Art Basel Paris closed its 2025 edition beneath the newly restored glass dome of the Grand Palais.
Following last year’s much-anticipated relocation to the historic venue, this iteration at the Grand Palais, directed by Clément Delépine, expanded the conversation between the fair, its galleries, and the city that hosts them. A total of 206 international galleries took part, including 180 within the Galeries sector and 65 exhibitors maintaining spaces in France, marking a strong local presence within an international framework.
The presentations spanned early modernism, Postwar art, and contemporary artists, all connected by a broader theme of the avant-garde.
The fair also featured two curated sections. Emergence showcased sixteen solo presentations by younger galleries and artists. Premise, by contrast, assembled ten historical projects, several featuring works predating 1900, creating a dialogue between artistic legacies and present-day reinterpretations.
Beneath the Grand Palais’ iconic glass and iron dome — a landmark tied to many milestones in modern art — the fair’s connection to its setting was especially visible. This dialogue with the city continued beyond the venue through an expanded Public Program held across nine locations, including museums and cultural landmarks. Additional highlights included Oh La La!, a re-hanging project art-directed by filmmaker Loïc Prigent, and the Conversations series, which featured a guest-curated day by fashion editor Edward Enninful.
The fair also benefited from an exceptional week of institutional programming. The opening of the new Fondation Cartier for Contemporary Art, designed by Jean Nouvel near the Louvre, took place alongside a major Gerhard Richter retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton and a George Condo exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris. Together, the events made Paris Art Week 2025 one of the most vibrant in recent years.
See some of this year's highlights.
Gerhard Richter. Abstraktes Bild (Abstract Painting), 1987. Vedovi GalleryCourtesy of Art Basel
Bridget Riley. David Zwirner
Yu Nishimura. Crèvecœur Gallery
Harry Nuriev. Objets Trouvés. Chapelle des Petits-Augustins, Paris. Presented by Sultana & Aurelie Julien Collectible
William Kentridge. Fat Cat, 2025 Goodman Gallery
Pierre Paul Rubens. The Virgin and Christ Child, with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist, c. 1611–14. Gagosian
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