Four days of live events
13–16 November 2014
Paris Photo 2014
Grand Palais
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75008 Paris
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Paris Photo 2014—169 International exhibitors: 143 galleries and 26 publishers/art book dealers
The 2014 Paris Photo Platform
The 2014 Platform is organised by Urs Stahel, independent curator, writer, and lecturer. The “Look at That!” section of the programme will be introduced by Chantal Pontbriand, Founder of Pontbriand W.O.R.K.S., with ten-minute interventions by each participant. With support from Artnet.
Platform programme
Thursday, November 13
2–3:30pm
Lectures
– “What the Machine Sees” by James Bridle (artist, writer, publisher)
– “Looking at the Shape of Evidence” by Sophie Berrebi (writer, art historian and curator)
4–5pm
Conversation
Thomas Ruff (artist)/Douglas Fogle (curator and writer)
5:30–6pm
“Recent Acquisitions”
“American Photography: Recent Acquisitions from The Museum of Modern Art, New York,” by Quentin Bajac (The Joel and Anne Ehrenkranz Chief Curator)
6–7:30pm
“Look at that!”
Participants: Yann Mingard (artist); Elisabeth Lebovici (critic); Xiaoxiao Xu (artist); Frits Gierstberg (curator); Hester Keijser (curator, writer); Joachim Schmid (artist, curator); Fannie Escoulen (curator)
Friday, November 14
2–3:30pm
Lectures
– “Inventing the Possible. Contemporary Photography as a Normative Tool for Imagining New Human Rights” by Hilde Van Gelder (Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at KU Leuven, curator and writer)
– “The selfie, disease and emblem of connected photography” by André Gunthert (Associate Professor in Visual Culture, EHESS)
4–5pm
Conversation
Martha Rosler (artist)/Stephanie Schwartz (lecturer in History of Art at University College London and writer)
5:30–6pm
“Open Book”
A conversation on artist’s books with Sebastian Hau (curator), Pierre Hourquet (curator), Christoph Schifferli (collector)
6–7:30pm
“Look at that!”
Participants: Marc Feustel (blogger); Walter Guadagnini (curator); Olivier Cablat (artist); Anna Planas/Aurélia Marcadier (curators); Colin Pantall (blogger); Jules Spinatsch (artist); Klara Källström/Thobias Fäldt (artists)
Saturday, November 15
2–3:30pm
Lectures
– “The Slipperiness of Photography” by Marvin Heiferman (curator)
– “Architecture as Photography” by David Campany (writer, curator and artist)
4–5pm
Conversation
Paul Graham (artist)/Urs Stahel (curator)
5:30–6pm
“Private Collection”
Presentation of the exhibition Portrait of an Era: Early Photography from South Asia (1860–1910) from the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, New Delhi, by Rahaab Allana (curator)
6–7:30pm
“Look at that!”
Participants: Gohar Dashti (artist); Willem Popelier (artist); Anne Geene (artist); Valerie Fougeirol (artistic director); Stéphanie Solinas (artist); Michael Light (artist); Christian Patterson (artist)
Sunday, November 16
2–3:30pm
Lectures
–“The Emancipation of Sight: The invention of the Leica and the New Vision during the XX century,” by Hans-Michael Koetzle (historian of photography and curator).
– “Tearing Down Walls – or How to Build the Perfect Museum for Photography?” by Miriam Halwani (Curator at the Ludwig Museum in Cologne)
4–5pm
Conversation
Boris Mikhailov (artist)/Urs Stahel (curator)
The programme is subject to change. For more information: parisphoto.com
Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation 2014 Photobook Awards
The winners will be announced on November 14 at 1pm in the Photobook section at the Fair. Find the list of shortlisted titles for the following three categories:
PhotoBook of the Year
First PhotoBook
Photography Catalogue of the Year (new category!)
Book-signing sessions
Over 200 artists will be present at the Fair to sign published works:
Adam Broomberg, Alberto García-Alix, Alex Webb, Antoine D’Agata, Arnaud Claass, Beat Streuli, Bettina Rheims, Bruce Davidson, Cristina De Middel, Edgar Martins, Graciela Sacco, JH Engstrom, Joachim Schmid, John Gossage, JR, Julian Germain, Karen Knorr, Mark Ruwedel, Martin Parr, Matthew Brandt, Max Regenberg, Miyako Ishiuchi, Mona Kuhn, Nick Waplington, Paolo Gasparini, Patrick Faigenbaum, Paul Graham, Penelope Umbrico, Pieter Hugo, Raymond Depardon, Roger Ballen, RongRong & Inri, Stephen Gill, Takashi Homma, Tod Papageorge, Zanele Muholi…
See the four-day programme of signature sessions here.
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