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When is an art fair VIP day not an art fair VIP day? When it’s an “Avant Première,” according to Art Basel. On Tuesday, October 21st, Art Basel Paris 2025 opened its doors a day before its standard VIP “First Choice” day slot, welcoming the most select invitees to the Grand Palais.

According to outgoing fair director Clément Delépine, the decision came after feedback from galleries about “too many people” on the “First Choice” day. “I understand that’s a good problem to have when you run an art fair, but the galleries were like, ‘we can’t talk to everyone at the same time,’” Delépine told Artsy in an interview. “We wanted to offer them an opportunity to invite their most important clients and take time to have conversations.”