Karim Crippa appointed director of Art Basel Paris
Karim Crippa will take over as the director of Art Basel Paris, effective November 1, 2025, following Clément Delépine, who initiated the fair in 2022 and has transitioned to Lafayette Anticipations. Currently, Crippa serves as the Head of Communications and a Senior Editor for Art Basel Paris. With roots in Zurich, he has experience at prominent institutions such as Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary in Vienna, Haus der Kunst in Munich, and Duve in Berlin. Vincenzo de Bellis, Art Basel's Chief Artistic Officer, has commended Crippa’s expertise in curating and understanding the contemporary art landscape in Paris.
Key facts
- Karim Crippa appointed director of Art Basel Paris
- Succeeds Clément Delépine, who established the fair's Paris arm in 2022
- Delépine moved to Lafayette Anticipations
- Crippa is currently Head of Communications for Art Basel Paris and Senior Editor at Art Basel
- Born in Zurich
- Previously worked at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary in Vienna, Haus der Kunst in Munich, and Duve in Berlin
- Vincenzo de Bellis praised Crippa's curatorial eye and communication skills
- Crippa begins on 1 November 2025
Entities
Artists
- Karim Crippa
- Clément Delépine
- Okwui Enwezor
- Daniel Birnbaum
- Nathalie Djurberg
- Steve McQueen
- Egon Schiele
- Maria Lassnig
- Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
- Alexandra Barth
- Pauline Curnier Jardin
- Ion Grigorescu
- Nona Inescu
- Andrei Nițu
- Boz Deseo Garden
- Clare Rojas
- Rosalind Nashashibi
- Andreas Eriksson
- Ivan Aguéli
- Véra Molnar
- Robert Michel
- Ella Bergmann
- Kurt Schwitters
- László Moholy-Nagy
- El Lissitzky
- Francis Picabia
- Tarsila do Amaral
- Émile Renard
- Lewis Baltz
- Zanele Muholi
- Brassaï
- Man Ray
- Jacqueline Lamba
- André Breton
- Françoise Gilot
- Frida Kahlo
- Dora Maar
- Pipilotti Rist
- Monica Bonvicini
- Tania Mouraud
- Sibylle Ruppert
- Annie Ernaux
- Tracey Emin
- Émile Zola
Institutions
- Art Basel
- Art Basel Paris
- Lafayette Anticipations
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
- Haus der Kunst
- Duve
- Grand Palais
- Ocula
- Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Galerie Duve
- Biennale de Venise
- ChertLüdde
- Catinca Tabacaru
- Petrine
- Document
- Jessica Silverman
- PM8
- Gianni Manhattan
- Neugerriemschneider
- Institut suédois
- Galerie Zlotowski
- Galerie Éric Mouchet
- Almeida & Dale
- Zander
- Crèvecoeur
- Larkin Erdmann
- Galerie Pavec
- Musée Cantini
- Hauser & Wirth
- Luhring Augustine
- IAC de Villeurbanne
- Raffaella Cortese
- Ceysson & Bénétière
- Blue Velvet
- Isabella Bortolozzi
- Palais de Tokyo
- Académie Julian
- Beaux Arts Magazine
- Paris Photo
- Mrac – Musée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie / Pyrénées Méditerranée
- Collection Pinault
- Monopol
- Monopol Plus
Locations
- Paris
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Vienna
- Austria
- Munich
- Germany
- Berlin
- France
- Hong Kong
- China
- Basel
- Lausanne
- Venice
- Italy
- Bucharest
- Romania
- Harare
- Zimbabwe
- Düsseldorf
- Chicago
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- San Francisco
- United States
- Vigo
- Spain
- Medelplana
- Kinnekulle
- Sweden
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Cologne
- Milan
- Albisola Superiore
- Madrid
- Marseille
- Luberon
- Weimar
- Frankfurt
- New York
- United Kingdom
- Salon Seine
- square Jean-Perrin
- 7 Avenue Winston Churchill
- 11 Rue Payenne
- 20 Rue de Seine
- Frankreich
- Italien