Art Basel Paris

For the 2025 edition of Art Basel Paris, Almine Rech will present a curated group exhibition. This presentation will feature a multicultural selection of emerging, mid-career, and established artists.

The booth will feature works by Pablo Picasso, Tom Wesselmann, Serge Poliakoff, James Turrell, Ha Chong-Hyun, Christopher Le Brun, Markus Lüpertz, Joël Andrianomearisoa, Farah Atassi, Oliver Beer, Jenny Brosinski, Brian Calvin, Johan Creten, Paul de Flers, Sasha Ferré, Mehdi Ghadyanloo, Angela Heisch, Carlos Jacanamijoy, Youngju Joung, Ewa Juszkiewicz, Alexandre Lenoir, Claire Tabouret, Genesis Tramaine, Thu-Van Tran, Francesco Vezzoli, and Ji Xin. 

"I like to use light as a material, but my medium is really perception. I want you to sense yourself sensing. To see yourself seeing. To be aware of how you are forming the reality you see."
James Turrell’s own words are those that provide the best insight into his work.

Almine Rech will present Path Taken (Vertical), 2025 at Art Basel Paris, a singular piece from 2025, part of the Glasswork series that invites the viewer to experience light itself as material, unfolding over a two-hour loop of color compositions. Each Glasswork piece is unique. Viewers are drawn into the work as if entering a three-dimensional space, yet it simultaneously engages the wall just like a painting would.

Ewa Juszkiewicz questions artistic conventions through her striking, surreal paintings. The artist references and reinterprets classical models of female portraiture, experimenting with form, genre, and power dynamics within art. In Gloriosa, 2025, lush plants obscure the sitter’s face, subverting expectations of female beauty.

With an œuvre that spans across mediums, Christopher Le Brun explores figuration, abstraction, and the fertile ground that separates the two. The booth will feature Tuning, 2024, exemplifying the British artist’s mastery of composition, form, and color. Concurrent with the fair, Le Brun’s first exhibition with the gallery will be on view at Almine Rech Turenne.

Francesco Vezzoli will be featured in the 'Oh La La!' initiative curated by Loïc Prigent. This year’s theme, "À la mode" will explore the connections between fashion and art. Vezzoli’s works reproduce the original advertising campaign for the Schiaparelli perfume Shocking, designed by Leonor Fini in 1937. The bottle - modeled on the body of actress Mae West - became one of the most iconic objects in the history of cosmetic design.

Together, this selection of works creates an engaging dialogue between figuration and abstraction, representation and conception, showcasing the gallery's dedication to artistic innovation and cross-cultural exchanges.

Preview (by invitation only):
Wednesday, October 22, 10 am — 8 pm, First Choice VIP Cardholders
Wednesday, October 22, 4 pm — 8 pm, Preview VIP Cardholders
Thursday, October 23, 11 am — 2 pm, First Choice, Preview and One-Day VIP Cardholders

Vernissage (access with a Vernissage ticket or invitation):
Thursday, October 23, 2 pm — 8 pm

Public Days
Friday, October 24, 11 am — 7 pm
Saturday, October 25, 11 am — 7 pm
Sunday, October 26, 11 am — 7 pm