Art Paris Art Fair celebrates its 20th anniversary

An overview of the French art scene
Switzerland Guest of Laurels

Art Paris Art Fair 2018

2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Art Paris Art Off-white. Since its foundation in 1999, the off-white has established itself equally Paris' leading modernistic and contemporary spring fine art consequence. The 2018 edition will play host to 142 galleries from 23 different countries providing an overview of European fine art from the mail service-war years to the current day, while leaving room for the new horizons of international creation from Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Centre East.

Open to all forms of creative expression, including video art and blueprint, Art Paris Art Off-white offers a theme-based approach emphasising discovery and rediscovery. This twelvemonth's guest state is Switzerland and the fair volition also be taking a close look at the French art scene with a new theme adult especially for the twentieth anniversary as well as the monographic exhibitions in Solo Prove and emerging artists in Promises.

On the one hand, the 2018 selection is characterised by the arrival of new countries, such as Canada (Christopher Cutts Gallery), Portugal (Galeria Carlos Carvalho), Russia (Fine art four and K35 galleries from Moscow), State of kuwait (CAP Contemporary Art Platform), the Czechia (Cermak Eisenkraft Gallery) and Saudi Arabia (Misk Art) and on the other hand by the influx of renowned Parisian galleries, who are either returning to the fair or participating for the very first time. In the latter case are Hervé Loevenbruck, Thomas Bernard-Cortex Athletico, Backslash, Dominique Fiat, Eric Dupont, Odile Ouizeman, Alain Gutharc, Jean Brolly, Polaris and Bertrand Grimont, not forgetting Galerie Particulière, Eric Mouchet and Zlotowski.

An overview of the French art scene: a selection of twenty artists to mark the 20th anniversary of Art Paris Art Fair by exhibition curator and art critic François Piron

For its 20th anniversary and in reference to its initial vocation of supporting the French art market, Art Paris Art Fair asked exhibition curator and fine art critic François Piron to take a subjective look at the French art scene. The idea was to select 20 artists among the projects presented by participating galleries and to produce an in-depth textual assay of their work. His option puts the spotlight on some unique figures from the 1960s to the present day, artists who have managed to preserve their independence, or stayed on the margins of mainstream culture. Their piece of work today deserves both to be reinterpreted and enjoy greater visibility. Some monographic exhibitions volition notably permit the public to revisit the psychedelic works of 70s counter-civilisation bully Frédéric Pardo (Galerie Loevenbruck), Hessie'south feminist embroideries and collages (Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre), stencil fine art by Blek le Rat, who was a pioneer of urban fine art in the 80s (Galerie Ange Basso), blue monochromes past Geneviève Asse (Galerie Oniris Florent Paumelle) or Vincent Gicquel's tragi-comic paintings (Galerie Thomas Bernard Cortex Athletico).

The 20 selected artists

A.C.M. (1957) / Galerie J-P. Ritsch-Fisch – François Arnal (1924-2012) / Sobering Galerie – Geneviève Asse (1923) /
Galerie Oniris Florent Paumelle*- Bernard Aubertin (1934) / Galerie Jean Brolly – Blek le Rat (1951) / Galerie Ange
Basso* – Pierrette Bloch (1928-2017) / Galerie Rosa Turetsky / Galerie Véronique Smagghe – Leonardo Cremonini
(1925-2010) / T&L Galerie* – Hervé Di Rosa (1959) / Advertising Galerie* – Vincent Gicquel (1974) / Galerie Thomas Bernard
Cortex Athletico* – Hessie (1936-2017) / Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre* – Carlos Kusnir (1947) / Galerie Eric Dupont – Vera
Molnar (1924) / Galerie La Ligne – Tania Mouraud (1942) / Galerie Rabouan Moussion / Galerie Claire Gastaud – Frédéric Pardo (1944–2005) / Galerie Hervé Loevenbruck* – Jean Raine (1927 – 1986) / Galerie Michel Descours* – Jean-Pierre Raynaud (1938) / Galerie Caroline Smulders* – Bernard Rancillac (1931) / Galerie Françoise Livinec – Roland Topor (1938-1997) / Galerie Vallois – Yves Trémorin (1959) / Galerie des petits carreaux – Marie-Thérèse Vacossin (1929) / Galerie Wagner.
* solo shows

Switzerland Guest of Honour

Fine art Paris Art Off-white has forged its reputation past exploring strange art scenes. After Africa last year, Switzerland is the 2018 guest of honour.

