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Perrotin Takes 39 Artists to Art Basel Paris 2026 at Booth B35
Perrotin will present 39 artists at Booth B35 of Art Basel Paris 2026 (October 20–25), from Soulages and Hartung to Emma Webster and Mathilde Denize, alongside a Klara Kristalova unveiling for the fair's 'Oh La La!' programme and a Bernar Venet offsite sculpture at the Hôtel de Salm.

Perrotin will take 39 artists to Art Basel Paris 2026, occupying Booth B35 when the fair returns to the Grand Palais from October 20 to 25. The line-up spans the gallery's programme from post-war figures such as Pierre Soulages, Hans Hartung, Lynn Chadwick and Nancy Graves to younger names including Emma Webster, Nick Goss and Mathilde Denize, with Maurizio Cattelan, Takashi Murakami, JR, Sophie Calle and Jean-Michel Othoniel among the established names on the stand.
For the fair's 'Oh La La!' programme — which invites galleries to unveil new works on their stands during the Friday and Saturday of the fair — Perrotin will present Klara Kristalova's Girlowl (2026), a glazed stoneware work made for this year's 'Myths and Legends' theme, directed by actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu.
Beyond the fair, the gallery's Paris Art Week programming includes Bernar Venet's monumental sculpture Désordre Vertical, installed in the courtyard of the Hôtel de Salm (64 rue de Lille) with the Art Explora Foundation. The cour d'honneur of the late-eighteenth-century residence will open to visitors on October 21 (1–6pm) and October 22 (3–8pm) as a highlight of the fair's VIP programme. Perrotin also flags three museum shows across the city: Shim Moon-Seup at the Musée Cernuschi (October 20–December 13), JR at the Musée Carnavalet (through December 2027) and Ali Banisadr at the Musée Gustave Moreau (through December 2026).
Closer to the fair itself, the gallery stages PANORAMA, a 26-artist group show at Perrotin Matignon near the Grand Palais, opening October 19 and running to January 16, with a dedicated presentation of new paintings by Josh Sperling. And from October 21 to 30, 'Projet 12' takes twelve Perrotin artists — including Johan Creten, Jean-Michel Othoniel, GaHee Park and Emma Webster — into the Palais Garnier.

