As Europe gears up for another summer season, the art world turns its attention to the highly anticipated return of Art Basel, set to take place from 19–22 June 2025. Several high-profile gallery representation shifts are set to reshape the fair’s lineup, with leading artists aligning themselves with new institutions ahead of the global event.
Cristina Iglesias Joins Hauser & Wirth
Renowned Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias has signed with Hauser & Wirth. The gallery will present her work at Art Basel and host her debut solo exhibition in London, opening on 14 October. Iglesias is celebrated for her architectural sculptures that blend natural elements such as water with materials like iron, fiber cement, and bronze. Her installations—ranging from pavilions to tidal pools—are marked by a profound engagement with space and sensory experience. Hauser & Wirth president Marc Payot welcomed her to the gallery, describing her as possessing a “rare sensitivity to the poetic potentials of natural and architectural space.”
Christopher Le Brun Signs with Almine Rech
British painter Christopher Le Brun has joined Almine Rech, complementing his existing relationships with Lisson Gallery and Albertz Benda. The former president of the Royal Academy of Arts is known for his atmospheric abstractions that evoke cosmological and temporal themes. Almine Rech praised Le Brun’s connection to movements such as Light and Space and ZERO. His inaugural exhibition with the gallery will open in Paris this October, with works also featured at Art Basel this month.
Walter Price Partners with Modern Art
Modern Art has added American artist Walter Price to its roster. The Paris-based gallery joins a network of institutions representing Price, including David Zwirner, Greene Naftali, Barbara Wien, and The Modern Institute. Price, a former U.S. Navy serviceman, is acclaimed for his vividly stylized paintings that blur the line between abstraction and representation. His first exhibition with Modern Art is scheduled for October in Paris.
Friedrich Kunath Joins Pace
Los Angeles-based German painter Friedrich Kunath has become the latest addition to Pace Gallery’s international program. Kunath’s work, which synthesizes romanticism, American popular culture, and surrealist humor, will be showcased at Art Basel and in a forthcoming solo show in New York this autumn. Pace president Samanthe Rubell highlighted the artist’s ability to draw from a broad range of cultural and historical references, describing his work as a “navigation of the murky spaces between irony and sincerity, tragedy and comedy.”
Lindsay Adams Signs with Sean Kelly
Emerging American painter Lindsay Adams is now represented by Sean Kelly Gallery. The Chicago-based artist, whose first exhibition with the gallery opened in New York this January, is noted for her introspective and formally precise work. The gallery praised Adams’ practice as “profoundly moving” and intellectually rigorous. Her addition reflects Sean Kelly’s continued commitment to platforming powerful new voices in contemporary art.
As Art Basel approaches, these significant gallery affiliations underscore the evolving dynamics of the global art market and offer a glimpse into the creative voices shaping the future of contemporary art.
