Every autumn, the French capital becomes the nerve center of the international art market. This week, October brings together the world of contemporary and modern art, with unmissable fairs, intimate shows and satellite events. After the effervescence of the Olympic Games, Paris welcomes art lovers and collectors to the most eagerly awaited fairs of this Art Week 2024.
Art Basel Paris, the international fair returns to the Grand Palais
3rd edition | october 18-20, 2024
Paris+ by Art Basel is a must-attend event on the Paris art scene. Part of the prestigious Art Basel fair network, it welcomes 195 galleries from 42 different countries, more than a quarter of which are participating for the very first time (53 of them). In 2023, it attracted over 30,000 visitors. Once again this year, monumental works will be presented in the emblematic setting of the Grand Palais Éphémère.
- Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris 7th arrondissement
- www.artbasel.com
- 195 galleries from 42 countries and territories, including 53 first-time exhibitors and 64 galleries with space in France, will present an exceptional program for the first edition of Art Basel Paris at the renovated Grand Palais.
- 38,000 visitors in 2023
- 3 sectors: "Galleries", the main sector; "Emergence" with 16 stands from young galleries; "Premise" for curatorial proposals open to old art and singular artists.
- Oh La La" exhibition on the themes of eroticism and attraction
- Public and Conversationprogram
- This year's group show will be held at the Palais-Royal, alongside other venues: In Place Vendôme, a giant mushroom by German artist Carsten Höller; the brilliant young Jean-Charles de Quillacq in the Petits-Augustins chapel at the Beaux-Arts de Paris; Jesse Darling at the Petit Palais; John Chamberlain, Yayoi Kusama and Jean Prouvé scattered around the Petit and Grand Palais; Niki de Saint Phalle on the forecourt of the Institut de France; Ali Cherri at the Musée Eugène-Delacroix.
As in previous years, Bail Art will be working alongside exhibiting galleries to offer art leasing to companies and the self-employed.
Agnès Humbert, Sales Manager, Bail Art Leasing
Moderne Art Fair, the meeting place for the modern and contemporary art market
8th edition | october 17-20, 2024
Moderne Art Fair has established itself as an essential showcase for modern and contemporary art and design. The fair will once again be held on avenue des Champs-Élysées, opposite the Grand Palais, spreading its ephemeral pavilions from place Clemenceau to place de la Concorde to welcome over 80 exhibiting galleries. In 2023, the fair attracted over 30,000 visitors, confirming its status as the benchmark fair for modern and contemporary art in Paris.
- Place de la Concorde, Paris 8th arrondissement
- www.moderneartfair.com
- 30,000 visitors in 2023
- 90 exhibiting galleries in 2024
Asia Now, contemporary Asian art under the banner of the "Ceremony" exhibition
10th edition | october 17-20, 2024
This anniversary edition of Asia Now, under the artistic direction of the Radicants curatorial cooperative founded by Nicolas Bourriaud, is a sensory showcase entitled "Ceremony". The artists invited by Radicants mediate the interconnected human experience, addressing the power of assembly and resonating with the community spirit of Asia Now. This main exhibition is an international curatorial project presenting 18 artists who shed light on the concept of ceremony, weaving rituals blending art, philosophy, science and poetry. "This edition offers us a unique opportunity to echo the diversity of Asia, and to propose an experiential approach that fosters exchange and the notion of living together that we hold so dear," says Alexandra Fain, Asia Now Director for Les Echos Série Limitée, 14/10/2024.
- Monnaie de Paris, Paris 8ème
- www.asianowparis.com
- 60 new galleries in 2024 new galleries representing 28 countries, from Central Asia to the Asia-Pacific region, including West, South, Southeast and East Asia.
AKAA, Also Known As Africa, contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora
8th edition | october 18-20, 2024
The AKAA fair celebrates contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. In 2023, the event attracted 15,000 visitors and featured 38 galleries. In 2024, the fair reiterates its mission to offer a plural vision of African and Afro-descendant creation. AKAA continues to highlight the conversations that Africa has with the Americas and the Caribbean, notably through a spotlight on the ultramarine scene. Carte blanche events for guest artists and curators will give voice to the vibrant art scenes of France's overseas territories. The show will welcome 41 galleries and over 100 artists from all over the world. These include Galerie Primo Marella from Italy, This is Not a White Cube from Angola and Portugal, Perve Galeria from Portugal, Band of Vices from the USA, and 193 Gallery from France. New galleries will also be making their debut, including Galerie Christophe Person and Maison Gaston from Guadeloupe.
