Art Basel, the world's leading fair for modern and contemporary art, has announced the 194 galleries invited to the third edition of its Paris fair, to be held from October 18 to 20 at the Grand Palais, the capital's iconic venue reopening its doors after three years of renovation.

Introduced under the name Paris+ by Art Basel, the event will change its name in 2024, when it moves to the Grand Palais: it will now be called Art Basel Paris. This decision was taken in agreement with Madame Rachida Dati, the French Minister of Culture, and follows extensive consultations with Art Basel's local partners and key contacts, including the Ministry of Culture; the City of Paris; GrandPalaisRmn, the organisation in charge of the building; and the Parisian galleries, whose strong presence at the fair is one of its key hallmarks. In 2024, they will once again account for more than a third of the fair's exhibitors.

With this new name, Art Basel reaffirms its commitment to the city and its exceptional cultural ecosystem, leveraging the impact of the Art Basel brand to strengthen the Paris fair, underline its ambition and amplify its resonance in Paris and around the world.

At Art Basel Paris in the Grand Palais, visitors will be able to discover awide selection of works by leading French and international artists, including rarely seen paintings by Douanier Rousseau, René Magritte and Marc Chagall, as well as cutting-edge young contemporary artists such as Lou Fauroux and Gina Folly.

Directed by Clément Delépine, Art Basel Paris will be structured into three exhibition sectors: Galleries, in which exhibitors will be presenting their entire programme; Emergence, dedicated to emerging galleries and artists, with the Galeries Lafayette group as Official Partner; and the newly introduced Premise sector, in which nine galleries will be presenting works by singular artists, most of them to be discovered exclusively at the fair.

Art Basel will also be offering a public program, entirely free of charge and open to the public, which will take place throughout the city. This programme is organised in collaboration with the City of Paris and its cultural institutions, such as the Louvre Museum, the Centre des Monuments Nationaux, the Petit Palais, Paris Musées, and the CESE-Palais d'Iéna.