Art Basel returned to Miami Beach in full force

Art Basel returned to Miami Beach in full force for its first edition under director Bridget Finn, emphasizing its position as the leading art fair in the Americas.

The 2024 edition of Art Basel's fair in the Americas, the first to be led by director Bridget Finn, concluded today to enthusiastic reception from premier dealers, collectors, institutions, and visitors from the Americas and worldwide. The fair, which brought together 286 galleries from 38 countries and territories, two-thirds of which hail from the Americas, attracted an overall attendance of more than 75,000 throughout its VIP and public days, including leading art patrons and private collectors from across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

Exhibitors reported robust demand and outstanding sales, with work by some of the world's leading contemporary artists, 20th-century masters, and emerging voices placed in prestigious public and private collections. Across all segments of the market, exceptional sales were reported of works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Georg Baselitz, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean Dubuffet, Elaine Sturtevant, Richard Serra, Keith Haring, David Hammons, Gerhard Richter, Ed Ruscha, Judy Chicago, Suzanne Jackson Christine Ay Tjoe, Wangechi Mutu, Wolfgang Tillmans, Mohammed Sami, Kara Walker, Cecily Brown, Marlon Mullen, Péjú Alatise, Kim Dacres, Melissa Joseph, Jimena Croceri, Jin Han Lee, Elena Alonso, and Ken Gun Min. Furthermore, the 2024 edition was attended by representatives of more than 230 esteemed museums and foundations from across the globe.

Several participating exhibitors remarked on their experiences of the 2024 edition. 

Bridget Finn, Director, Art Basel Miami Beach, said: ‘It was an ecstatic feeling to finally open the doors of our show to visitors, after more than a year of planning with our exhibitors and their artists, our Selection Committee, the Art Basel team, partners, and institutional collaborators. I am extremely proud of innovations we introduced this year – from the repositioning and reconceptualization of Meridians to the roll-out of a new booth model, which allowed us to welcome many vital new voices and perspectives in the main sector of the show. Across the board, galleries presented truly ambitious, rare, and in some cases career- and canon-defining proposals, which have been placed in first-rate collections and sparked significant future conversations for the art world. I am deeply grateful for the trust they lent to me for my first edition.’

Source: Art Basel