La semaine de l'art contemporain

Contemporary art fairs next week, not to be missed!

FIAC
October 23-26

The Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain is back for their 8th edition, coming full force with both well known and emerging Contemporary artists and designers.
Performances will also be taking place for the event, featuring artists Franz Erhard Walther, Scoli Acosta, Tony Conrad, Aurélien Froment, Jérôme Bel, Rodney Graham, Jeremy Deller, Xavier Le Roy… in collaboration with the Auditorium du Louvre and the Jeu de Paume.
Full program here.

Grand Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris
Access : Metro line 1 and 13 Champs-Élysées Clemenceau

Cour Carrée du Louvre
Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris

Grand Palais open from 12 pm to 8 pm, Cour Carrée du Louvre from 1 pm to 9 pm.
Access: Metro lines 1 and 7, Palais Royal et Musée du Louvre.

Show Off
Exposing, nearly 40 contemporary art galleries

October 21-26
In 2008 Show Off is back again, as convivial, dynamic and idiosyncratic as ever. The fair still maintains its charming, relaxed atmosphere with the arrival of new international galleries and keeps the focus on cutting-edge-art content. Participants include Galerie Magda Danysz, Galerie Bailly Contemporain, and Grusenmeyer Art Gallery.

Espace Pierre Cardin
1 avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris
Subways : Concorde (ligne 1) ou Champs-Elysées (lines 1 &8)
Opening Hours : from Wednesday to Sunday 12 to 8 pm

Slick 08
October 24-27

Slick 08 is a meeting place between the art enthusiasts, the curious and the professionals around contemporary art in progress - including painting, sculpture, drawings, installations and video - and with particular attention given to new technologies. Also look out for their expo on lowriders in association with the East Riddaz Art Club.

Also a place for exchanging ideas, gallery owners and artists will carry out performances. Full program here.

Slick at the 104
5, rue Curial
75019 Paris

Art Elysées
October 23-26

For this new edition of « Art Elysées » galleries will benefit from a prestigious location. The luxury shop windows and facades of the Champs-Elysées will showcase works of art (painting, sculptures and photography) bearing the most celebrated signatures of today’s artists.

Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Tents – from the Petit Palais to Place de la Concorde
Everyday from 11am to 8:30pm
Metro: Champs Elysées - Clémenceau

ArtistBook International
October 24-26

ArtistBook International (A.B.I.) regroups fortysome editors and international publications at the Centre Pompidou. Find limited edition prints, rare books, and free magazines. Meetings with artists, performances, film projections will take place for the event. Featured in their catalogue, A.B.I. presents Japanese artist and composer Ryoji Ikeda and French artist Virginie Yassef.

From 11 am to 9 pm.

DiVA
Digital Video Art Fair Paris 2008
October 23-26

DiVA Paris presents a selection of 24 international galleries that have dedicated special attention to the works of video and digital media artists. The new format allows galleries to show their special pieces in a conventional art fair booth. However, to maintain DiVA's special identity you'll find black carpet and black walls throughout the entire venue.

Location available upon request.

Comments

[gregory]

Great week ahead. And for art collectors and art lovers you want to share their passion online, www.artacadabra.com is the place. It is an online social network for art collectors.