Paris Photo is an international art fair of photography held annually since 1997 in Paris, France in November. The fair is held in the Grand Palais, a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement.
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- Details
- Paris Photo Los Angeles
- The Paris PhotoAperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards
- Jury prize
- References
Between 2013 and 2015, a Los Angeles edition of Paris Photo was held annually at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood. Since 2012 the Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards have been announced and exhibited at Paris Photo.
Details
Every year, Paris Photo invites a selected country or region to promote their native artists. In 2006 Spain was selected, and in 2007 Scandinavia.
In 2006, public attendance was 40,000. By 2014, nearly 60,000 people visited the Grand Palais for the fairs 18th edition.
Florence Bourgeois is its current director. She was preceded by Julien Frydman.
Paris Photo Los Angeles
In 2013, a Los Angeles edition of Paris Photo was held for the first time at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood. The fair was organized by Reed Exhibitions.
The fair's 2014 edition featured a tribute to Dennis Hopper, including a display of his photographic work and a screening of his 1971 film, The Last Movie. 16,000 visitors attended the fair over the course of four days.
In 2015, the biggest galleries that participated in the fair's earlier Los Angeles editions, including Fraenkel Gallery (San Francisco), Emmanuel Perrotin (Paris) and Gagosian Gallery (New York), did not return. After three editions of Paris Photo Los Angeles, the fourth edition was canceled in early 2016 and plans for a Los Angeles edition of the FIAC fair were also tossed.
The Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards
The Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards is a yearly photography book award that is given jointly by Paris Photo and Aperture Foundation. It is announced at Paris Photo and was established in 2012. The categories are Photography Catalogue of the Year (with a $10,000 prize), PhotoBook of the Year and First PhotoBook. The shortlisted books are displayed at Paris Photo.
Jury prize
The festival at one time had a jury prize, associated with a theme, awarded to the artist whose work best expresses the theme. In 2007 the theme was "Pleasure, Distilled" and the prize was 12,000 Euros. Karijn Kakebeeke was winner of the 2009 BMW – Paris Photo Prize for contemporary photography.