The international contemporary art fair FIAC (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain) is taking place this week across Paris, opening October 17 and running to October 23.
The event, now in its 43rd year, will be held at both the Grand Palais and other locations they’ve named ‘Outside the Walls’. Curated by Christophe Leribault and associate curator Lorenzo Benedetti, FIAC will bring together over 1,500 artists and 175 galleries from 26 countries.
There’s an exciting line-up of artists’ film at Cinéphémère including Heather Phillipson, Laure Prouvost, Cécile B. Evans, Will Benedict, Cally Spooner and Yasmin Davis among many others.
Some galleries and events to check out:
Lili Reynaud and Philipp Timischl @ Emanuel Layr
A solo show by Tetsumi Kudo @ Andrea Rosen
Letha Wilson & Kate Steciw @ Christophe Gaillard
Performances (Parade for FIAC)
Uriel Barthélémi + Nikhil Chopra in 3hr performance Floating cities & loaded dice @ Gare du Nord – October 18
Maria Hassabi’s choreographed performance @ Musée du Louvre – Oct 22
Zhana Ivanova performs Royalty @ Grand Palais – Oct 21
See the FIAC webpage for details.**
Photo : Hasnae El Ouarga