27–30 March 2014
Opening: 26 March
Grand Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill
75008 Paris
Preview (by invitation only):
Wednesday 26 March, 6–10pm
Hours:
Thursday 27 March, 11:30am–8pm
Friday 28 March, 11:30am–10pm
Saturday 29 March, 11:30am–8pm
Sunday 30 March, 11:30am–7pm
Art Paris Art Fair 2014 looks east
From 27 to 30 March, some 140 international galleries from 20 countries will come together at the Grand Palais in Paris to present a wide-ranging panorama of modern and contemporary art, including photography, design and art publications.
The selection of galleries for 2014 goes one step further towards confirming the event’s new identity and direction adopted three years ago: a European fair that explores Eastern lands (Central Europe, Middle East and Asia).
Alongside the galleries that came as part of last year’s invitation to Russia as guest of honour, a number of galleries are coming in response to the invitation of China this year. Several Asian galleries are also joining such as Hua Gallery (London), Adler Subhashok Gallery (Bangkok) and 313 Art Project (Seoul).
Although Art Paris Art Fair is becoming increasingly international (50% of foreign galleries this year compared to 43% in 2013), the fair remains committed to supporting those who constitute its foundations in Europe and France where it is deeply anchored. Among the new participants are Feizi (Brussels), Ditesheim & Maffei Fine Art (Neuchâtel), Alessandro Bagnai (Florence) as well as Mario Mauroner (Vienna) who returns to the fair this year. Among the French, Camera Obscura, Bertrand and Grimont are returning while others are coming for the first time, including Françoise Besson (Lyon), In Camera (Paris), Françoise Livinec (Paris) and in the design section, Jousse (Paris), Armel Soyer (Paris) and NeC Design (Paris).
Celebrating 50 years Franco-Chinese relations: China guest of honour
The invitation of China as guest of honour in 2014 comes as France and China celebrate their 50-year relationship. With some 90 Chinese modern and contemporary artists represented, Art Paris Art Fair turns the spotlight on what is a rich and dynamic art scene. Different generations of artists will be shown by ten galleries that are coming from Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, as well as 20 or so Western galleries such as Paris-Beijing, Loft, Daniel Templon…
China Guest of Honour is supported by L’Officiel Art China.
Thematic sections to encourage discovery
In addition to the guest of honour, Art Paris Art Fair presents several thematic sections that encourage discovery:
Promises: successfully launched in 2013, this section is devoted to young galleries (less than five years in existence) and the discovery of new talents. Twelve galleries from Beijing, Brussels, Geneva, London, New York, Paris and Saint Petersburg are taking part in the fair for the first time.
Artdesign: this platform explores the relationship between contemporary art and design. This is the third edition. It brings together a dozen galleries who present unique or very limited editions of original works make by contemporary talents. New in 2014: the ArtDesignLab. Eight designers have been given carte blanche to undertake experimental research into what lies at the borderline between art and design.
The Artdesign platform is supported by IDEAT Magazine.
Art Books Bookshop: in collaboration with the Art and Coffee Table section of the French national book publishers’ union and Flammarion Bookshop in Paris, Art Paris Art Fair has dedicated a specific space for art and artists’ books with some 30 publishers taking part. For the duration of the fair, artists, writers and art historians will sign their books and meet the public.
Alongside this, a special space has been designed to showcase art binding where a selection of outstanding contemporary bound works will be exhibited. The space is supported by the French fund for the development of illustrated books and original binding.
Fonds Canson®pour l’Art et le papier
The work of the five finalists of the 2014 Canson prize is showcased at Art Paris Art Fair. The prestigious jury for this prize is presided by Yan Pei Ming, a French artist of Chinese descent. The prize is awarded in recognition an artist whose work demonstrates a special, intimate relationship with paper.
www.fondscanson.com
Springtime in Paris
The Springtime in Paris VIP programme focusses on the wealth of artistic activity in Paris at this time of year with Robert Adams and Mathieu Pernot at the Jeu de Paume, Lida Abdul at the Calouste Gulbenkian foundation, Angelika Markul at the Palais de Tokyo, Astralis at the Espace culturel Louis Vuitton, America Latina at the Fondation Cartier, Bill Viola and Robert Mapplethorpe at the Grand Palais. The Chinese theme is also visible at the Musée des arts décoratifs with the exhibition De la Chine aux Arts Décoratifs, as well as in the newly rearranged collections at the Centre Pompidou and the Modernités Plurielles exhibition. Also on show at the Cent Quatre in Paris is the monumental work by French artist Prune Nourry, who spent a year in China to make Terracotta Daughters.
Travel: For travel arrangements and accommodation, please take advantage of our partnership with Turon Travel: T + 1 212 925 5453 / apaf [at] turontravel.com.
