Art Basel 2018: 17 new galleries, Unlimited section revamp, and Italian contingent
Art Basel 2018 is set to feature 293 exhibitors, an increase from 291 in the previous year, with 17 galleries participating for the first time, such as Galerie Bernard Bouche from Paris, Barbara Gross Galerie in Munich, and San Francisco's Hosfelt Gallery. Italian galleries include Alfonso Artiaco from Naples and Galleria Continua from San Gimignano. The fair will encompass various sections: Galleries, Feature, Statements, Edition, Unlimited, and Parcours. Curated by Gianni Jetzer, the Unlimited section will have its own website and relocate to Hall 1. Statements will present 18 projects, including a video portrait by Lawrence Abu Hamdan depicting families divided by the Israel-Syria border, while Feature highlights 2017 Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid at Hollybush Gardens and previously unseen works by Jay DeFeo at Hosfelt Gallery.
Key facts
- 293 exhibitors at Art Basel 2018, up from 291 in 2017
- 17 galleries appear for the first time
- First-time galleries include Galerie Bernard Bouche, Barbara Gross Galerie, Hosfelt Gallery, Galerie Lange + Pult, Galerie Max Mayer, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, Richard Saltoun Gallery, Sandy Brown, Carlos/Ishikawa, Croy Nielsen, Georgia, Freedman Fitzpatrick, Jan Kaps, Antoine Levi, mor charpentier, White Space Beijing, Madragoa
- Italian galleries: Alfonso Artiaco, Galleria Continua, Massimo De Carlo, Galleria dello Scudo, A arte Invernizzi, Magazzino, Galleria Massimo Minini, Galleria Franco Noero, Tornabuoni Art, Monica de Cardenas, Tucci Russo Studio per l’Arte Contemporanea
- Unlimited section curated by Gianni Jetzer for seventh time
- Unlimited gets new dedicated website and moves to Hall 1
- Statements section features 18 projects including Lawrence Abu Hamdan's video about families separated by Israel-Syria border
- Feature section guest of honor: Lubaina Himid, 2017 Turner Prize winner, at Hollybush Gardens
- Jay DeFeo's unseen photographic works shown at Hosfelt Gallery
Entities
Artists
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Lubaina Himid
- Jay DeFeo
- Gianni Jetzer
- Matteo Consonni
Institutions
- Art Basel
- Galerie Bernard Bouche
- Barbara Gross Galerie
- Hosfelt Gallery
- Galerie Lange + Pult
- Galerie Max Mayer
- Franklin Parrasch Gallery
- Richard Saltoun Gallery
- Sandy Brown
- Carlos/Ishikawa
- Croy Nielsen
- Georgia
- Essex Street
- Freedman Fitzpatrick
- Jan Kaps
- Antoine Levi
- mor charpentier
- White Space Beijing
- Madragoa
- Alfonso Artiaco
- Galleria Continua
- Massimo De Carlo
- Galleria dello Scudo
- A arte Invernizzi
- Magazzino
- Galleria Massimo Minini
- Galleria Franco Noero
- Tornabuoni Art
- Monica de Cardenas
- Tucci Russo Studio per l’Arte Contemporanea
- Hollybush Gardens
- Turner Prize
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Munich
- Germany
- San Francisco
- United States
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Düsseldorf
- New York
- London
- United Kingdom
- Berlin
- Vienna
- Austria
- Los Angeles
- Cologne
- Beijing
- China
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Naples
- Italy
- San Gimignano
- Milan
- Verona
- Rome
- Brescia
- Turin
- Hall 1
- Israel-Syria border