Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) will return from December 5 to 7, 2025, with 285 galleries, including 41 first-time exhibitors—a significant increase from previous years. The fair will emphasize Latinx, Indigenous, and diasporic artistic currents, and will feature galleries from 44 countries, with over two-thirds operating in the Americas. New participants include New York galleries such as David Peter Francis, Candice Madey, and Margot Samel, as well as Erin Cluley Gallery from Dallas, Miami’s Nina Johnson, and Voloshyn Gallery, the first Ukrainian exhibitor at the fair. Returning mega-galleries include Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, David Zwirner, Pace Gallery, and White Cube. The fair will also debut the Art Basel Awards, with gold medalists announced on December 4.
This edition matters because it reflects a concerted effort by Art Basel to lower barriers for smaller and mid-sized galleries through sliding-scale pricing and more accessible booth formats, broadening participation amid a challenging art market. Global art and antiques sales fell 12% in 2024 to an estimated $57.5 billion, according to the latest Art Basel/UBS Art Market Report, and while fair sales edged up slightly, they have not returned to pre-pandemic levels. The inclusion of 41 new exhibitors signals optimism and a strategic push to diversify the fair’s geographic and programmatic scope, particularly focusing on underrepresented voices in the American art scene.