The international Swiss art fair, Art Basel, will be making a return this June for it's 43rd edition. Art Basel is perhaps the biggest event in the art calendar, acting as a meeting place, and showcase, for some of the worlds best known galleries.
Art Basel will be open from the 14th - 17th June this year, and is set to host over 2,500 works of art from 20th and 21st century artists, from across the world. The Art Statement section will also be there to showcase the work of young artists from around 27 galleries international galleries.
It has been reported that the Art Basel Committee received over 1,000 applications, and a press release confirms that 73 of the original galleries will be showing this year, including 73 galleries from the United States, 55 from Germany, 29 from Switzerland, 28 from the UK and 15 from France, to mention just a few.
New galleries appearing this year will include the Miguel Abreu Gallery from New York, the Chemould Prescott Road gallery from Mumbai, the Thomas Dane Gallery from London, the David Kordansky Gallery from Los Angeles and Galerie Susanne Zander from Cologne.
Further news and updates will be available as the year progresses, and a full list of Art Basel exhibitors can be found on the
Art Basel website.