EventsParis Photo — 23e édition
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Paris Photo
23e édition
Past: November 7 → 10, 2019
Paris Photo 2019
Paris Photo poursuit son développement avec une édition 2019 encore plus ambitieuse et toujours plus ancrée dans la diversité des formes du médium qu’elle défend.
Paris Photo is the largest international art fair dedicated to the photographic medium and is held each November at the historic Grand Palais in Paris. Since 1997, the Fair’s mission is to promote and nurture photographic creation and the galleries, publishers and artists at its source.
Paris Photo brings together up to 200 exhibitors from across the world, offering collectors and enthusiasts the most diverse and qualitative presentation of photography-driven projects today. Leading galleries showcase historical and contemporary artworks from modern masters to young talents. Specialized publishers and art book dealers present unique and rare editions, as well as book launches and signature sessions with many of today’s most renowned artists.
Paris Photo also provides visitors with first-hand insights and access to the art world. Programming includes curated exhibitions with renowned public and private institutions, awards, conversation cycles with curators, artists, collectors, and critics, and special events exploring the unique history of the medium; varying visions, practices and emerging trends. In addition, the Fair’s “In Paris during Paris Photo” programme reunites a dense network of cultural institutions throughout Paris comprising some of the most historically rich photographic collections in the world.
Discover the highlights of Paris Photo :
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Paris Photo — La plateforme conversation Lecture October 7 → 10, 2019
The Platform conversation series is a 4-day long experimental forum focusing on issues surrounding image-based art with key figures in art and photography fields:
— Thursday 7 November — Architecture and photography : David Campany
— Friday 8 November — Conversation : Hans-Ulrich Obrist
— Saturday 9 November — Emerging photography : Osei Bonsu
— Sunday 10 November — Round table / performance — Dissect#2 : Emanuele Quinz and Samuel Bianchini
Thematic round-table discussions and presentations will also be led by:
Fannie Escoulen (curator): Women photographers
Michel Poivert (art historian): French Photography: The end of disgrace
Françoise Paviot (gallerist): What is a vintage? -
Paris Photo — Jeu de Paume Visit November 7 → 8, 2019
This autumn 2019, the Jeu de Paume and Paris Photo team up to offer a unique cross-section intinerary from the Grand Palais to Place de la Concorde, highlighting works on show at the international art fair for photography and major monographic exhibitions at the art center. High school students will have the opportunity to discover both the cultural and professional world surrounding historical and contemporary photography.
This itinerary will take lead the scholastic group to discover galleries from around the world and introduce them to the professional world of fine art photography.
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Paris Photo — The artist talks by the eyes Meeting November 7 → 10, 2019
Conceived and mediated by the magazine The Eyes, the Artist Talks highlight the relationship in artistic practices between art and books, from the editorial approach to its realization. each artist shares with the public in an intimate and friendly atmosphere, an editorial project in a set format of 10 minutes followed by a period of Q/A.
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Paris Photo : 23e édition — Secteur prismes
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November 7 → 10, 2019
Prisme is a curated sector bringing together galleries showcasing exceptional large-format, series, and installation projects exploring the photographic medium in its most diverse forms and practices.
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Paris Photo : 23e édition — Secteur principal
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November 7 → 10, 2019
Discover the creative world of major artists through the 30 solo and 13 duo shows offered by the galleries of the Main Gallery sector.
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Paris Photo : 23e édition — Secteur curiosa
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November 7 → 10, 2019
Inaugurated in 2018, the sector curiosa is dedicated this year to emerging artists. This year’s theme addresses photography and its increasingly unstable relationship with the world today.