FIAC : The week of madness
After London it’s Paris’ turn to welcome the world of contemporary art. Through the FIAC, the capital is proposing a program for the art buffs that should waken the mind. Our selection…
MONDAY
This is probably one of the most significant events of this crazy week, it has been talked about for several months and it should replenish conversations in the next few days: The inauguration of the Louis Vuitton foundation next to the jardin d’acclimatation in Paris. Part of LVMH president Bernard Arnault’s contemporary art collection will be housed there in a building designed by architect Frank Gehry. Those not fortunate enough to be invited to the opening will have to wait till the 27th of October, the official date it opens to the public.
Louis Vuitton Foundation
8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi, 75116 Paris
From TUESDAY to THURSDAY
For three days, the different On and Off fairs play tag with each other and open their doors to collectors, before the official opening to the general public. Honouring the most recent arrival, (Off)icielle, the FIAC’s new event “focused on the principle of discovery”. Preview Tuesday 21 October from 3pm-9pm (invitation only. )
The same evening , it’s the opening of ‘Slick’ which, for this its 9th edition, brings together about thirty galleries and offers a space called “La Plateforme” presenting 10 or so projects by emerging artists.
The day after is the opening of the FIAC with this year 191 galleries all under the glass dome of le Grand Palais, and ultimately Thursday the YIA Art Fair. This 4th edition, the “contemporary art fair committed to emerging scenes in Paris” presents 65 galleries at the Carreau du Temple.
(Off)icielle
Les Docks – Cité de la mode et du design (34 Quai d’Austerlitz, 75013 Paris)
From 22-26 October
Slick Attitude
Pont Alexandre III (Port des Champs-Elysées, 75008 Paris)
From 22-26 October
FIAC
Grand Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris
From 23-26 October
YIA Art Fair #04
Le Carreau du Temple (2, rue Eugène Spuller, 75003 Paris)
From 24-26 October
THURSDAY
Thursday night, the Parisian galleries remain open till 10:00pm. Art lovers can stroll the districts of Saint Germain, Matignon, the Marais or Belleville through more than 90 exhibitions and uncover a program rich in events: private viewings, performances, works signing, meet the artists…
Nocturnal for the Parisian galleries
Thursday 23 October 2014 until 10pm
FRIDAY
The source of scandal… the artist Paul McCarthy, who created a stir even before the start of the fair with his installation on the place Vendôme should be in the news again this weekend with the opening of his “Chocolate Factory” at the Monnaie de Paris. Sensitive souls abstain. NB the next day (Saturday at 4pm), Paul McCarthy will inaugurate the program of weekly conversations “Paul in Paris/ Paris in Paul” at the Paris school of Fine Arts.
Chocolate Factory
Monnaie de Paris (11 quai de Conti, 75006 Paris)
From Octobre 2014 25 to January 4.
Paul in Paris / Paris in Paul
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Paris
Amphithéâtre d’honneur (14 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris)
Octobre 25 at 4pm
SATURDAY
Ironically, it’s the re-opening of the Picasso Museum which, after having covered the press and the passion these last few months, should bring everyone together this weekend in a concert of praise and applause.
Picasso Museum
Hôtel Salé (5, rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris)
25 and 26 October, the Museum offers free entrance and without reservations.