The prolific and diverse Swiss art scene, with its taste for minimalism and offbeat sense of humour, is like the country itself, lying at the crossroads of unlike European traditions and cultures. Art historian and exhibition curator Karine Tissot has been entrusted with the Switzerland Invitee of Honour programme, which will endeavour to promote the
wealth and diversity of the Swiss scene with a rich programme whose major features are:

• A selection of around one hundred mod, gimmicky and emerging artists represented by either thirteen Swiss or European galleries. Taking a closer look at the 13 Swiss galleries exhibiting at the fair (from Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Zürich and Neuchâtel): Ditesheim & Maffei's berth is entirely devoted to major artists from the Swiss scene, from Giacometti to Thomas Huber and from Louis Soutter to Jean Tinguely; Galerie Rosa Turetsky is orchestrating a 'confrontation' between the dissimilar generations of artists from Pierrette Bloch to Sandrine Pelletier who are represented by the gallery; Duflon Racz is bringing together 6 immature artists who piece of work in painting and sculpture/ objects including Simon Deppierraz, huber.huber and Elisabeth Llach; Galerie Andres Thalmann is establishing a dialogue between its Swiss artists (Katja Loher, Guido Baselgia and Barbara Ellmerer) and French painter Claude Viallat. In parallel, sure European galleries have chosen to pay tribute to Swiss creativity: on the aforementioned stand, Eric Mouchet and Zlotowski are juxtaposing Le Corbusier's paintings and drawings with Matthieu Gafsou'south series of photos 'La Chaux-de-Fonds' (Le Corbusier's hometown); Galerie Tanit is presenting conceptual works by Adrian Schiess, Sigrid Gloerfelt and John M. Armleder, as well every bit works past Sylvie Fleury and Urs Lüthi which play with humor and philosophy.

• The presentation of Helvetia Art Drove's latest acquisitions focusing on emerging talents lilliputian-known in France. Since the 1940s, Helvetia, which is also an fine art insurer, has continued to expand its collection of contemporary Swiss art, which has go i of the most important of its kind with more than i,700 works by 400 artists.

• A video fine art programme in the Project Room that provides a forum for twenty Swiss women artists from unlike generations and which brings together, from a conceptual standpoint, the history of art and Swiss ceremonious history; the arrival of this new medium in Switzerland in the 70s coincided with women obtaining the correct to vote, which was
introduced on a federal level in February 1971.
Emmanuelle Antille, Marie-José Burki, Claudia Comte, Saskia Edens, Joëlle Flumet, Mireille Gros, Luzia Hürzeler, Stéphanie Jeannet, Gabriela Löffel, Selene Mauvis, Ursula Palla, Elodie Pong, Anne-Julie Raccoursier, Delphine Reist, Pipilotti Rist, Anne Rochat, Carole Roussopoulos, Laura Solari, Katja Schenker, Annelies Strba, Marion Tampon- Lajarriette are some of the artists featured in this programme.

• A programme of digital projections on the Grand Palais façade which showcases a highly innovative generation of Swiss artists including Camille Scherrer, Alan Bogana and Yves Netzhammer (who represented Switzerland at the 2007 Venice Biennale). Three artists who represent, by their origin, three unlike cultural regions of Switzerland
(Camille Scherrer for French-speaking Switzerland, Alan Bogana Italian Switzerland, Yves Netzhammer Germanspeaking Switzerland).

• The monumental walls of the north and south naves will host four all-over wall compositions designed specifically for the fair, including a wall photo project past Christoph Rüttimann presented by Galerie Mai 36 and Sébastian Mettraux'due south painting installation.

The Switzerland invitee of Honour programme has received the back up of the Swiss Diplomatic mission in France and Helvetia. The video art plan is supported by Vidélio.

Promises: supporting immature galleries and emerging artists

The Promises sector hosts 12 young galleries in existence less than half dozen years, which may present up to three emerging artists each. The 50'art est vivant/Promesses* prize rewards a immature talent represented by i of the Promises sector galleries at a key moment in his/her career.

The 2018 selection includes: Anna Marra Contemporanea (Rome), Francesca Antonini Arte Contemporanea (Rome), Art Gallery K35 (Moscow), La Balsa Arte (Bogota), Eko Sato Galerie (Paris), GNYP Gallery (Berlin), H Gallery (Paris), Kolly Gallery (Zürich), Montoro 12 Contemporary Art (Rome), Pierre Yves Caër Gallery (Paris), Progress Gallery (Paris), Rutger Brandt Gallery (Amsterdam).

* 50'art est vivant is an endowment fund created by D. Fizelier that brings together passionate enthusiasts and collectors interested in the emerging contemporary fine art scene. At the eye of its actions is an open-minded approach that fosters discovery. The fund helps with the production and distribution of art, supports and organises exhibitions and events, publishes artists' books and other works, in addition to purchasing and loaning artworks to French and foreign institutions.

