For FIAC, Projects Sprawl All Over Paris as Dealers Ring Up Sales Inside the Grand Palais

For FIAC, Projects Sprawl All Over Paris as Dealers Ring Up Sales Inside the Grand Palais

by Laurie Hurwitz, artnet News “Art is what helps draw us out of inertia.” On the street in front of the Grand Palais, where the dynamic 43rd edition of the FIAC or Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, Paris’s international art fair, is being held from October 20 to 23, one can read the words of philosopher Henri Michaux….

Bigger than ever, the 43rd edition of FIAC explores utopias and displacement

Bigger than ever, the 43rd edition of FIAC explores utopias and displacement

BY ROOKSANA HOSSENALLY, Wallpaper* Paris’ International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC) usually revolves around the gigantic Grand Palais museum with satellite events across the city. This year, however, things are a little different. FIAC’s 43rd edition (running until 23 October) is the largest to date, with a line-up of 186 galleries from 27 countries, as well as…

FIAC 2016: Art Exhibitions, Live Performances and Film Screenings

FIAC 2016: Art Exhibitions, Live Performances and Film Screenings

By Urban Mishmash The highly anticipated international contemporary art fair, FIAC (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporaine), will run from October 20 to 23, 2016 in Paris. Bigger in scope than its previous editions, the 2016 edition will bring together 186 art galleries from around the world at the Grand Palais in Paris, including, for the first time, exhibitors from Japan, Hong…

Design at Large: Kengo Kuma and Jean Prouvé feature in Art Basel’s 2016 offering

Design at Large: Kengo Kuma and Jean Prouvé feature in Art Basel’s 2016 offering

by Rosa Bertoli, Wallpaper* For the third year, Design Miami/ Basel presented the large-scale projects of Design at Large, welcoming visitors to the South Hall of Messe Basel.  Eschewing a traditional booth, the Design at Large initiative invites gallerists to take part in a curated project that explores different points of view on design. This year,…