Art Basel 2024, under the new leadership of Maike Cruse, will host 287 galleries from 40 countries, including 22 first-time exhibitors.
The event will feature citywide programming and prestigious awards, making it a must-see for art enthusiasts. Preview days are June 11-12, with public admission from June 13-16.
Key Takeaways
- Art Basel 2024 will feature 287 galleries from 40 countries.
- 22 galleries will be making their debut at the fair.
- The event includes expanded citywide programming and the prestigious Baloise Art Prize.
Maike Cruse’s Inaugural Art Basel: A Global Art Celebration
Art Basel 2024 is set to welcome 287 galleries from 40 countries, with 22 making their debut.
The prestigious art fair will be held from June 13 to 16, with preview days on June 11 and 12.
This year’s event marks the first under the leadership of Maike Cruse, who was appointed as the inaugural director in May 2023.
Expanded Citywide Programming
Stefanie Hessler, director of the Swiss Institute in New York, will curate the Parcours section, expanding into storefronts along Basel’s Clarastrasse and the Hotel Merian.
The venue will be a continuous, around-the-clock space for artistic events and showcases.
The Film section, curated by writer and curator Filipa Ramos, will be held at Basel’s Stadtkino.
Writer and editor Kimberly Bradley will take charge of the Conversations program, which is free to the public and hosted at the city fairgrounds.
Main Section Highlights
245 exhibitors will feature in the main section, including new participants like LA- and New York-based Karma, Taipei’s Tina Keng Gallery, and Shanghai’s Madeln Gallery.
Graduates from the Feature and Statements sections, such as Commonwealth and Council from Mexico City, LA, and Paris’s Galerie Crèvecœur, will also appear in the main section.
Feature and Statements Sections
The Feature section will welcome 11 new participants and present 16 art-historical exhibitions.
Highlights include Galerie Mueller’s “condensed” retrospective of Jean Tinguely and Shanghai’s Bank’s showcase of the partnership between Maryn Varbanov and Song Huai-Kuei.
The Statements section will offer eighteen solo presentations, including a sonic installation by Indonesian artist Julian Abraham “Togar,” presented by Jakarta’s ROH Projects, and a group of sculptures by Sudanese artist Ahmed Umar exhibited by Oslo’s OSL contemporary.
Baloise Art Prize
The 25th Baloise Art Prize, valued at CHF 30,000 (about $34,000), will be awarded to up to two artists in the Statements section.
The Baloise Group, a Swiss insurance company, will also purchase works by the winning artists and donate them to European museums, which will host solo exhibitions for the winners.
Citywide Exhibitions
In addition to the fair, several shows will be held at museums throughout Basel, including the Fondation Beyeler, Kunstmuseum Basel, Kunsthaus Baselland, Museum Tinguely, and Vitra Schaudepot.
Full List of Participants
The complete list of participating galleries is extensive, featuring prestigious names such as Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, and David Zwirner.
Newcomers and returning favorites will present diverse artworks, promising an enriching experience for attendees.
Main Sector:
- 303 Gallery
- 47 Canal
- A Gentil Carioca
- A arte Invernizzi
- Acquavella Galleries
- Air de Paris
- Alexander Gray Associates
- Alfonso Artiaco
- Almeida & Dale Galeria de Arte
- Almine Rech
- Annet Gelink Gallery
- Annely Juda Fine Art
- Anton Kern Gallery
- Antenna Space
- Applicat-Prazan
- Art : Concept
- Barro
- Ben Brown Fine Arts
- Bernard Jacobson Gallery
- Bernier/Eliades
- blank projects
- Blum & Poe
- Bortolami
- Borch Editions
- Broadway
- Bridget Donahue
- Cabinet
- Catriona Jeffries
- Casey Kaplan
- Carlier Gebauer
- Carlos/Ishikawa
- Carolina Nitsch
- Cardi Gallery
- Casas Riegner
- Casey Kaplan
- ChertLüdde
- Chemould Prescott Road
- Clearing
- Commonwealth and Council
- Contemporary Fine Arts
- Cristea Roberts Gallery
- Croy Nielsen
- David Kordansky Gallery
- David Nolan Gallery
- David Zwirner
- Deborah Schamoni
- dépendance
- Derosia
- Di Donna
- Edward Tyler Nahem
- Ecart
- Edwynn Houk Gallery
- Emanuela Campoli
- Empty Gallery
- Essex Street/Maxwell Graham
- Experimenter
- Felix Gaudlitz
- Foksal Gallery Foundation
- Fondation Beyeler
- Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel
- Fraenkel Gallery
- Frith Street Gallery
- Gagosian
- Galerie 1900-2000
- Galerie Bärbel Grässlin
- Galerie Chantal Crousel
- Galerie Crèvecœur
- Galerie Eigen + Art
- Galerie Elvira González
- Galerie Frank Elbaz
- Galerie Gisela Capitain
- Galerie Greta Meert
- Galerie Gisela Linder
- Galerie Gregor Staiger
- Galerie Heinz Holtmann
- Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi
- Galerie Karsten Greve
- Galerie Krinzinger
- Galerie Lelong & Co.
