Dia Al-Azzawi, Green Field, 2025 / Galerie Claude Lemand
After a triumphant return to the Grand Palais in 2025, Art Paris will once again take place from 9 to 12 April in the majestic nave and on the balconies of the recently renovated gem of Belle Epoque architecture. The 28th edition will host around 165 French and international galleries, offering an ambitious programme without losing its regional and cosmopolitan character in Paris, a city undergoing a full artistic renaissance.
Art Paris is committed to addressing the issues of our contemporary world, exploring themes entrusted to guest curators. Accompanied by a catalogue presenting the work of each selected artist, these themes guide visitors throughout the fair.
Manolo Valdés, Alice, 2003 / Opera Gallery
Abdoulaye Armin Kane, I am you (you) are me / (I’M YOU- YOU’RE ME), 2026 / Galerie Chauvy
Edouard Boulmier, Famille “GLORIA”, 2026 / Galerie Zebres
François Malingrëy, Le gisant et la bagarre, 2024 / Paris-B
Benjamín Lira, Untitled, 2025 / AMS Galería
In 2026, two themes take central stage: Babel – Art and Language in France by Loïc Le Gall and Reparation by Alexia Fabre:
Babel – Art and Language in France by Loïc Le Gall
Babel – Art and Language in France is a themed visit through Art Paris 2026 that brings together 21 artists selected from the participating galleries and whose work explores the richness and, at times, the enigmas of systems of signs and linguistic structures in French contemporary art. According to Loïc Le Gall: “Some artists explore the material nature of letters themselves, whereas others examine the tension that exists between text and images, or tackle themes such as translation, the ambiguity of signs, the many and varied alphabets and the way in which words circulate across networks. The ensemble proves that art is a laboratory where the forms of language are observed and analysed, sometimes used in new contexts and often reinvented. Featuring creations that waver between figuration and abstraction, this themed visit is an invitation to rethink our relationship with words and symbols and the way in which, both individually and collectively, we construct and decode the reality of our surroundings.”
Alex Katz, Study for Pas de Deux, 1983 / Opera Gallery
Left: Chaouki Choukini, Petit Prince Enfant de Gaza, 2010 / Galerie Claude Lemand / Right: Chaz Guest, Master Philpot, 2020 / RX&SLAG
Andrea Torres Balaguer, Swan, 2025 / in camera
Hans Hartung, T1975-H47, 1975 / Setareh
Clémentine Margheriti, Nine, 2025 / Galerie Ariane C-Y
Reparation by Alexia Fabre
Alexia Fabre sets out to explore contemporary art through the perspective of reparation, taking as her starting point twenty international artists selected from among the participating galleries. Reparation is a broad term whose accepted meaning differs in scope and sense from one artist to another, depending on questions of culture and time. By making connections between the past, present and future, reparation evokes notions such as care, kindness and time spent preserving objects, ideas, people and stories. It aims to put snippets and fragments back together, while treating both physical and symbolic wounds. It hints at injuries, wars, absences, suffering and oblivion, alluding to silences and the injustices of history, as well as the desire to project this new and “entirely” reconstructed element into the future. Reparation conveys the idea of restoring oneself, restoring a story, or a reality that once was. It can be visible, highlighting its existence by a scar, or transparent. It can be a master of illusion and disappear, effacing its reality. Reparation permeates both the personal and private sphere and the state of the world itself, sometimes forging ties between the two. If the notions of debt and compensation are one sense of the term, reparation signifies above all resistance, resilience and reinvention. It is the implementation of a relationship that champions the desire to pursue further, a desire to make something last that expresses a need for dialogue and understanding with the recipient of reparation ; sometimes even a dialogue with oneself.
Madeleine Dinès, Jeune fille accoudée au piano, 1930 / Pavec
Laurence Aëgerter, Le miroir aveugle, 2023 / Galerie Binome
Lara Bloy, Celle qui regarde, 2024 / Galerie Pauline Renard
Jean-Baptiste Brueder, Mirage 10, 2026 / Michèle Schoonjans Gallery
Natalia Jaime-Cortez, Superposer 9, 2023 / Amelie du Chalard
Promises: a sector focusing on young galleries and emerging artists
The Promises section is dedicated to galleries established less than ten years ago. It will welcome 27 galleries and offer a forward-looking insight into cutting-edge contemporary art. Participating galleries may present up to three artists. This section is supported by the fair, allowing for reduced exhibitor fees, with an all-inclusive rate of €10,000 (excluding VAT) for a 20m² booth. The Promises section is located in the southern balconies of the Grand Palais. Marc Donnadieu, member of the Art Paris selection committee and independent exhibition curator, will oversee the curatorial direction of the Promises section. This section also benefits from prominent visibility across the fair’s communication channels and promotional materials.
Michele Ciacciofera, Pathosformel – Hommage à Duccio di Buoninsegna – “la Madonna Rucellai” vers 1285, 2025 / Michel Rein
Pierre Buraglio, “De la fenêtre”, 2025 / Galerie Catherine Putman
Rebecca Brodskis, Empty Tray, 2025 / Fabienne Levy
Nathalie du Pasquier, Sans titre, 2026 / Yvon Lambert
Patricia Urquiola, Chaise Dalya, 2022 / Coedition
Solo Show: in favour of monographic exhibitions
Art Paris actively encourages the presentation of monographic exhibitions throughout the fair in the general and Promises sections. These solo shows offer visitors the opportunity to discover—or rediscover in depth—the work of modern, contemporary, or emerging artists. Solo Show receive dedicated attention in the fair’s promotional campaigns and communications.
French Design Art Edition: a sector devoted to design and contemporary decorative arts
After the resounding success of its first edition in 2025, the Design sector is returning to the balconies on the north side of the Grand Palais nave with an even richer selection that includes new great names of design and interior design. Curated by exhibition curators and Le FRENCH DESIGN directors Jean-Paul Bath and Sandy Saad, the sector will host eighteen exhibitors (interior designers, designers, design companies and galleries specialising in design) presenting of one-off designs and limited series.
Nobuyoshi Araki, Hana Jisei, 2002 / in camera
Philippe Jaccard, Sans titre circa 2000 / Modesti Perdriolle Gallery
Richard Learoyd, Vanessa Silhouette, 2018 / Argo Fine Arts
Shafic Abboud, Rêverie dans un square, 1974 / Galerie Claude Lemand
Ricardo Maffei, Untitled, 2025 / AMS Galería
The Her Art Prize: an international reference award for Women Artists in partnership with Marie Claire and Boucheron
Initiated by Marie Claire, a leading magazine committed to supporting women’s causes, and launched in partnership with Boucheron in 2025, the Her Art Prize aims to highlight outstanding women artists. A distinguished jury will select a winner from among the women artists represented by galleries participating in the 2026 edition of the fair. The winner will receive a €30,000 prize, awarded by Boucheron during a special evening event at the Grand Palais on Saturday 11 April 2026. In addition, Marie Claire and Art Paris will organize an international media campaign to promote the winning artist’s work. The prize celebrates both an exceptional career and a body of work that pushes artistic boundaries.
Art Paris: the first sustainably designed art fair
Art Paris was the first art fair in 2022 to develop a sustainable approach to its organisation based on a life cycle assessment (LCA)*. This pioneering approach made possible thanks to the help of Karbone Prod, will be renewed in 2026.
Art Paris / 28th Edition
April 9–12, 2026 / Grand Palais, Paris
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