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Viewing Art Basel Paris 2024

Frieze week left you wanting more? Fear not – art lovers, collectors and the like are heading to Paris this week for Art Basel Paris, this year held in the opulent setting of the renovated and restored Grand Palais.

The fair is divided into three main sectors, Galeries is the main exhibition sector, specializing in Modern and contemporary art, Emergence gathers exhibitors presenting young and emerging artists through solo presentations, and Premise is the newest sector of the fair – nine galleries showcasing curatorial projects, including works made before 1900; of note are presentations of Janet Sobel, the artist who invented drip painting, and the dazzling work of Moroccan Modernist, Mohamed Melehi.

Things we’re also excited about this year are the fair’s playful new initiative, Oh La La!, inviting exhibitors to present rarely seen work in their booth for 48 hours only (on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19). This means repeat and one-time visitors alike will get to see something new and unique – among those participating are Lehmann Maupin, MassimoDeCarlo, and Templon. Blink and you’ll miss it!

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Dates
18 October 2024 — 20 October 2024

Viewing Lauren Halsey: emajendat at Serpentine Gallery

Visitors to the Serpentine South Gallery will find an unexpected transformation: for Lauren Halsey’s first solo exhibition in the UK, the Californian artist has created a ‘funk garden’, responding to the surroundings of Kensington Garden and bringing the outside in.

That translates to a range of mediums arranged in a genuinely immersive display that includes sand dunes, a prismatic floor and walls made from CD’s, as well as a live water fountain. There are also maxi versions of her mini sculptures, usually arranged in intricate tableau, here scaled up to life-size. These installations are also blueprints for Halsey’s dream project: to build a sculpture park in her neighbourhood in Los Angeles, South Central.

Halsey is also known for the community centre she founded in South Central in 2019 – Summaeverythang – ‘dedicated to the empowerment and transcendence of Black and Brown folks socio-politically, economically, intellectually and artistically.’ Much of Halsey’s work relates back to South Central, where her family has resided for generations, and its community, capturing its vitality.

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Dates
11 October 2024 — 02 March 2025

Viewing PAD London

For the design crowd, PAD’s London edition is the go-to: founded in 2007 by Parisian antique dealer Patrick Perrin, the fair is the sole event of its kind in the UK dedicated exclusively to 20th century and contemporary design, presenting pieces by some of the world’s leading galleries.

Top of our list is a visit to PEREIRA & MATIS gallery to see a showcase of contemporary designers from the Brazilian scene, including Juliana Vasconcellos and Tiago Braga. We can’t wait to see new pieces such as the Arandu Estelar series, inspired by the organic shapes of clouds and the worldview of the Guarani indigenous people – it’s made up of more than 300 petals crafted from pure wool, felted and handsewn – renewable and biodegradable natural resources as well as aesthetically compelling.

Closer to home, we’re anticipating a stellar presentation from Bryan O’Sullivan Studio, who revealed their debut collection of furniture, lighting and objects last year. The London and NYC-based studio is renowned for its timeless custom designs found in homes, hotels, restaurants, and bars worldwide. Working with a number of exceptional makers, craftspeople and artists – many of whom are from his native Ireland – the result is a dynamic collection with collaborative works, limited-editions and one-of-a-kind pieces.

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Dates
08 October 2024 — 13 October 2024
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