- Galerie Max Hetzler
- Galerie Michael Haas
- Galerie Nathalie Obadia
- Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder
- Galerie Peter Kilchmann
- Galerie Pietro Spartà
- Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle
- Galerie Thomas
- Galerie Thomas Zander
- Galleria Continua
- Galleria dello Scudo
- Galleria Franco Noero
- Galleria Lorcan O’Neill Roma
- Galleria Massimo Minini
- Garth Greenan Gallery
- Gladstone Gallery
- Goodman Gallery
- Grässlin Gallery
- Green Naftali Gallery
- Greta Meert Gallery
- Hamiltons Gallery
- Hauser & Wirth
- Hazel Holland-Hibbert
- Herald St
- Hunt Kastner
- Ibid
- Jack Shainman Gallery
- Jahmek Contemporary Art
- James Cohan Gallery
- Jan Kaps
- Jenkins Johnson Gallery
- Jeffrey Deitch
- Karma
- Karma International
- kaufmann repetto
- Kate MacGarry
- Kerlin Gallery
- Kewenig Gallery
- Kiang Malingue
- König Galerie
- Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler
- Kukje Gallery
- kurimanzutto
- L’Inconnue
- Layr
- Lehmann Maupin
- Lia Rumma
- Lisson Gallery
- Luxenburg & Co
- Maureen Paley
- Magazzino
- Mai 36 Galerie
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- Mark Rappolt
- Martos Gallery
- Matthew Marks Gallery
- Mayoral
- Mendes Wood DM
- Mennour
- Meredith Rosen Gallery
- Meyer Riegger
- Michael Werner Gallery
- Miguel Abreu Gallery
- mother’s tankstation limited
- Mitchell-Innes & Nash
- Modern Art
- mor charpentier
- Nicholas Krupp
- Nicola Vassell Gallery
- Pace Gallery
- P.P.O.W
- Paula Cooper Gallery
- Peres Projects
- Petzel Gallery
- Pilar Corrias
- Proyectos Ultravioleta
- Project Native Informant
- Richard Nagy Ltd.
- René Schmitt
- Reena Spaulings Fine Art
- Regen Projects
- René Schmitt
- Rodeo
- ROH Projects
- Sadie Coles HQ
- Sfeir-Semler Gallery
- Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
- Skopia / P.-H. Jaccaud
- Société Gallery
- Sprüth Magers
- Stampa
- Standard (Oslo)
- Stevenson
- Susan Sheehan Gallery
- Taka Ishii Gallery
- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
- The Modern Institute
- Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery
- Tina Keng Gallery
- Tina Kim Gallery
- Tornabuoni Art
- Travesía Cuatro
- Tucci Russo Studio per l’Arte Contemporanea
- Urs Meile Gallery
- Vadehra Art Gallery
- Van de Weghe
- Vedovi Gallery
- Victoria Miro
- Vielmetter Los Angeles
- Vitra Schaudepot
- Von Bartha
- White Cube
- Yares Art
- ZERO Gallery
Edition:
- Borch Editions
- Cristea Roberts Gallery
- Gemini G.E.L.
- knust kunz gallery editions
- Carolina Nitsch
- René Schmitt
- Susan Sheehan Gallery
- STPI
Feature:
- Almeida & Dale Galeria de Arte
- Bank
- Thomas Brambilla
- Larkin Erdmann Gallery
- hunt kastner
- Galerie Le Minotaure
- Martos Gallery
- Maruani Mercier
- Galerie Mueller
- Gallery Wendi Norris
- OH Gallery
- Parker Gallery
- Meredith Rosen Gallery
- sans titre
- The Third Gallery Aya
- Vadehra Art Gallery
Statements:
- Barro
- Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou
- Broadway
- Derosia
- Bridget Donahue
- Felix Gaudlitz
- Gypsum Gallery
- Jahmek Contemporary Art
- Marfa’ Projects
- Nome
- OSL contemporary
- Project Native Informant
- Proyectos Ultravioleta
- ROH Projects
- Galeria Stereo
- Union Pacific
- White Space
- Wooson
