Which Galleries Will Make Their Art Basel Debuts in 2023?
The Swiss fair announced 285 galleries this year, 21 of whom will show in Basel for the first time.
Art Basel, Basel (16–19 June 2022). Courtesy Art Basel.
Art Basel returns to Messe Basel from 13 to 18 June.
'With 21 newcomers, and 12 galleries newly entering the principal sector of the fair, this year's show feels particularly invigorated and rich in discoveries,' said Vincenzo de Bellis, Art Basel's Director, Fairs and Exhibition Platforms.
Among those participating for the first time, three will enter directly into the main Galleries sector: blank projects (Cape Town), Empty Gallery (Hong Kong), and Offer Waterman (London).
Another eight will join in the Feature sector, which focuses on art historical projects. They are: acb (Budapest), David Castillo (Miami), Thomas Erben Gallery (New York), Gajah Gallery (Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and Singapore), M77 Gallery (Milan), Martos Gallery (New York), Jacky Strenz (Frankfurt), and Galerie Bene Taschen (Cologne).
The first-time exhibitors appearing in the Statements sector, devoted to emerging artists from around the globe, are: Broadway (New York), Cooper Cole (Toronto), Gaga (Mexico City and Los Angeles), Hua International (Beijing and Berlin), Jhaveri Contemporary (Mumbai), LC Queisser (Tbilisi), Kendra Jayne Patrick (Bern and New York), sans titre (Paris), SMAC Art Gallery (Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Stellenbosch), and Soft Opening (London).
Outside of the gallery booths, Giovanni Carmine, Director of the Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, will curate the fair's Unlimited sector with some 70 large-scale installations and performances.
'Additionally, I am thrilled that internationally renowned artist Latifa Echakhch will take over the city's Messeplatz with her ambitious, interdisciplinary installation, inviting fair-goers and passers-by to rediscover the public dimension of the square,' de Bellis said.
Born in Morocco, Echakhch represented Switzerland at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022. She will build a 'sprawling superstructure' that will act as a backdrop for a series of concerts and performances.
Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz added that, 'I am incredibly excited to welcome the international art community to Basel in June for another premier edition of our show and my first as the organisation's CEO.' —[O]
