ART FAIRS:Paris-Paris Photo 2014
Paris Photo is the premier international art fair for works in the photographic medium. The 2014 Fair will be held in Paris’ historical Grand Palais and will host 169 galleries and art book dealers. Renowned for its innovative and high-level programming, Paris Photo is a key event for collectors and art world professionals, as well as photography enthusiasts.
By Dimitris Lempesis
Photo: Paris Photo Archive
Except from the Booths of Galleries that present photos from the greatest and most important photographers worldwide, extensive programming includes special exhibitions for the following sectors: The “Private Collection” exhibition introduces visitors to the pioneering role played by private collectors who, driven by their own passion and perseverance, gather masterpieces and develop new approaches. This years is presentment a part of the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, New Delhi, a private collection of 19th and 20th century photographic prints amounting to over 90,000 images. Recent Acquisitions: all the new photos from 2013-today Acquisitions from The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Open Book: honors the role of the photobook in the history of the medium. In partnership with Aperture Foundation, Paris Photo has established the PhotoBook Awards, celebrating the ever evolving role of the photobook in the narrative of photography. Prize categories include: First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalogue of the Year. Paris Photo Platform: brings together key figures in the international art community for a cycle of conversations, interviews, debates and performances organized by guest curators. Also there are the exhibitions Aqua #5 questions the notion of limits in the representation of water. Mazaccio & Drowilal present “Wild Style”, an anthropologic and iconographic, and above all photographic study of animals and the contemporary cultural representations. SFR Jeunes Talents Laureates 2014: group exhibition: Clementine Schneidermann, Laurence Vor Der Weid, Marco Kesseler and Yurian Quintanas Nobel. Also Silenzio! by François Fontaine and On The BeachE and PPTRD by Hiroshi Sugimoto. From Greece participates Kalfayan Galleries with works by Hair Shakirrian.
Info: Paris Photo 2014, Grand Palais, Avenue Winston Churchill, Paris, Duration: 13-16/11/14, Hours: 12:30-19:00, Endrance Fee 30€, www.parisphoto.com/paris/about
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