Right on the heels of a busy few days in London, collectors, curators, artists, and members of the public will now descend on Paris for another whirlwind, art-filled week. Everyone is curious to see Art Basel Paris, finally back in its destined home at the Grand Palais—but there’s a lot to see and do in the city, with new events including NADA’s Salon.

Below, we’ve detailed all the practical information you need to know before heading out to the City of Light this week so you can catch all the action.

Art Basel Paris
October 18—October 20, 2024

Photo by Aliki Christoforou. Courtesy of Art Basel

Art Basel Paris, the youngest arm of the behemoth art fair family, is set to dazzle once again, turning the City of Light into an art lover’s playground. Collectors and art aficionados will be spoiled for choice with free installations by art world heavyweights like Yayoi Kusama and Niki de Saint Phalle scattered across Paris’s landmarks. Fashion powerhouse Miu Miu will be hosting a special project at the Palais d’Iena, and inside the Grand Palais, the fair’s primary venue, galleries will be offering everything from Surrealist wonders to Arte Povera provocations. Don’t miss the playful Oh La La! initiative, where galleries promise to shake things up with surprise displays, nor the merch at the Art Basel Shop curated by fashion tastemaker Sarah Andelman.

Where: The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées. 75008 Paris, France

Paris Internationale
October 16–20, 2024

An installation by Ad Minoliti at Paris International. Photo © Margot Montigny, Courtesy of the artist and Crèvecoeur, Paris.

Paris Internationale is back for its 10th edition, and it’s not just another stuffy art fair. Imagine an 18th-century literary salon colliding with a DIY contemporary art fair, and you’re halfway there. This year, the Central Bergère in the 9th arrondissement will again host 75 galleries from 19 countries, showcasing everything from established names to fresh faces in the art world. This fair is about more than just buying and selling—visitors can expect a rich cultural program with free non-profit spaces and guided tours by art world insiders.

Where: 17 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 75009 Paris, France

Place des Vosges

October 14—October 19, 2024

Install shot featuring work by Patricia Treib (Kate MacGarry, London) and Kris Lemaslu and
Rawan Almukthar (Meyer Kainer, Vienna) Courtesy Place des Vosges

Place des Vosges is Paris’s oldest public square, and the neighborhood of Marais’s crown jewel; it is also an unofficial gallery district. It is therefore an ideal location for a boutique presentation by a select international consortium of galleries who are collaborating on a presentation across two focused spaces at the resplendent venue. Chris Sharp Gallery, from Los Angeles, is showing a group presentation including artists David Gilbert, Laura Larraz, and Sean Sullivan. London gallery the Approach is presenting “An Other Place,” including new small-scale paintings by New York-based artist Glenn Goldberg. London’s Kate MacGarry is bringing works by JB Blunk, Goshka Macuga, and Patricia Treib; Corbett vs. Dempsey, from Chicago, will show a small group presentation including artists Sadie Benning and Arturo Herrera. Other exhibitors at Place des Vosges include Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna; Michael Benevento, Los Angeles; Kerlin Gallery, Dublin; and Linn Lühn, Düsseldorf.

Where: Pl. des Vosges, 75004 Paris, France

Asia Now
October 17–20, 2024

Performance view of a rain ceremony during They Who Brings Rain Brings Life, Counterspace’s contribution to the 2023 Dhaka Art Summit. Photography by Shadman Sakib. Image courtesy Dhaka Arts Summit

Asia Now, the Paris Asian Art Fair, is also celebrating its 10 anniversary this year at the Monnaie de Paris during Paris Art Week. This fair offers a curated platform featuring international galleries showcasing artists from Asia and its diaspora. The fair combines commercial exhibitions with an ambitious public program, including site-specific installations, performances, conversations, and artist workshops. One such installation is a site-specific iteration of Sumayya Vally’s “They who bring rain, bring life”, a ceremonial display of women wrapped in white fabrics picking large jars from the round wall of clay vessels surrounding them for ritual cleaning. For this milestone edition, Asia Now is welcoming the curatorial cooperative RADICANTS,  an international nomadic group specializing in exhibition production, cultural engineering, and art consultancy. as Guest Curator. Asia Now continues to be a significant event for those interested in contemporary Asian art.

