Art Basel's Paris+ Debut Shakes Up Art Fair Landscape, Rivals Frieze London

festival-fair · 2026-04-23

The Paris+ par Art Basel fair, organized by the Swiss MCH Group, took place at the Grand Palais Éphémère from October 20 to 23, taking the place of FIAC. It drew in 40,000 attendees and showcased 156 galleries from 30 nations. Noteworthy sales included George Condo's "The dream," which fetched $2.65 million, and Robert Motherwell's "Je t'aime No II," sold for $6.5 million. Significant purchases were made by international collectors, such as MoMA New York and The Art Institute of Chicago. Director Clément Delépine curated participants from a broader selection, blending major global players with local establishments. The fair's triumph indicates a revitalized French art scene, marked by emerging galleries and public displays, and influenced Frieze London, with speculation about dealers reserving prime pieces for Paris.

Key facts

Paris+ par Art Basel replaced the FIAC, running from October 20-23, 2022 at the Grand Palais Éphémère.
The fair featured 156 galleries from 30 countries, with 60 based in Paris.
Notable sales included a George Condo painting for $2.65 million and a Robert Motherwell work for $6.5 million.
Approximately 40,000 visitors attended, with strong buying from U.S. institutions and South Korean collectors.
The fair's director, Clément Delépine, selected from a pool four to five times larger than the final gallery list.
Le Monde reported the event rivaled Frieze London, potentially diverting top artworks.
The MCH Group, organizer of Art Basel, is now majority-controlled by James Murdoch.
The parallel Paris Internationale fair occupied the historic studio of photographer Nadar, designed by Christ & Gantenbein.

Entities

Artists

George Condo
Robert Motherwell
Maxwell Alexandre
León Ferrari
Anderson Borba
Marina Rheingantz
Yull Yamagata
Erika Verzutti
Regina Parra
Hudinilson Jr
Montez Magno
Mari Ra
Zé di Cabeça
Fabio Miguez
Adenor Gondim
Luciano Feijão
Júlio Bittencourt
Marlene Barros
Claudia Alarcón
Nuno Ramos
Marcos Amaro
Ivald Granato
Felipe Rezende
Andrea Brazil
Darks Miranda
Flávia Metzler
Ivan Cardoso
Yuli Yamagata
Thalita Hamaoui
Rogério Medeiros
Rafael Hayashi
Lázaro Roberto
Paulo Pedro Leal
Flavia Renault
Belony Ferreira
Mestre Didi
Anna Atkins
Elizabeth B. Brownell
Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson
Annette Messager
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
Hiromix
Claudia Andujar
Maureen Bisilliat
Gretta Sarfaty
Vilma Slomp
Claudia Jaguaribe
Anna Mariani
Stefania Bril
Francisco Brennand
José Cláudio
Tadeu Kaingang
Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui
Antônio Bispo dos Santos
Hercule Florence
Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff
Ludwig Riedel
Néster Rubtsov
Aimé-Adrien Taunay
Wilhelmine von Langsdorff
Maria Noujaim
Alberto Henschel
Juca Rosa
Abdias Nascimento
Jean Boghici
Carlos Lacerda
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
Nadar
La Chola Poblete
Sandra Gamarra Heshiki
Santiago Yahuarcani
Damián Ortega
Sol Calero
Carolina Caycedo
Pablo Delano
Rosa Elena Curruchich
Manuel Herreros
Mateo Manaure
Jesús Soto
Iberê Camargo
Jasper Johns
Henri Matisse
Marie Laurencin
Walter Benjamin
Hannah Arendt
Rupert Murdoch
Donald Trump
Alexandre I
Leda
Cisne

Institutions

Art Basel
MCH Group
FIAC
Grand Palais
Grand Palais Éphémère
The Art Newspaper
MoMA
The Art Institute of Chicago
Le Monde
Frieze
Bourse de Commerce
Pinault Collection
Mariane Ibrahim
David Zwirner
Gagosian
Jocelyn Wolff
Mor Charpentier
ProjecteSD
Société
Hauser & Wirth
Pace Gallery
White Cube
Louvre
Musée d'Orsay
Fox News
A Gentil Carioca
Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel
Gomide & Co
Centre Pompidou
Paris Internationale
Christ & Gantenbein
Kunstmuseum Basel
Swiss National Museum
MACBA
Jaqueline Martins
Galeria Galatea Salvador
Nara Roesler
Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo
Movimento Grevista Negro
Sesc Sorocaba
CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
Phi Projetos
Cinnamon
CAIXA
Governo do Brasil
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte
Ateliê Marlene Barros
Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
Universidade de Aveiro
MASP
Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
El Espacio 23
Janaina Torres Galeria
FAMA Museu
IMS
Instituto Moreira Salles
10x10 Photobooks
Getty Research Institute
Museo Reina Sofía
Rijksmuseum
New York Public Library
Paris Photo
Livraria da Travessa
Simões de Assis
Galeria Estúdio Reverso
NONADA SP
NND|Azeco
DAN Galeria
Casa de Cultura do Parque
Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea
Lei Rouanet
Ministério da Cultura
banco BV
Laranjinha
Banco Itaú
Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin
USP
Instituto Hercule Florence
Documenta Pantanal
Centro Maria Antônia
Bibliothèque nationale de France
BnF
Coleção Cyrillo Hercules Florence
Fonte
Carmo Johnson Projects
Itaú Cultural
Ilê Asipá
Pina Luz
Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
PGHEA-MAC
Arte Brasileiros

Locations

Paris
France
Basel
Switzerland
Miami Beach
Hong Kong
New York
United States
Chicago
South Korea
London
United Kingdom
Avenue Matignon
Barcelona
Spain
Berlin
Germany
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Argentina
Lyon
Palais de Tokyo
Europe
Salvador
Bahia
Recife
Pernambuco
Olinda
São Paulo
Zona Leste
Sorocaba
Capela João de Camargo
Clube 28 de Setembro
Monumento Pelourinho
Monumento à Mãe Preta
Tóquio
Japan
Mumbai
India
Pequim
China
Jacarta
Indonesia
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
Maranhão
Portugal
Aveiro
Santiago
La Puntana
Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Miami
Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
Itu
Vitória
Espírito Santo
Alto de Pinheiros
Vila Madalena
Boaçava
Santo Antônio da Patrulha
Rio Grande do Sul
Bela Vista
Porto Feliz
Mato Grosso
Grão-Pará
Amazônia
Pantanal
Algarve
Los Angeles
Madri
Amsterdã
Netherlands
Cameroon
Fortaleza
Ceará
Ilha de Itaparica
Recôncavo Baiano
Vila Nova Conceição
Jardim Paulista
Barra Funda
Bom Retiro
Jardim Faculdade
Cidade Universitária
Veneza
Italy

Sources

ARTE!Brasileiros — 2022-12-21