Media contact: 2e Bureau
Sylvie Grumbach, Martial Hobeniche
T +33 (0) 1 42 33 93 18 / artparis [at] 2e-bureau.com
List of exhibitors as of 15 January:
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313 Art Project (Seoul) / A. Galerie (Paris) / A2Z Art Gallery (Ivry-sur-Seine) / AD Galerie (Montpellier) / Adler Subhashok Gallery (Bangkok)* / Louise Alexander Gallery (Porto Cervo) / Analix Forever (Geneva) / Art Lexing (Miami)* / Galerie Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob (Paris) / Gallery Roza Azora (Moscow)* / Backslash Gallery (Paris) / Galleria Alessandro Bagnai (Florence)* / Galerie Hélène Bailly (Paris) / Galerie Géraldine Banier (Paris)* / Galerie Claude Bernard (Paris) / Galerie Christian Berst (Paris) / Galerie Berthet-Aittouarès (Paris) / Galerie Françoise Besson (Lyon)* / Galerie Blue Square (Washington, DC) / Bodson Gallery (Brussels) / Boesso Art Gallery (Bolzano)* / Bogéna Galerie (Saint-Paul de Vence)* / Galerie Jean Brolly (Paris) / Nadja Brykina Gallery (Zürich) / Galerie Camera Obscura (Paris)* / °Clair Galerie (Munich/Saint-Paul de Vence) / Galerie Da End (Paris) / Ditesheim & Maffei Fine Art (Neuchâtel)* / Dock Sud (Sète)* / Galerie Dukan (Paris) / Duplex 100m2 & L’Agence à Paris (Paris/Sarajevo) / Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire (Paris) / Flatland Gallery (Amsterdam) / Galerie Jean Fournier (Paris) / Galerie Claire Gastaud (Clermont-Ferrand) / Gimpel & Müller (Paris/London) / Galerie Bertrand Grimont (Paris)* / Galleria Heino (Helsinki) / Galerie Thessa Herold (Paris) / Galerie Ernst Hilger (Vienna) / Hua Gallery (London)* / In camera Galerie (Paris)* / Galerie Iragui (Moscow) / Galerie Catherine Issert (Saint-Paul de Vence) /Galerie Pascal Janssens (Gand) / La Galerie Particulière (Paris) / Galerie La Ligne (Zürich) / Galerie Lahumière (Paris) / Galerie Alexis Lartigue (Paris/Neuilly) / Baudoin Lebon (Paris) / Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre (Paris)* / Galerie Claude Lemand (Paris) / Galerie Françoise Livinec (Paris)* / Galerie Loft (Paris)* / Kálmán Makláry Fine Arts (Budapest) / Galerie Maubert (Paris)* / Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art (Vienna/Salzburg)* / Galerie Frédéric Moisan (Paris) / Galerie Agnès Monplaisir (Paris)* /Galerie Lélia Mordoch (Paris/Miami) / Pascaline Mulliez (Paris)* / Sarah Myerscough Gallery (London) / NK Gallery (Antwerpen) / Nuovo Gallery (Daegu) / Galerie Nathalie Obadia (Paris/Brussels) / Oniris • Galerie Florent Paumelle (Rennes) / Galerie Paris-Beijing (Paris/Beijing/Brussels) / Priska Pasquer (Cologne) / Pechersky Gallery (Moscow) / Galerie Petits Papiers Sablon (Brussels)* / Galerie Photo 12 (Paris/Santa Monica)* / Pièce Unique (Paris) / Galerie Placido (Paris) / Galerie Catherine Putman (Paris) / Galerie Vanessa Quang (Paris) / Galerie Rabouan Moussion (Paris) / Galerie Richard (Paris/New York) / J. P. Ritsch-Fisch Galerie (Strasbourg) / Michel Rooryck (Courtrai)* / Rue Française By Miss China (Paris) / Salamatina Gallery (New York)* / Galerie Sator (Paris) / Mimmo Scognamiglio Artecontemporanea (Milan) / Eduardo Secci Contemporary (Florence)* / André Simoens Gallery (Knokke) / Galerie Nicolas Silin (Paris) / Galerie Véronique Smagghe (Paris) / Galerie Daniel Templon (Paris/Brussels) / Tifana Art Gallery (Riga)* / Galerie Toxic (Luxembourg)* / Galerie Patrice Trigano (Paris) / Galerie Tristan (Issy-les-Moulineaux) / Un-Spaced (Paris)* / Venice Projects (Venise) / Galerie Vieille du Temple (Paris) / Galerie VU’ (Paris) / Galerie Olivier Waltman (Paris/Miami)* / Espace Meyer Zafra (Paris)* / Gallery Lilja Zakirova (Heusden) / Galerie Zürcher (Paris/New York)
Artdesign
Acabas (Paris) / Cat-Berro Galerie (Paris) / Galerie Jousse Entreprise (Paris)* / Galerie L’Eclaireur (Paris)* / Minimasterpiece (Paris) / Galerie Nec (Paris)* / Sèvres – Cité de la Céramique (Sèvres)* / Galerie Armel Soyer (Paris)*
Promises
Galerie ALB – Anouk Le Bourdiec (Paris)* / Galerie Charlot (Paris)* / Galerie Derouillon (Paris)* / Galerie Dix9 (Paris)* / Galerie E.G.P (Paris/London)* / Feizi Gallery (Brussels)*/ Jiali Gallery (Beijing)* / Muriel Guépin Gallery (New York)* / Name Gallery (Saint-Petersburg)* / /ON/Gallery (Beijing)* / Red Zone Galerie d’Arts Contemporains (Geneva)* / Galerie Scrawitch (Paris)*
China Platform
10 Chancery Lane Gallery (Hong Kong) / Beautiful Asset Art Project (Beijing)* / Blindspot Gallery (Hong Kong)* / Ifa Gallery (Brussels/Shanghai) / Island6 Arts Center (Hong Kong/Shanghai)* / M97 (Shanghai)*/ Pékin Fine Art (Beijing) / Red Bridge Gallery (Shanghai)* / Xin Dong Cheng Gallery (Beijing)*
* new participant