Where: 11 Quai de Conti, 75006 Paris, France

Design Miami.Paris
October 16—October 20, 2024

Artist Tadashi Kawamata’s Nest installation at Liaigre showroom during Design Miami Paris. Photo: Sylvie Becquet. Courtesy of Liaigre.

Design Miami Paris is back for a second round, transforming the swanky L’hôtel de Maisons into a design lover’s haven this month. The fair promises an amalgam of timeless design masterpieces and tomorrow’s superstars. Over 20 top-tier galleries will present objects ranging from modernist holy grails to fresh-off-the-press contemporary gems. Some highlights to watch out for include Jean Prouvé’s architectural wizardry, Virgil Abloh’s TOWER HILLS chair, and a major Design at Large program—think Wendell Castle sculptures that’ll warp your reality.

Where: 51 Rue de l’Université, 75007 Paris, France

The Salon by NADA and The Community
October 17–20, 2024

Promising to bring together “the best of contemporary art” from its network in four days of “art, music, fashion, and publishing”, NADA is opening its Salon doors for the first ever time during Paris Art Week. Nada— the New Art Dealers Alliance—was founded in 2002 but The Salon is its latest major project, hosting 46 galleries in the 10th arrondissement. These galleries come from more than 18 countries, including London’s Night Café, New York’s P.A.D, and Tokyo’s Yutaka Kikutake Gallery. The Salon is invite-only for its exhibitors, guaranteeing quality- and vibe-consistency throughout the cool debut fair. The brand new fair will also host an art book fair during its run.

Where: 30 bis Rue de Paradis 75010 Paris, France

OFFSCREEN
October 16—October 20, 2024

Shooting of the documentary “Grandmothers” realized by Chantal Ackerman, within the framework of the television program “Dis I”. (Photo by Laszlo Ruszka / INA via Getty Images)

OFFSCREEN, Paris’s avant-garde image-based fair, returns for a second year. Hosted in Grand Garage Haussmann, a stunning 1920s Art Deco parking garage in the heart of Paris, this unique event blurs the lines between fair and exhibition. The program will showcase solo presentations from 25 carefully selected artists across eight floors. Visitors can expect a diverse range of artworks, from photocopies to AI-generated pieces, all exploring the capacities of still and moving images. This year’s guest of honor is the late Chantal Akerman, a cinematic rebel who turned the monotony of washing someone wash dishes into a mesmerizing experience. Her hypnotic long takes and unflinching gaze at the mundane aspects of life practically erased boundaries, making powerful statements on feminism, identity, and the human condition. Her 1975 film “Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” is considered a masterpiece of feminist cinema. 

Where: 43-45 Rue de Laborde, 75008 Paris, France

AKAA
October 18–20, 2024

The 9th edition of AKAA – Also Known As Africa – returns to Paris’s Carreau du Temple (just near the prison where the Royal family was held during the French revolution). The fair showcases the vibrant world of contemporary African art and its diaspora. This year’s highlights will include a monumental installation by Cameroonian artist MALAM, an environmental work made using recycled materials. Also, AKAA will host a curatorial showcase examining the pivotal role of curators in artists’ careers. Les Rencontres, the fair’s cultural platform, offers a robust program of conferences, screenings, and performances, inviting visitors to engage with pressing issues facing the art world. As France’s leading fair for contemporary African art, AKAA provides a unique opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts to discover otherwise underrepresented artists. With its myriad offerings and central location in the Marais, AKAA 2024 is shaping up to be an exciting event in the Parisian art week calendar.

Where: 4 rue Eugène Spuller, 75003 Paris, France