Alice Diop to create Miu Miu work for Art Basel Paris 2026
Alice Diop will take on Miu Miu's commission for Art Basel Paris 2026.
The new work is titled "Geste de Consolation" ("Gesture of Consolation"). It will be staged at the Palais d'Iéna in Paris, ARTnews reported on 14 September 2026.
A commission, in plain terms, is a new work made for a set occasion and venue. This one puts Diop in charge of a highly visible slot in the fair calendar. Short version: new art, made for this moment, for this place. It is built for passers-by as much as the art world.
Miu Miu knows this territory. Miu Miu was the Public Program Official Partner of Art Basel Paris 2024, the fair in Paris, according to Art Basel. That strand sits beside the main fair. It speaks to the city, not only to buyers inside the halls.
Its 2024 project was Tales & Tellers. The work debuted at the Palais d'Iéna as part of Art Basel Paris in October 2024. The building is a grand modern address in the French capital. Bringing the next commission back to the same rooms gives visitors a point of recognition.
The 2024 show was open to the public from 16 to 20 October 2024, with a preview on 15 October, according to a Prada Group document. You did not need a fair ticket to see it. The doors were open to anyone who came. That ease of access is central to the public programme idea.
Tales & Tellers did not stay put. In 2025, it was re-imagined for the Terminal Warehouse in New York City, according to a later Prada Group release. Same title. New city, new space, new fit.
What makes this stand out is the handover. One chapter travelled to New York. The next starts back in Paris with Diop. For anyone who followed Tales & Tellers, the invitation is clear. Come back to the Palais d'Iéna and see what a different artist does with it.
Details such as dates, hours and booking, if any, are still to come with the 2026 fair. For now, the essentials are set. A name. A title in French and English. A venue with history. And a brand returning to a partnership it has already tested. More will follow as Paris gets closer. Stay tuned.
