Save the date! As of November 7, the photography fair Paris Photo is back at The Grand Palais for its 27th edition. Since 1997, it has been a key event in the Parisian cultural scene, and each year, it brings together the most renowned international galleries and publishers of contemporary and modern photography. This year, there are 147 galleries, 26 of which are new ones from the international scene, and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is the special guest bringing selected works during a journey around surrealism. As usual, the fair reinforces Paris’ position as a cultural capital through high-quality exhibitions, carefully curated programming, solid institutional partnerships, and engaging public artistic initiatives.
Sakiko Nomura Traümerei, Gelatin silver print, 2024. Courtesy of ECHO 119 & Akio Nagasawa
The curation of the main sector brings together 147 galleries, combining the great names of photography with new international participation. Situated in the nave of the Grand Palais, it will feature large-format Prismes projects and installations. Some galleries will offer exhibitions focused on the work of a single artist, allowing for an in-depth exploration of their oeuvre. Some major highlights include the solo show of Sakiko Nomura by Echo 119, Herbert List by Kirsten Grève and Erwin Olaf by Rabouan Moussion. Iconic Martin Parr will be also on view at the Rocket Gallery booth. Another key exhibition will be the duo show of Gagocian with Richard Avedon and Tyler Mitchell.
Darío Villalba, Torso Desnudo II, 1998. Courtesy of Luis Adelantado Gallery
This year, Paris Photo launches the new Voices Sector designed to invite the sensitive, open-minded gaze of personalities from the art world. For this first edition, the sector will be led by curators Sonia Voss with Four Walls, Azu Nwagbogu with Liberated Bodies, and Elena Navarro with Imperfect Paradises. Our highlights go to Elena Navarro. Her works gathered in Voices belong to artists from different generations who have represented the vibrant and complex scene of contemporary imagery in Latin America.
Herbert List ,Georg Bahé, Beach Comber, Baltic Sea, 1933. Courtesy Galerie Karsten Greve, Köln Paris St. Moritz
Located on the first-floor walkways, the Emergence sector offers an exploration of the contemporary art scene at its most creative. The 23 solo shows organized by new galleries highlight a diverse range of techniques and themes, taking experimentation with the medium in new directions. From engagement with contemporary issues and experiments with perception to abstraction, the exhibition reveals the latest developments from a new generation of artists.
Mary Ellen Mark, Transvestite, New York City, 1968. Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
This year, Spanish art director Anna Planas curated the Emergence sector through the diversity of techniques and themes presented, pushing the experimentation with the medium towards new directions. The power of documentary photography, positioned between resistance and resilience, unfolds across several projects addressing themes such as identity, exile, gender, equality, ecology, nature, and memory. Each adopts the technique that best reveals it, from analog photography to collage, embroidery, and archival methods.
Peter Hujar, Jim Fouratt – 1969. Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
Since 2023, Paris Photo has put forward a new sector dedicated to photography in the digital age. Still curated by Nina Roehrs, a specialist for art in the digital age, the Digital Sector features a selection of fifteen contemporary art galleries and curated platforms at the forefront of new technologies, showcasing artists who integrate digital realities into their work. Thematic group exhibitions and solo artist presentations will offer an in-depth presentation of photography at the intersection of technology and digitalization. Paris Photo, the first European fair to dedicate a program specifically to digital art, provides a unique location for the sector, in the nave of the Grand Palais.
Ursula Schulz-Dornburg,Metro #4, Uprising Square, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2005. Courtesy of Ursula Schulz-Dornburg
Paris Photo 2024 – 7 to 10 November 202’ at The Grand Palais.
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