FIAC ~ France's Most Prestigious Art Fair Will Feature 194 Galleries of Art

Written by Claudine Demeris Friday, 30 September 2011 22:31

PARIS.- The 37th edition of FIAC will be held from 21st to 24th October 2010 at the Grand Palais, the Cour Carrée du Louvre and the Jardin des Tuileries, outstanding sites that are emblematic of Paris, imbued with its history and cultural life. Because of the high standards it sets and constantly renews and the synergies it has developed with the major Parisian institutions, FIAC occupies a position as one of the not-to-be-missed international events relating to artistic creativity.

Devised in a spirit of continuity, FIAC confirms the founding principles of its identity: its generalist vocation that leads it to offer a balanced panorama of modern art, contemporary art and up-andcoming creativity; its openness to the diversity of artistic practices, as evidenced by the outdoor projects in the Jardin des Tuileries, its programme of performances, or indeed the initial showing this year of a cycle of artists’ films; and lastly its concern for constantly reinforced quality and artistic selectivity.

FIAC 2010 will bring together 194 galleries of modern and contemporary art, coming from 24 countries. France accounts for 73 galleries, i.e. 38%, Germany comes next with 22 galleries, then the United States with 22 galleries, Italy with 14, Belgium with 11, and Switzerland with 10. Countries represented for the first time are Japan, Mexico, Korea and Ireland. 63 galleries are exhibiting for the first time or have returned to FIAC in 2010.

Among the outstanding events to make a note of are solo exhibitions by Yayoi Kusama at Victoria Miro (London), Alighiero Boetti at Barbara Gladstone (New York), Adel Abdessemed at David Zwirner (New York), General Idea presented jointly by the Frédéric Giroux (Paris), Mai. 36 (Zurich) and Esther Shipper (Berlin) galleries, Jesús Raphael Soto at Natalie Seroussi (Paris), François Rouan at the Ditescheim gallery (Neuchâtel), Jean-Pierre Pincemin at Applicat-Prazan (Paris) and Tauba Auerbach at Standard (Oslo).

For his first participation in FIAC Peter Kilchmann (Zurich) will present new projects by Andro Wekua and Francis Alÿs, while Micheline Szwajcer (Antwerp) will show new works by Ann Veronica Janssens and Konrad Dedobbeleer. Michael Craig-Martin will carry out a specific project for the stand of Claudine Papillon (Paris).

Further highlights will be the presentation of outstanding works by George Grosz, Ernst-Ludwig Kirchner and Max Beckmann at Henze & Ketterer (Wichtrach (Berne), Riehen (Basel)), Hanne Darboven at Klosterfelde (Berlin) and Jonathan Meese at Contemporary Fine Arts (Berlin), to mention only a few.

Among the noteworthy events in the Cour Carrée will be solo exhibitions by Boris Mikhailov at Suzanne Tarasiève (Paris), Michael Lin at Nogueras Blanchard (Barcelona), Noel Dolla at Dominique Fiat, the joint presentation of works by Olivier Mosset and François Morellet at Martine and Thibault de la Châtre (Paris) as well as the exhibition of photographs by Carlo Mollino staged by Salon 94 (New York) and an outstanding work by Barry X Ball devised specifically for FIAC, Sleeping Hermaphrodite, a black marble sculpture made in close collaboration with the Musée du Louvre, referring to the famous Hermaphrodite Endormi.

Among the thematic presentations, Bernard Ceysson (Paris, Luxembourg, Saint Etienne) will be showing a collection of historic works by the French movement Supports/Surfaces. A reference book, Le Moment Supports/Surfaces, will be published to coincide with the event.
Lastly, with the objective of strengthening and widening its commitment to the newest galleries, and thanks to a partnership with Adagio, FIAC will subsidize the accommodation costs of the 51 non-Parisian exhibitors at the Cour Carrée for the duration of the Fair.

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