ART PARIS ART FAIR, MODERN + CONTEMPORARY ART+ DESIGN
BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE 2013 EDITION, ART PARIS ART FAIR WILL BE HELD FROM 27TH TO 30TH MARCH AT THE GRAND PALAIS FOR THE 2014 EDITION WITH CHINA AS GUEST OF HONOUR
The Springtime event for modern and contemporary art in Paris
From 27th to 30th March 2014, Art Paris Art Fair brings together some 144 international galleries at the Grand Palais, presenting a wide panorama of modern and contemporary art which also includes photography, design and art books.
A European Fair with a flair for discovery that looks to the East: China guest of honour
After Russia last year, China is guest of honour for the 2014 edition, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the recognition by France of the People’s Republic of China. This edition will showcase work by several generations of artists represented by galleries from Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong as well as a number of Westerners specialising in Chinese art. The aim is also to highlight the on-going dialogue between Paris and Chinese artists such as Lin Fengmian, Zao Wou ki as well as Chen Zhen and Yan Pei Ming.
The Promises section is dedicated to young galleries, while the ArtBooks space is reserved for art and artists’ books and the ArtDesign platform explores the links between design and contemporary art. All these elements combine with the guest of honour theme to give Art Paris Art Fair its unique identity, confirm its flair for discovery and reputation as a fair that gives pride of place to galleries that have an authentic culture and vision of art.
Art Paris Art Fair in figures
53,257 visitors in 2013 (+11% compared to 2012) with 13,847 visitors on the opening night • 6,500m2 at the Grand Palais in the heart of Paris • 144 exhibitors from 20 countries • 1,500 artists represented • 43% foreign participants • 57% French galleries • 52% newcomers in 2013
Extensive media presence both in France and internationally
- Over 100 advertisements in the French and international press
- 2,500 posters in central Paris
- 1,000 journalists accredited, 618 articles in the media in 30 countries
- 735 675 hits on www.artparis.fr (315,000 single visitors)
