Art Basel Miami Beach, taking place from December 6 to 8, 2024, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, will feature 283 galleries from 34 countries and territories. Notably, 32 of these galleries are first-time participants, marking the highest number since 2008. The fair emphasizes strong representation from the Americas, with nearly two-thirds of exhibitors coming from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru, and Uruguay. Additionally, Indonesia and Romania will participate for the first time.

The fair will be organized into several sections: Galleries, Nova, Positions, and Survey. This year’s Meridians sector, focusing on atypical projects, will be curated by Yasmil Raymond. The Kabinett section, featuring curated displays within galleries’ main booths, will return. The fair’s Conversations program, organized by arts writer and educator Kimberly Bradley, will also debut.

To promote equitable participation, Art Basel Miami Beach introduced a new minimum-size booth option. As a result, 25 galleries will debut in the main section. Notable newcomers include Seoul’s Gallery Baton, Pearl Lam Galleries from Hong Kong and Shanghai, Leeahn Gallery with outposts in Seoul and Daegu (South Korea), and San Francisco-based Gallery Wendi Norris. Returning galleries promoted from Nova, Positions, or Survey sectors to the main section include Isla Flotante (Buenos Aires), Afriart Gallery (Kampala, Uganda), and Daniel Faria Gallery (Toronto).

In the Nova section, New York’s Charles Moffett will collaborate with artists Kim Dacres (recycled tire rubber) and Melissa Joseph (felt). Shanghai’s Gallery Vacancy will explore the ethereal quality of materials in works by Henry Curchod, Michael Ho, and Chen Ting-Jung. Meanwhile, New York-based Gordon Robichaux debuts in Positions with shrine works by Agosto Machado, and São Paulo’s Carmo Johnson Projects presents paintings by the Indigenous Huni Kuin collective MAHKU. First-timers in the Survey section include Singapore’s Gajah Gallery (showcasing Indonesian artist I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih) and Warsaw’s Gunia Nowik Gallery (featuring photos from the 1970s to the '90s by Teresa Gierzyńska).

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