Pace Gallery presents contemporary masterworks at Art Basel Paris
The esteemed gallery unveils a curated selection of works by leading contemporary artists at the prestigious Parisian art fair this October, affirming its position as a purveyor of visionary creativity.
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Pace Gallery presents an exquisite constellation of contemporary works at Art Basel Paris 2026, a presentation that speaks to the gallery’s unwavering commitment to championing artists of profound vision and technical virtuosity. Occupying Booth A30 at the Grand Palais throughout October, the selection encapsulates the breadth and intellectual rigour that define the gallery’s curatorial philosophy.
Among the featured works is Julian Schnabel’s evocative “Portrait of Italy Through Its Trees Painting on Map (4:30 PM),” a piece that demonstrates the artist’s distinctive ability to collapse geographic, personal and temporal dimensions into a singular, luminous meditation. The work epitomises Schnabel’s enduring fascination with the relationship between landscape, memory and artistic gesture.
Lauren Quin’s “Irides” manifests the artist’s sophisticated engagement with form and perception, whilst Anicka Yi’s “Radiolaria B” continues her extraordinary exploration of invisible systems and organic abstraction. These works sit alongside Adam Pendleton’s conceptually charged “Black Dada (B),” which engages with historical narratives and artistic lineage with uncompromising intellectual precision.
Robert Longo’s imposing “Untitled (Daniel)” brings the gallery’s presentation into dialogue with figuration and emotional portraiture, whilst Arlene Shechet’s sculptural “Pulse” embodies the artist’s mastery of ceramic and dimensional form. The presentation concludes with Elmgreen and Dragset’s provocative marble “Boy with Drone,” a work that playfully interrogates contemporary anxieties and sculptural tradition in equal measure.
This carefully assembled booth represents not merely a selection of artworks, but rather a conversation between artists of differing sensibilities, united by their commitment to advancing the possibilities of contemporary artistic expression. The presentation at Art Basel Paris 2026 affirms Pace Gallery’s steadfast dedication to fostering dialogues between established masters and emergent voices, each work positioned as a singular testament to human creativity and aesthetic refinement.
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