Promises is supported by 50'art est vivant, Lefranc Bourgeois Paris and The Wall Street Journal.

Solo Testify: 35 monographic exhibitions by modernistic and contemporary artists

A monographic exhibition offers a special moment in an creative person's career every bit it helps to develop a better agreement of his/her work and, past that, it develops the artist's reputation. Ever since 2015, Art Paris Art Fair has been encouraging the presentation of ane-person exhibitions spread throughout the fair. The 2018 edition features an unprecedented number of 35 solo shows featuring international artists such equally Todd Hiddo (Galerie Particulière), Kengo Kuma (Galerie Philippe Gravier), Grégoire Müller (Grob Gallery) and Steve Sabella (Gimmicky Art Platform Kuwait).

Solo Show is supported by Barnebys.

In Paris during Fine art Paris Art Fair

A wind of change is blowing in French republic as more than than e'er Paris asserts its place every bit the world capital of art. The 'Springtime in Paris' VIP programme, elaborated in partnership with the capital's museums, highlights the best artistic events across Paris including 'Lutz Bacher, The Silence of the Sea' at the newly inaugurated Lafayette Anticipations Foundation, 'Neïl Beloufa, fifty'Ennemi de mon ennemi' at the Palais de Tokyo, 'Black Dolls' at La Maison Rouge, 'Stéphane Dafflon, U+25A6' at the FRAC Île-de-France Le Plateau, Subdoh Gupta at La Monnaie de Paris and Tarik Kiswanson at the Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Preview (past invitation only): Wednesday 4th April from 6pm to 10pm
Hours
Thursday and Saturday: xi:30am–8pm
Friday: 11:30am–9pm
Dominicus: 11:30am–7pm

Art Paris Art Fair Managing Team
CEO: Julien & Valentine Lecêtre
Fair Managing director: Guillaume Piens
Manager of Communications and Partnerships: Catherine Vauselle

Option Committee
Carina Andres Thalmann, Galerie Andres Thalmann (Zürich)
Alain Chiglien, Galerie Nec Nilsson et Chiglien (Paris)
Ernst Hilger, Galerie Ernst Hilger (Vienna)
Jean-François Keller, art collector
Diane Lahumière, Galerie Lahumière (Paris)
Marie-Ange Moulonguet, art collector

