Since the 1st international fair of contemporary art (FIAC) in the former metro station of the Bastille in 1974, then the incorporation of the FIAC denomination at the Grand Palais in 1974 after the failure of the project at the Orsay’s metro station in 1977, the fair which greatly involved manage to acquire both the credibility and the legitimacy to invest the most magnificent sites in Paris.
Indeed, for its 45th edition the FIAC, favored by a favorable art market, has decided to be ambitious and offer in Paris the possibility to become the heart of international contemporary art, at least during this crazy week in October.
There are 195 entire international art galleries which are exposing, representing 27 countries over 7 sites, and numerous satellites fairs or expositions magnified during this period of sweet euphoria. Fairs are becoming important players in the international art market, in which they are living a ferocious battle. Notably, FRIEZE in London and ART BASEL in Bale.
Whishing the best to our wonderful and reputed Parisian quarto: PERROTIN, TEMPLON, Nathalie OBADIA, Kemmel MENNOUR, VALOIS, Anne DE VILLEPOIX, …
More than 75 000 visitors are expected in which 13 000 VIP who will have the privilege to discover the stands before the public, but most importantly they will be invited to inaugurations and private visits of numerous institutions as the Orsay museum which exposed “Picasso Bleuet Rose”, the foundation Louis VUITTON who pays tribute to SCHIELE and BASQUIAT, the Tokyo palace or the modern art museum, or even the Pompidou center with an exposition of Frantz WEST. They will also be able to assist to the award ceremony of Marcel Duchamp and the Ricard Foundation.
Emphasize the wealth and the scope of the cultural program prepared by the Director of the fair Jennifer FLAY, among exuberance and elegance, who has been able to develop for 15 years important projects as “Hors les murs” (Outdoor), and invest in exceptional sites as the Tuileries, the Place Vendôme place, and the Petit Palais (little palace) and for the first time the Place Concorde.
On your marks, the marathon has started, you will to organize and time your breakaways, if you want to have the chance to see everything, what we encourage you to do. Free yourself for the market, let yourself float away and be delight by what you will discover.
Guided tour, picted parts
1/ The quirky Nordic duo Elmgreen & Dragset represented by the PERROTIN gallery disseminated a hundred of sea stars in red bronze at the Place Vendôme to echo to the Paris agreement on climate change and crucial ecological issues at the center of our excessive consuming societies.
2/ The exposition “The flight or the flying dream at the Red House”, you have a few more days up to October 28th, to visit the ultimate exposition of the Red House, who after 20 years of bold and highly specialized programming is bowing out a beautiful metaphor with a selection of artistic pieces over the theme of “the Flight”.
3/ Remarkable architectures over the majestic Place Concorde in a journey among signed pieces of Jean PROUVE and Kengo KUMA.
4/ Laure PROUVOST, from Paris to Venice, after her participation to the collective exposition about childhood in the Tokyo Palace, and before the Biennale of Venice in next May where she will represent France. She exposes at the Acacias studio until November 11th, don’t forget to pass by the stand of the Nathalie OBADIA Gallery who represents a sumptuous tapestry.
5/ The Tokyo Palace gives a white card to the Argentine Tomás SARACENO who delights us literally with his exposition ON AIR until January 6th, 2019 presenting extraordinary pieces, illustrations of our ecosystem in perpetual movement.
6/ Make way for the young people with International Paris, the itinerary fair with young galleries and artists situated, this year, in a disaffected private hostel at 16th Alfred de Vigny street in the 16th district. ARTAGON IV who exposes for the consecutive 4th year students at the art school at the general stores of PANTIN, AEMERGENCE which bring to the fore emerging young artists at the 13th rue du Pont aux choux in the 3rd Parisian district.
7/ Moderns, MIRO at the Great Palace, 150 pieces reunited to tell the journey of the surrealistic artist, and PICASSO at the Orsay museum during his blue and rose time, or at the hostel Salé around the notion of masterpiece.
8/ The Orangery museum and the tale of Paula REGO, unique female artist of the group of the London School, Paula REGO distinguishes herself by a piece highly figurative, literary, incisive and singular. A maleficent exposition.
9/ Visit of the atelier of the Sèvres’ manufacture which presents the work of the artisans about the 7 pieces of Julio LE PARC which will be exposed in the nave of the Great Palace.
10/ ASIA NOW, parallel fair of the FIAC, dedicated to the Asiatic art which highlights Japan this year, and notably the dissenting artist Makot AIDA, And the young and promising artist Shiori EDA, 9 avenue HOCHE.
