Art Basel returned to Miami Beach in full force during the first week of December. The 2024 edition of the fair was the first to be led by director Bridget Finn.
The fair brought together 286 galleries from 38 countries and territories, attracting an overall attendance of more than 75,000 throughout its VIP and public days.
Exhibitors reported robust demand and outstanding sales, with work by some of the world’s leading contemporary artists, 20th-century masters, and emerging voices. Across all segments of the market, 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.
Bridget Finn, Director of 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.”