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List of galleries 2018
313 Art Projection (Seoul) – Galerie eight+iv (Paris) – A. Galerie, (Paris) – A2Z Fine art Gallery (Paris) – AD Galerie, (Montpellier) –
Allegra Nomad Gallery (Bucharest) – Galeria Miquel Alzueta, (Barcelona) – AN INC. (Seoul) – Francesca Antonini
Arte Contemporanea (Rome)* – Galerie Arnoux (Paris)* – Art to Be Gallery (Lille) – ART4 (Moscow) – Artco
Gallery (Aachen) – Artelli Gallery (Antwerp) – Galerie Artem-Reich (Stalden)* – Galerie d'Arts d'Australie (Paris) –
Backslasch Gallery (Paris)* – Galerie Cédric Bacqueville (Lille) – La Balsa Arte (Bogota/Medellin) – Galerie Ange
Basso (Paris)* – Belgian Gallery (Namen)* – Galerie Albert Benamou/Véronique Maxé (Paris)* – Galerie Berhet –
Aittouarès (Paris) – Galerie Claude Bernard (Paris) – Galerie Berthéas (Vichy/Saint Etienne) – Galerie Binôme
(Paris) – Bogéna Galerie (Saint Paul de Vence) – Rutger Brandt Gallery (Amsterdam) – Lise Braun Collection
(Colmar) – Galerie Jean Brolly (Paris)* – Galerie C (Neuchâtel)* – Pierre-Yves Caër Gallery (Paris)* – Galeria Marc
Calzada (Barcelona)* – Galerie Capazza (Nançay)* – Carlos Carvalho Arte Contemporanea (Lisbon)* – Cermak
Eisenkraft Gallery (Prague)* – David Cervello Galeria d'Art (Barcelona)* – Galerie Charlot (Paris) – Galerie
Chauvy (Paris)* – Galerie Chevalier (Paris)* – Christopher Cutts Gallery (Toronto)* – CAP Contemporary Art
Platform (Kuwait)* – Galerie Thomas Bernard – Cortex Athletico, (Paris)* – Galeria Cortina (Barcelona) – Galerie
Michel Descours (Lyon) – Die Galerie (Frankfurt) – Galerie Dina Vierny (Paris)* – Ditesheim & Maffei Fine Fine art
(Neuchâtel)* – Galerie Dix9 – Hélène Lacharmoise (Paris)* – Galeria Marc Domènech (Barcelona)* – Galerie
Dominique Fiat (Paris)* – Galerie Duflon Racz (Bern/Brussels)* – E3 Arte Contemporanea (Brescia)* – Galerie Eric
Dupont (Paris)* – Galerie Eric Mouchet (Paris)* – Espace Muraille (Geneva)* – Galerie Valérie Eymeric (Lyon)* –
Galerie Felli (Paris)* – Galerie Pascal Gabert (Paris) – Galerie Claire Gastaud (Clermont-Ferrand)* – Gimpel &
Müller (Paris) – Galerie Michel Giraud (Paris) – GNYP Gallery (Berlin) – Gowen Contemporary (Geneva)* – Galerie
Philippe Gravier (Paris) – Galerie Bertrand Grimont (Paris)* – Grob Gallery (Geneva)* – Galerie Alain Gutharc
(Paris)* – GVCC (Casablanca)* – H Gallery (Paris)* – Galerie Thessa Herold (Paris) – Galerie Ernst Hilger (Vienna) –
Rebecca Hossack Fine art Gallery (London) – Huberty & Breyne Gallery (Paris) – Galerie Hurtebize (Cannes)* –
Frans Jacobs Fine Art (Amsterdam) – JanKossen Contemporary (New York/Basel/Venice)* – K35 Art Gallery
(Moscow)* – Kolly Gallery (Zürich)* – Galerie Koralewski (Paris ) – LN Edition (Paris) – Galerie La Forest Divonne
(Paris) – Galerie Particulière/Galerie Foucher-Biousse (Paris)* – Galerie La Ligne (Zürich) – Galerie Lahumière
(Paris) – Lancz Gallery (Brussels)* – Galerie Alexis Lartigue (Paris) – Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre (Paris)* – Galerie
Claude Lemand (Paris) – Galerie Françoise Livinec (Paris) – LKFF Art & Sculpture Projects (Brussels)* – Galerie
Hervé Loevenbruck (Paris)* – Loo & Lou Gallery (Paris) – Maison Parisienne (Paris)* – Kálmán Makláry Fine
Arts (Budapest) – Marking Hachem Paris Marais (Paris) – Anna Marra Contemporanea (Rome) – Maurice Verbaet
Center (Antwerp)* – Misk Art (Riyadh)* – Mo J Gallery (Busan) – Mobilab Gallery (Lausanne)* – Montoro 12
Contemporary Art (Rome/Brussels) – Galerie Lélia Mordoch (Paris) – Galerie Najuma (Paris)* – Galerie NeC
Nilsson et Chiglien (Paris) – Galerie Nathalie Obadia (Paris/Brussels) – Galerie Odile Ouizeman (Paris)* – ON/
Gallery (Beijing) – Galerie Oniris – Florent Paumelle (Rennes)* – Galerie Paris-Beijing (Paris) – Galerie Françoise
Paviot (Paris) – Galerie Perahia (Paris)* – Galerie Perpitch & Bringand (Paris)* – Galerie Des Petits Carreaux
(Paris) – Signal to Point Galerie (Nîmes)* – Galerie Polaris (Paris)* – Progress Gallery (Paris)* – Galerie Rabouan
Moussion (Paris) – J.P. Ritsch-Fisch Galerie (Strasbourg) – Galerie Eko Sato (Paris)* – School Gallery – Olivier
Castaing (Paris)* – Galerie Victor Sfez (Paris)* – Galerie Veronique Smagghe (Paris) – Galerie Caroline Smulders
(Paris) – Sobering Galerie (Paris) – Gallery SoSo (Paju)* – Sulger-Buel Lovell ( London, Cap Town)* – T&L Galerie
(Paris)* – Galerie Christophe Tailleur (Strasbourg) – Galerie Taménaga (Paris) – Tanit (Munich, Beirut) – Galerie
Daniel Templon (Paris) – Galerie Andrès Thalmann (Zürich) – Galerie Patrice Trigano (Paris) – Galerie Tristan
(Issy-Les-Moulineaux)* – Galerie Rosa Turetsky (Geneva)* – Galerie Vallois (Paris) – Galerie Pascal Vanhoecke
(Cachan) – Galerie Sabine Vazieux (Paris)* – Wooson Gallery (Daegu)* – Galerie Wagner (Le Touquet) – Galerie
Olivier Waltman (Paris) – Galerie Wenger (Zürich)* – Galerie Zlotowski (Paris)* .
* New participations