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8/11/2011

Paris Photo 2011

Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris

Since its origins, photography has widened its field of vision, relentlessly creating a dialog between the artistic forms with which it interacts and the “reality” that it perceives. The arrival of Paris Photo at the Grand Palais at last offers this perpetual movement its full scope and enables it to present all the wealth and vitality of historical and contemporary photographic creation in what really is an exceptional environment.

With a selection of 135 exhibitors (galleries and publishers), with 65% of the galleries from overseas, 23 countries represented and 55 new participants, this anniversary edition grants a prominent place to renewal and discovery.

The fair welcomes amateur and professional photographers to photography enthusiasts and collectors, and aims to welcome the participation of over fifty cultural institutions, organisations and patrons.

For its 15th edition, from 10 to 13 November, Paris Photo gives pride of place to African photography from Bamako to Cape Town and proposes a complete panorama of this scene: a powerful presence of the continent’s artists (44 representatives) with a number of South African galleries and an exhibition of the works of 12 young emerging photographers, organized by the Rencontres de Bamako.

The Grand Palais venue is also the occasion to create within the Fair new get-togethers for all the photography publics. Hence, the exhibition “Recent acquisitions” is to present the recent photographic acquisitions of three international institutions (this year, the Tate from London, the International Center of Photography from New York and the Musée de l’Élysée from Lausanne). The exhibition “Private Collection” will propose a realization of the pioneering role of the private collector who, with passion and perseverance, puts together collections of master works or reveals new approaches. The leading Artur Walther collection opens this opus.

Finally, so as to persuade us of the creativity and the formidable boom in books on photography, as well as an exhibition devoted to a cult book on the history of the photograph, Love on the Left Bank (1956) by Ed van der Elsken, the Paris Photobook Prize will be awarded for the very first time to one from a selection of 60 photography books published during the past 15 years.

This panorama would not have been complete, however, without the novel initiative of a platform of events. Brought together around the theme of “Mutations”, more than 75 speakers will participate in interviews, round tables and performances to take place during Paris Photo. A “Live” platform which is to be accompanied by a reference work so that this intellectual brainstorming may be shared with the greatest possible number. One way of prolonging four festive days dedicated to photography. Four days to get the most out of this “permanent mutation”.

Julien FRYDMAN Director of Paris Photo

In 2011, Paris Photo is reinventing itself and has developed a new identity for the event, structured around four features to be inaugurated this year, which will also give shape to its programming in the future.

Press contact
Claudine Colin Communication - Dorelia Baird-Smith dorelia@claudinecolin.com t +33 (0)1 42726001 f +33 (0)1 42725023 parisphoto@claudinecolin.com

Opening: 9 Nov. 2011
1pm – 5pm: VIP opening (VIP badges only)
5pm – 7pm: professional preview (by invitation only)
7pm – 10pm: opening night (by invitation only)

Grand Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill 75008 Paris
Hours:
Thursday 10 Nov. - Sunday 13 Nov.
noon – 8pm (7pm on Sunday)
Late opening on Friday: 9.30pm
Full Price Entry : 25 € (all taxes included)
Student Reduced Price Entry : 12 € (all taxes included)
Children of less than 12 years, free access

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