This year’s Art Basel Miami Beach features 283 exhibitors, with 32 first-time participants—the largest group of newcomers since 2008, according to Art Basel. Among them are Jakarta’s ROH Gallery, the first Indonesian gallery to participate, as well as Leeahn Gallery (Seoul and Daegu, South Korea), Pearl Lam Galleries (Hong Kong and Shanghai), and Gallery Wendi Norris (San Francisco). Consequently, some 2023 exhibitors will not be present this year, including Corbett vs. Dempsey (Chicago), Kukje Gallery, Morán Morán, and Galerie Eva Presenhuber. Additionally, several galleries that have recently closed, such as Cheim and Read, Simone Subal Gallery, and Mitchell-Innes and Nash, will also be absent.
“It was incredibly important that we carve out a more equitable path to participation for small and mid-sized galleries entering the main sector of this show,” Bridget Finn, the director of Art Basel Miami Beach, stated, “and the proof is in the extraordinary number of newcomers joining this edition.”
The fair is scheduled to take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from December 6 through December 8, with a VIP opening on December 5. However, the atmosphere may be somewhat affected by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s veto of over $32 million in arts and culture grants from next year’s budget.
