SNAPSHOTS: Paris Internationale 2024

Born from the utopian vision of creating a contemporary art fair on a human scale, where gathering, discovery, content, and a shared set of values are as important as commercial success, Paris Internationale opened once again its gates the period 16-20/10/2024.  This year, Paris Internationale had invited 75 galleries from 19 countries, celebrating the return of long-standing collaborators as well as the arrival of 25 newcomers. Paris Internationale was born in the summer of 2015 on the initiative of a group of gallerists who came together with the vision of creating an intimate and daring contemporary art fair. Its name and identity are borrowed from Guy Debord’s Situationist International, to whom it owes its philosophy of self-management, drifting, hijacking and emancipation. Created by and for galleries, with a spirit of independence and collegiality, it was conceived as a multi-generational platform, offering more advantageous conditions than traditional fairs, thus encouraging bolder proposals.-Efi Michalarou