- Carreau du Temple, Paris 3rd arrondissement
- www.akaafair.com
- 41 galleries and over 100 artists from all over the world
Design Miami/Paris, a spotlight on collectible design
2nd edition | october 15-20, 2024
Building on the success of its previous editions in Miami and Basel, Design Miami comes to Paris for a much-anticipated edition. The event takes place, as for the first time, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, at the Hôtel de Maisons, the former home of Karl Lagerfeld. This show, dedicated to collectible design, is aimed at collectors and enthusiasts of rare and singular pieces. With some twenty specialized galleries, it offers a showcase for the greatest design creators of the 20th and 21st centuries. Among the exhibitors for the first time is Galerie Gastou, collaborating with Galerie Desprez-Bréhéret and presenting a selection of furniture by sculptor Jean Touret. Iconic pieces from Galerie Laffanour / Downtown and Galerie Patrick Seguin will also be on show, as will Morentz, which will present rare pieces by George Nakashima and Jose Zanine Caldas, among others. Exhibitions by Nilufar, galerie kreo and Carpenters Workshop Gallery are also among the highlights.
- L'Hôtel de Maisons, 51, rue de l'Université, 75 007
- www.designmiami.com
- 20 galleries
- Find out more about the autumn Design exhibitions here
Offscreen, artistic immersion off the beaten track
3rd edition | october 16-20, 2024
Offscreen offers a unique immersive approach to contemporary art, taking over unexpected and often unconventional locations across Paris. The concept stands out for its ability to present works of art in exceptional architectural contexts, outside the usual gallery or fair settings. The OFFSCREEN fair will return to the Grand Garage Haussmann (Paris 8th arrondissement) for its 3rd edition, from October 16 to 20, 2024. Some twenty galleries are expected to take up space on the eight floors of the former garage, with its industrial Art Deco aesthetic, which hosted the event last year, supported by Swiss private bank Lombard Odier and the House of Dior. After Anthony McCall in 2022 and Rosa Barba in 2023, this year OFFSCREEN will honor Belgian director Chantal Akerman, a major figure and pioneer of modern cinema who passed away in 2015. The Marian Goodman Gallery (New York, Paris, Los Angeles), which represents her, will take part in OFFSCREEN for the first time.
- Discover various locations in Paris here
- www.offscreenparis.com
- Dedicated to still and moving images, OFFSCREEN brings together the work of avant-garde, historical and contemporary artists, offering installations and experiments spread over the eight levels of this building with its emblematic Art-Deco façade.
Private Choice, Art and Design in a confidential setting
15th edition | october 11-20, 2024
Private Choice remains true to its concept of a private visit where art and design are exhibited in a Haussmann apartment in the heart of Paris. The fair stands out for its presentation of contemporary works in an intimate setting. In 2024, Private Choice moved to rue Paul Valéry in the 16th arrondissement. On three floors, this historic building houses works of art and contemporary design on the theme of "Radiance". More than 40 artists and designers of all generations and nationalities meet here, spreading their influences and bursts of creativity through paintings, sculptures, objets d'art and furniture. The paths of these artists intersect and fascinate through the convergence of the messages they convey, in a studio house that has become an artistic crossroads under the impetus of its founder Nadia Candet. As every year, the works are available for purchase, and their words are conveyed by a mediation team trained at the École du Louvre.
- 40, rue Paul Valéry, Paris 16th arrondissement
- www.privatechoice.fr
- WE INAUGURAL Friday October 11, Saturday October 12, Sunday October 13 - 12pm to 8pm
- Opening hours Monday October 14 to Sunday October 20 - 12h to 20h
- FINISHING Sunday, October 20 - 12pm to 8pm
Satellite fairs in brief
- Paris Internationale from October 16 to 20, 2024 - Paris 9e
- OFFSCREEN October 16-20, 2024 - Paris 8e
- Modern Art Fair October 17-20, 2024 - Paris 8e
- Private Choice from October 11 to 20, 2024 - Paris 16e
- Outsider Paris from October 14 to 20, 2024 - Paris le
- Asia Now 2024 from October 17 to 20, 2024 - Paris 6e
- AKAA 2024 October 18-20, 2024 - Paris 3e
- Design Miami Paris 2024 October 15-20, 2024 - Paris 7e
- Thema Fair from October 17 to 20, 2024 - Paris 6e
- Germanopratin from October 17 to 20, 2024 - Paris 6e
- The Salon by NADA & The Community October 17-20, 2024 - Paris 6e
Art Leasing
Rental with Option to Purchase (LOA), or leasing of works of art, enables companies and the self-employed to acquire works of art to furnish their workspaces.
A flexible and advantageous financing solution for professionals:
- Tax saving via fully tax-deductible rental payments
- Rental costs staggered from 13 to 48 months
- Possibility of exercising purchase option with acquisition at residual value at end of contract
- Works, sculptures, photographs, drawings, prints, design furniture and objets d'art, ... all media from pre-Columbian to contemporary art
- Beautify your premises and enhance your corporate image
Bail Art Leasing, Europe's leading art gallery partner, is an official partner of Drawing Now Art Fair for the 5th year running.
