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Art Basel Miami Beach welcomes 284 premier galleries from 43 countries
The 2025 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach welcomes 284 premier galleries from 43 countries and territories across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa—reasserting its position as the leading international art fair in the Americas.
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Art Basel 2025 features 284 premier galleries—including 47 making their debut. Representing 43 countries and territories, the fair remains a vital platform for discovering exceptional works by Modern masters, postwar icons, leading contemporary practitioners, and emergent voices.
This year’s edition foregrounds the most urgent artistic currents shaping the American scene today, with a particular focus on Latinx, Indigenous, and diasporic positions. Reflecting Miami Beach’s unique position at the crossroads of North and South America, the fair offers a panoramic view of the region’s creative influence within a global context.
Bridget Finn, Director, Art Basel Miami Beach, said: “The strength and caliber of this year’s exhibitors reaffirms Art Basel Miami Beach’s centrality within the global art ecosystem. This edition reflects the vitality of artistic production across the Americas—which continues to shape contemporary art practice, patronage, and discourse worldwide—and the fair’s role as a critical gateway for introducing pioneering international artists and perspectives to the American market. It is bold, rigorous, and attuned to the moment.”
The most valuable sale reported was an abstract painting by Gerhard Richter for $5.5m, from David Zwirner
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