Art Basel Paris 2024: the contemporary art fair moves to the Grand Palais and Paris

Since 2022, this fair has been the stuff of dreams for contemporary art lovers. The must-attend contemporary art event returns to Paris this autumn. Over an entire weekend, from October 18 to 20, 2024, more than 190 galleries will take over the Grand Palais for the new edition of Art Basel Paris.

For this third edition, the arts event is pulling out all the stops: in addition to events at the Grand Palais, there are a number of free exhibitions and events at art venues and emblematic sites around the capital.

Art Basel Paris galleries present their artists in the newly renovated Grand Palais. This year's Contemporary Art Fair features some 200 art galleries from all over the world, presenting both well-known and emerging artists.

The fair is divided into three sectors:

• Galeries is the main sector for modern and contemporary art galleries presenting works of exceptional quality, including paintings, drawings, sculpture, installations, photography, video and digital art.
  
  
• Émergence is the sector that brings together galleries presenting young and emerging artists through solo exhibitions.
  
  
• Premise: a new sector showcasing atypical works and artists, including creations from before 1900!
  
  

• To be read
• The exhibitions of October 2024: the top artistic outings in Paris and the Île-de-France region
• What to do this weekend in Paris and the Île-de-France region, November 22, 23 and 24, 2024
• Tips for the weekend of November 22 to 24, 2024 in Paris: free or inexpensive outings

The Fair also extends beyond its walls, taking over nine of the capital's most emblematic venues:

• Place Vendôme,
  
• The Palais-Royal estate,
  
• Palais d'Iéna,
  
  
• Avenue Winston Churchill, between the Grand and Petit Palais,
  
  
• Cour de l'Hôtel de la Marine,
  
  
• Le Petit Palais,
  
  
• Eugène Delacroix national museum,
  
• The Petits-Augustins chapel at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris,
  
  
• The forecourt of theInstitut de France.
  

The famous Conversations program takes place this year at the Petit Palais, organized once again by curatorial duo Pierre-Alexandre Matéos and Charles Teyssou. They will be hosting discussions - free to the curious - between personalities from the worlds of art and culture. Nine debates are scheduled to take place at leading Parisian cultural venues.

Here's a tip: Art Basel Paris First Choice and Preview cardholders also enjoy free admission to the fair's cultural partners. These include the Centre Pompidou, the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Palais de Tokyo, the Jeu de Paume, the Palais Galliera...

Whether you're simply curious or a true contemporary art enthusiast, the Art Basel Paris Fair is one of the must-attend Parisian events this autumn. Head to the Grand Palais on October 18, 19 and 20, 2024.

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