From Ghenie to Grigorescu—Romanian Galleries at Art Basel Paris / Photo Gallery
The presence of two Romanian galleries at Art Basel Paris, one of the world’s most important art fairs, reaffirms this. Featuring artists such as Adrian Ghenie, Mihai Olos, Ion Grigorescu, Rachel Monosov, Terrence Musekiwa, and Nona Inescu, their participation brings to the forefront diverse artistic practices that explore current themes and open up new perspectives on contemporary art.
Plan B at Art Basel Paris
Returning to Art Basel Paris in the main section, the Cluj-based gallery Plan B—which also has a location in Berlin—is exhibiting works by Romanian artists Mihai Olos, Adrian Ghenie, and Ciprian Mureșan, among others, as well as the French artist Achraf Touloub.
Notable works include a self-portrait by Adrian Ghenie from 2026 and a large-scale piece inspired by his recent move to Rome. Ghenie, the second-best-selling Romanian artist of all time, currently has an exhibition at the Palazzo Poli in Rome, open through November 15.
Regarding the works from Paris and those by the other artists at the booth, the gallery owners say they are in negotiations with several collectors.
Untitled (Self-Portrait), 2026, Adrian Ghenie; curatorial
Catinca Tăbăcaru at Art Basel
With eighteen artists from Romania and Zimbabwe featured at the booth—presenting works of sculpture, photography, drawing, and painting—the Catinca Tăbăcaru Gallery (with locations in Bucharest and Harare) has already sold works to collectors in Croatia and Italy.
Making its debut in the fair’s main section, it presents the project “Have No Doubt of the Omnipotence of a Free People,” a research-based exhibition curated by Raphael Guilbert. The artists include Ion Grigorescu, Amon Mwareka, Ciprian Mureșan, Portia Zvavahera, Rachel Monosov, Terrence Musekiwa, and Nona Inescu.
Their works explore the theme of liberation and its consequences, collective memory, heritage, and transmission—the way stories are passed down from one generation to the next and how the promises of freedom continue to be called into question, reconstructed, and reimagined.
Catinca Tabacaru Gallery @ Art Basel Paris 2026; curatorial
Ion Grigorescu, “Deformation III”, 1978 – 2012; curator
Thomas Mukarobgwa, Untitled, 1995; Admire Kamudzengerere, Untitled, 2019; curatorial
Art Basel Paris 2026 ends on the evening of October 23, two days earlier than scheduled, in the context of protests announced in the French capital for October 24, a day on which several museums and collections announced that they would be closed.
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