe’s dominant art market hub after London’s Brexit fumble. Related Articles Kinlaw's Performances Are High Stakes, No Net. How We Complied Our List of the 100 Best Artworks About America The biggest structural change comes in the main Galeries sector, which has expanded to more than 180 exhibitors, up from 177 last year. The fair is also leaning harder into collaborative presentations, with a record 12 joint booths this year. According to Art Basel, that’s the highest number of joint presentations in the fair’s history. Nearly 30 galleries will participate in the fair for the first time, according to organizers, while more than 60 exhibitors now operate spaces in France. The fair’s growing Parisian footprint remains one of its defining features, with major local dealers including Mennour, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Galerie Lelong, Perrotin, Almine Rech, Crèvecœur, mor charpentier, galerie frank elbaz, and Galerie Christophe Gaillard all returning. Among the international blue-chip galleries returning to the fair are Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, David Zwirner, White Cube, Thaddaeus Ropac, Marian Goodman Gallery, Pace Gallery, Gladstone Gallery, kurimanzutto, Mendes Wood DM, and Goodman Gallery. This year’s first-time exhibitors include Berlin’s ChertLüdde and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Hong Kong’s Empty Gallery, Paris-based Isabella Ritter, London’s Luxembourg + Co., and New York’s Olney Gleason and Pace Di Donna Schrader Galleries. Several galleries that appeared in last year’s edition are absent from the 2026 lineup, including 47 Canal, The Approach, Air de Paris, Blindspot Gallery, Ginny on Frederick, Château Shatto, Gordon Robichaux, and Stars. Their absence is partially offset by the fair’s emphasis on galleries graduating between sectors. Petrine and The Pill, for example, both move from Emergence into the main Galeries section this year. The fair is also continuing to experiment with programming outside the booth model. Oh La La!, the rehang initiative introduced in earlier editions, returns October 23–24 with a collaborator from outside the art world still to be announced. The invitation-only Avant-Première program will also return for a second edition on October 20. Emergence, the fair’s section for younger galleries and solo artist presentations, will feature 16 booths again this year, though organizers emphasized a sharper turnover rate, with 12 first-time participants. Among the newcomers are Lo Brutto Stahl, Mariposa, Green Art Gallery, Brunette Coleman, and Schiefe Zähne. Premise, meanwhile, continues its focus on historically driven and research-heavy presentations. This year’s edition includes projects centered on Robert Indiana and Ellsworth Kelly, Derek Jarman, Vera Molnár, Tarsila do Amaral, and Farid Belkahia. “Edition by edition, Art Basel Paris has become deeply embedded in the French cultural landscape and established itself as a major moment at the intersection of the art world and the broader creative industries, much like the city of Paris itself,” Crippa said in an email to ARTnews. “The enthusiasm surrounding this next edition has felt as vigorous as it is galvanizing. There’s a real sense now that Art Basel Paris is no longer simply arriving in the city each October, but becoming woven into its intellectual life and cultural rhythm.” The fair arrives during a strong rebound for the French market. According to the Art Basel & UBS Global Art Market Report 2026, sales in France reached $4.5 billion in 2025, up 9 percent year-over-year and above pre-pandemic levels. France now accounts for 8 percent of the global art market and more than half of the European Union market by value, according to the report. The full exhibitor list follows below.
