Located in Paris’ most prestigious and emblematic sites and infused with its history and cultural life, FIAC has become one of the art world’s premier international events of the fall calendar. FIAC collaborates with Paris’ highest acclaimed art institutions to develop a roster of the most up and coming artists. Here is a selection of what we liked the most at the opening:
Justin Materly
Victor Man, Untitled (We Die,), 2008
Rolf Julius, Line (Black), 2009 : 5 suspended speakers
Honoré d’O, Connaître ses Maîtres, 2010
Andrey Blokhin and Georgy Kuznetsov, Recycle, 2010
Naama Tsabar, Untitled (Double Face), 2010
Mounir Fatmi, Maximum Sensation #1, 2010 : 50 custom made skateboards.
Mounir Fatmi, Between the lines, 2010
Ariel Schlesinger, Oil Lamp, 2010
FIAC brings together 195 modern and contemporary art galleries from 24 countries. Some are represented for the first time this year : Japan, Mexico, Korea and Ireland.
Zhang Huan, Little Brother, 2008 : Ash on linen.
Wim Delvoye, Handcarved car tire, 2006
Mathieu Briand, Le monde flotant, 2006
Kelley Walker, Untitled, 2003
Adel Abdessemed, 2010
Tracey Emin, It was just a kiss, 2010
Tracey Emin, I promise to love you, 2010
Théo Mercier, Le Solitaire, 2010
Iván Navarro, Wail, 2010
Iván Navarro, Witness, 2010
Théo Mercier, Les précieuses ridicules and Navet de la colère, 2010
In a spirit of continuity, the FIAC reaffirms the grounding principles on which its identity is founded : commitment to a broad focus that leads it to privilege a balanced panorama of modern, contemporary and emerging art; receptivity to a diverse range of artistic practices as demonstrated by the outdoor projects in the Tuileries garden :
Not Vital, Tongue, 2010
Mounir Fatmi, I like America, 2010
Ugo Rondinone, Turn back time. lets start this day again, 2009
FIAC
Oct 21-24
Grand Palais & Louvre, Paris